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'Valve isn't interested in a nuanced conversation' says indie dev suffering from Steam censorship

"Valve loves it when Cyberpunk 2077 and Baldur's Gate 3 throw customizable genitals at you in the first five minutes, but of course I can't."

‘It’s the underground Met Gala of concrete murderzone design’: welcome to the Quake Brutalist Game Jam

‘It’s the underground Met Gala of concrete murderzone design’: welcome to the Quake Brutalist Game Jam

Quake Brutalist Jam began as a celebration of old-fashioned shooter level design, but its latest version is one step away from being a game in its own right

The Guardian - UK

‘Financial companies shouldn’t be in this position’: How more than 20,000 NSFW video games fell under censorship

‘Financial companies shouldn’t be in this position’: How more than 20,000 NSFW video games fell under censorship

A mass purge of sexually explicit games exposes the little-known yet all-encompassing system of ‘financial censorship’ practiced by payment providers such as Visa and Mastercard, reports Io Dodds

The Independent UK

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Censoring video games with sexual content suppresses the diversity of human desire

Following a campaign by Australian anti-porn organization Collective Shout, the video game distribution platforms Steam and itch.io recently made changes to their policies about hosting games with adult themes.

The Conversation

Itch.io releases list of the adult content you can't put on its store anymore after anti-NSFW crackdown, including stuff that's not illegal but just icky

I'm not sure it's any processor's business to stop people buying this.

Why did thousands of adult titles just disappear from the biggest PC gaming marketplaces?

Digital distribution platforms Steam and itch.io have tightened their rules about adult content – under pressure from payment processors. Why has this happened and where will it lead?

The Guardian - UK

Visa and Mastercard pressuring Itch.io and Valve does 'nothing to protect' women, and shock games will just be 'side-stepping the ban entirely', say affected indie devs

"Cutting these women off from income streams and audiences does nothing to 'protect' them."

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Itch.io deindexes NSFW games after becoming the latest target of skittish credit card companies and anti-porn group Collective Shout, catching an award-winning indie and more in the crossfire

Itch.io deindexes NSFW games after becoming the latest target of skittish credit card companies and anti-porn group Collective Shout, catching an award-winning indie and more in the crossfire

Finally, we're safe from… uh, award-winning indies about girlhood and games that discuss the historic oppression of queer people.

Looking for something new to spice up your game play? The Tinder of games is here

Looking for something new to spice up your game play? The Tinder of games is here

There are so many games out there, deciding what to tackle next can be overwhelming. Enter Ludocene, a dating-style app that matches you with titles based on your personal tastes

The Guardian - UK

Weed war: Raids on licensed farms and dog shooting spark outrage

Video of a police raid on a Northern California cannabis farm earlier this month has set off outrage, in part because the 36-second clip shows an officer fatally shooting a grower's dog.

Los Angeles Times

Pushing Buttons: do games have to be a neverending story?

Pushing Buttons: do games have to be a neverending story?

Destiny, Call of Duty and other epics expect you to play not for hours but for years. This endless games monoculture isn’t just bad for players – it’s bad for innovation

The Guardian - UK

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