Collective Shout later confirmed that it had influenced actions taken by Valve and itch.io after writing an open letter to Visa and Mastercard, but that it did not necessarily ask itch.io to de-index ...

While no explicit reason was ever provided for this move, it is highly likely that potential issues with payment processors was a major factor. Only a few years prior, payment processors had cut off ...

In related Rapture news, 2K’s remake of the original BioShock was canceled earlier this year, Bloomberg reports. Ken Levine, ...

There’s been a backlash to the removal of NSFW video games. Mastercard responded to accusations that it was part of the ...

Payment processing companies have ceded to pressure from an ‘anti-porn’ group, causing Steam and itch.io to ban tens of ...

As Steam and Itch.io continued to grapple with recent pressure by payment processors to withdraw NSFW games from their ...

"A Merchant must not submit to its Acquirer, and a Customer must not submit to the Interchange System, any Transaction that ...

Earlier this month, a set of payment processors, including Visa and Mastercard, forced video game marketplaces to remove ...

Valve says that MasterCard's payment expressed concerns with the platform's adult content and rejected Steam's existing guidelines.

Mastercard say they're not to blame for Steam's NSFW game cull, but Valve claim that payment processors cited specific ...

Valve claims Mastercard cited a rule to force them to change NSFW game rules on Steam, disputing Mastercard's attempt to deflect blame.

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