Payment processors like Visa, Mastercard, and PayPal are pressuring Steam, Itch.io, and other digital platforms to remove adult or controversial games.

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 ...

Mastercard rejects allegations to be responsible for the removal of Steam’s NSFW games. However, Valve contradicts and claims ...

Itch.io was next, removing all adult content so it could evaluate whether or not they violate its payment processors’ rules. Free NSFW games have since been allowed back on the platform, and Itch is ...

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 ...

A video game retailer has warned titles like GTA and Saints Row could be pulled from stores, as payment providers continue to take action against adult content.

Hundreds of rape and incest games have been removed from the UK's biggest online gaming platform Steam after they were ...

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 ...

Battlefield 6, is generating serious buzz as over 9,000 players were already queued up on Steam during the open beta pre-load.

Mastercard looked to distance itself from game delistings that have drawn the ire of gamers by passing the buck to Valve, and ...

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