Over the last few weeks, we’ve seen payment processors using their oligopoly over internet transactions to pressure game platforms to remove certain kinds of content. Steam got hit first, removing ...

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The International Game Developers Association (IGDA) released a statement Tuesday calling for “greater transparency and fairness in how adult games are moderated and actioned across major platforms” ...

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A PS3 exclusive game, an RPG from 2011, is returning with a new remaster that will take the PS3 game multi-platform. However, some gamers are protesting the release over what they view is censorship ...

Shortly after several adult games were removed from Steam and itch.io, reportedly due to pressure from payment partners and credit card networks, Visa responded to the issue after being contacted by ...

Anti-pornography groups have actively pressured payment processors, who then lean on storefronts like Steam to remove controversial adult games. This conflict has led to developers suddenly being ...

It’s been a couple of months since Steam started to clamp down on adult games following pressure from major payment processing companies like Visa and Mastercard. Despite campaigns from concerned fans ...

A pair of upcoming Xbox games have been canceled right before their release due to claims of censorship. Unlike PC marketplaces such as Steam, console manufacturers in PlayStation, Nintendo, and Xbox ...

UMass Amherst computer scientist turns to game theory and AI to study digital surveillance in China and learn how to circumvent the world’s most sophisticated surveillance networks AMHERST, Mass. – ...