Valve and Mastercard Are at WAR Over NSFW Games | Steam Deck Podcast 144

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In the week where Valve was forced to delist thousands of NSFW games from Steam, Mastercard has been accused of lying over forcing their hand… But who is really telling the truth, what's going on, and what is the solution?LinksValve pushes back after Mastercard denies quashing adult content on game platforms - Game Developerhttps://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/valve-pushes-back-after-mastercard-denies-quashing-adult-content-on-game-platformsThousands of games have been censored from major platforms, with LGBTQIA+ creators caught in the crossfire - The Conversationhttps://theconversation.com/thousands-of-games-have-been-censored-from-major-platforms-with-lgbtqia-creators-caught-in-the-crossfire-262040Adult video games removed from Steam after campaign - ABC News Australiahttps://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-03/adult-video-games-removed-from-steam-after-campaign/105597886Gamers are furious about the censorship of NSFW games, and they're fighting back - WIREDhttps://www.wired.com/story/gamers-are-furious-about-the-censorship-of-nsfw-games-and-theyre-fighting-backMajor Gaming Store Delists All NSFW Games Following Pressure From Anti-Porn Campaigners - Kotakuhttps://kotaku.com/itch-io-nsfw-porn-games-delisted-collective-shout-1851786841Mastercard Breaks Its Silence On The Collective Shout Controversy - The Gamerhttps://www.thegamer.com/mastercard-response-to-gamers-adult-games-steam-itch-collective-shout/Australian anti-porn group claims responsibility for Steam's new censorship rules - PC Gamerhttps://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/australian-anti-porn-group-claims-responsibility-for-steams-new-censorship-rules-in-victory-against-porn-sick-brain-rotted-pedo-gamer-fetishists-and-things-only-get-weirder-from-there/Update on NSFW content - Itch.io (Official Statement)https://itch.io/updates/update-on-nsfw-contentCollective Shout Responds To Critics Following Steam And Itch's Adult Games Ban - The Gamerhttps://www.thegamer.com/collective-shout-adult-game-ban-steam-itch-controversy-response-defence/Collective Shout: https://www.collectiveshout.org/Mastercard's Official Statement: https://www.mastercard.com/us/en/news-and-trends/press/2025/august/clarifying-recent-headlines-on-gaming-content.html

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