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Vampire RPG escapes Steam's 'Adult Only' jail just in time for launch: "At the risk of disappointing some players, Nighthawks is not porn"
The vampiric RPG Nighthawks has successfully had its 'Adult Only' rating removed from Steam just before its launch. This rating, mistakenly applied by Valve, would have hidden the game from most players. While stressful for the developers, the situation led to a surge in wishlists and highlighted issues with Valve's content guidelines for indie developers.
Kickstarter rolls back new mature content guidelines after week of backlash
Crowdfunding platform Kickstarter has reverted its new, more restrictive adult content guidelines after facing significant backlash from creators and users. The company cited pressure from its payment processor, Stripe, as the reason for the initial change, which banned content like "implied sex acts" and specific adult content terms. Kickstarter COO Sean Leow stated the company aims to regain user trust and continue supporting bold creative work.
Epic insists it gave Horses studio "context" following decision to ban controversial horror game
Epic Games has disputed claims made by developer Santa Ragione regarding the ban of their horror game 'Horses' from the Epic Games Store. Epic insists it provided context on policy violations, specifically regarding 'Inappropriate Content' and 'Hateful or Abusive Content', which resulted in an 'Adults Only' rating, a category not permitted on their store. Santa Ragione claims Epic made incorrect statements and failed to provide necessary documentation for an appeal.
