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Latest Comments by neolith
ZOOM Platform also had payment processor issues, say they "have no plans to remove any titles"
4 Aug 2025 at 1:29 pm UTC

Isn't a bit too late to ban Duke Nukem?
I don't think that's gonna stop them...

Battlefield 6 will be a unplayable on Linux systems due to the anti-cheat
3 Aug 2025 at 10:51 am UTC

Well – screw you, EA.
I haven't bought an EA game since BFBC2 (and I am still pissed that they shut down the servers for that), but I would have tried BF6 just to take a look at the editor implementation and have a little fun with that. But I guess they'll just have to stay on my blacklist...

Free and open source 2D graphics editor PixiEditor 2.0 out now with Linux support
3 Aug 2025 at 10:07 am UTC Likes: 1

Whoa, this look neat. I am going to take a closer look at it next weekend.

Mastercard release a statement about game stores, payment processors and adult content
3 Aug 2025 at 9:02 am UTC

Interesting. GOG did this:

https://freedomtobuy.games [External Link]

or

https://items.gog.com/freedomtobuy/index.html [External Link]
Thanks for posting that. Sadly the button to claim the games doesn't seem to work, I always get "An error occurred. Please try again later or contact support if the issue persists."... :neutral:

Steam Survey for July 2025 shows Linux approaching 3%
3 Aug 2025 at 8:43 am UTC Likes: 5

... and I can now finally be part of those 3% after having installed Linux on my new computer instead of using it in a VM like I did for the last 20 years. Well, that is, once Valve asks me to participate in the survey again. :grin:

Terminator 2D: NO FATE moves to an October release
30 Jul 2025 at 10:27 am UTC

I need this game and I need it to be good.

Valve gets pressured by payment processors with a new rule for game devs and various adult games removed
26 Jul 2025 at 12:35 pm UTC Likes: 1

Illegal according to jurisdiction of which country(ies) exactly?
The one of the seller. If a country wants any other restrictions they can duke it out with Steam on their own to limit what is sold to their people. Having payment processors restrict it for everyone is cracking a nut with a sledgehammer AND giving said hammer to a company to do as they like uncontested.

Valve gets pressured by payment processors with a new rule for game devs and various adult games removed
17 Jul 2025 at 8:03 am UTC Likes: 11

But no one has addressed the elephant in the room here. Look over the list of the games being banned. The topic of these games is incest. Now, I can't speak to European regulations -- nor can I speak to Japanese ones either -- but here in North America, incest is illegal.
So is murder. But you'll find a ton of media where it is the main topic. Go into any bookstore – one of the biggest sections will be crime novels and almost all of them are centered around murder. The same goes for a lot of movies, songs, games and even poems.
So yes, incest is illegal – but it being the topic of media is not. If it were, Steam wouldn't list those games in the first place.

Valve gets pressured by payment processors with a new rule for game devs and various adult games removed
16 Jul 2025 at 11:07 am UTC Likes: 6

Think about how you would feel if games with guns or blood had to be removed because suddenly PayPal or Mastercard didn't like them. This is dangerous.
They already do stuff like that on a regular basis. For example you cannot pay some VPN Services and OCHs with PayPal or Mastercard.