Mastercard seemingly denied playing a role in a recent marketplace crackdown on games with adult content, while Valve says ...

"A Merchant must not submit to its Acquirer, and a Customer must not submit to the Interchange System, any Transaction that ...

As Steam and Itch.io continued to grapple with recent pressure by payment processors to withdraw NSFW games from their ...

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

Mastercard say they're not to blame for Steam's NSFW game cull, but Valve claim that payment processors cited specific ...

Mastercard has not evaluated any game or required restrictions of any activity on game creator sites and platforms, contrary to media reports and allegations,” the company wrote in a statement ...

Mastercard emphasized that it requires businesses using its payment services to prevent illegal purchases, including those ...

Valve says that MasterCard's payment expressed concerns with the platform's adult content and rejected Steam's existing guidelines.

Valve's latest statement strongly indicates that Mastercard's Rule 5.12.7 is the main culprit behind the recent mass scrutiny ...

Last month, Steam removed several adult games from its storefront, despite usually having a high tolerance for the content it ...

Valve didn't say which games, specifically, have been yoinked off Steam as a result of the credit card companies throwing their weight around, but I don't think it takes Poirot to put this one ...