Indie games site, Itch.io, just booted off all those spicy NSFW games. Yeah, gone! And you can thank the bigwig payment folks for that. Well, sorta. There’s this group—Collective Shout—going after the likes of Steam and Itch.io. They’ve pretty much gone all-in, pestering the payment peeps to clean house on naughty content.
So, Leaf Corcoran—the big boss at Itch.io—put out a blog post. It’s kinda like, “Hey, this isn’t just us being prudes. We need to keep those payment processes smooth, or everything goes up in smoke.” Funny, the payment system’s like the beating heart of this platform. Without it, creators are kinda stranded.
Anyway—no, wait, let me backtrack. Where was I? Right, Corcoran’s scrambling to make sure things comply. It’s like they’re on a wild goose chase to satisfy the money movers. Payment connections? Crucial, my friend. Without them, Itch.io’s basically toast. They made this move lickety-split, and creators weren’t given the heads up. Not cool, right? But what can you do when the clock’s ticking and your whole operation’s hanging by a thread? Apologies were made, but yeah, it’s not the best look.
And Steam? Oh boy, Valve’s getting squeezed, too. Their rules are now these weird gray areas thanks to the same pressure. It’s like navigating a never-ending maze, but maybe that’s how it goes when you’re juggling games and the overlords of payment.
