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Dark Visual Novel Classic Full Metal Daemon Muramasa Banned From Steam

January 26, 2022

JAST USA has announced that their English-language release of the classic dark fantasy visual novel Full Metal Daemon Muramasa has been banned from Steam. Writer's Note: The following article makes refe...

China Reportedly Bans International Version of Steam

Ryan Pearson

December 27, 2021

Video Games

As part of their mounting pressure campaign against the video gaming industry, China has officially banned access to the international version of Steam from within their borders. Source: Chinese Steam Expla...

Release Date Announced For Jupiter Hell

John F. Trent

February 23, 2021

Video Games

Developer ChaosForge and Hyperstrange announced the full release date for their roguelike game, Jupiter Hell. Jupiter Hell is the spiritual successor to Doom, the Roguelike, that was later renamed to DRL for...

Dead By Daylight Announces Cross-Play, Here’s What You Need To Know

Drew Taylor

August 18, 2020

Video Games

Earlier this week, Behaviour announced that their popular asymmetric horror game, Dead By Daylight, will now feature cross-platform play. https://youtu.be/Dwk2wYbO_yo They posted to Twitter, "We're super ...

Developer Julian Glander Protests Valve and Steam’s Lack of Vocal Support for Black Lives Matter, Ignores Company Wide Initiatives Supporting Black Creators

Spencer Baculi

June 17, 2020

Video Games

Art Sqool and Lovely Weather We’re Having developer Julian Glander has requested that Valve remove his games from the Steam storefront, accusing them of choosing “not to address the Black Lives Matter movement,...

Report: Valve Stealth Launches Alpha Test Version of Censored Steam Client in China

Spencer Baculi

May 24, 2020

Video Games

Video game development and publishing giant Valve has allegedly launched the Alpha build of a thoroughly censored version their popular Steam client, developed exclusively for the Chinese market. First annou...

Battlestar Galactica Deadlock Releases New Ghost Fleet Offensive DLC

Drew Taylor

February 27, 2020

Video Games

Developer Slitherine released the next DLC for Battlestar Galactica Deadlock. The new update is titled Ghost Fleet Offensive and is available for $14.99 on Steam. https://youtu.be/0ePK8abC4Zc Ghost Fleet ...

Valve Reportedly Delaying Steam Approval of Games Inspired by and Supportive of Hong Kong Protestors

Spencer Baculi

December 10, 2019

Censorship, Video Games

According to the respective developers of Liberate Hong Kong and Karma, two separate games inspired by the pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong, Valve has been artificially delaying the Steam approval process fo...

Clause in Steam Distribution Agreement Poses Potential Threat to Epic Games Store Exclusivity Agreements

Spencer Baculi

September 10, 2019

Video Games

Astute users of the popular video game distribution platform Steam recently took note of a clause in the platform’s distribution agreement which could have negative effects on the Epic Games Store and their var...

Creative Assembly Blocking Sexy Mods For Total War: Three Kingdoms

Jorge Arenas

July 11, 2019

Video Games

Creative Assembly is blocking sexy mods in Total War: Three Kingdoms. With the release of the new game a number of players have created quite a few sexy mods replacing the base character models for the femal...

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