Steams New Adult Game Ban Apparently Not Implemented in Germany
With Valve bowing to the demands of credit card companies and banks, adult game developers have already begun to scout for ways to circumvent recent bans. Germany’s unique situation meanwhile might have prevented the inplementation of the new rules for now.
With a recent change in their publishing guidelines, Valve has restricted the publication of certain adult games on their storefront Steam. Under “What you shouldn’t publish on Steam“, the company has added the following clause this week: “Content that may violate the rules and standards set forth by Steam’s payment processors and related card networks and banks or internet providers, im particular, certain kinds of adult only content.“
With a recent change in their publishing guidelines, Valve has restricted the publication of certain adult games on their storefront Steam. Under “What you shouldn’t publish on Steam“, the company has added the following clause this week: “Content that may violate the rules and standards set forth by Steam’s payment processors and related card networks and banks or internet providers, im particular, certain kinds of adult only content.“
