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Mastercard has not evaluated any game or required restrictions of any activity on game creator sites and platforms, contrary ...
Mastercard looked to distance itself from game delistings that have drawn the ire of gamers by passing the buck to Valve, and ...
Mastercard seemingly denied playing a role in a recent marketplace crackdown on games with adult content, while Valve says ...
Last month, Steam removed several adult games from its storefront, despite usually having a high tolerance for the content it ...
As Steam and Itch.io continued to grapple with recent pressure by payment processors to withdraw NSFW games from their ...
Our payment network follows standards based on the rule of law. Put simply, we allow all lawful purchases on our network. At ...
In the weeks since payment processors have stopped supporting payments for adult content, several sites have been forced to ...
Martinez called back two more times, assured in each case that his frustrations with Mastercard, whose payment system he uses ...
Valve claims Mastercard cited a rule to force them to change NSFW game rules on Steam, disputing Mastercard's attempt to deflect blame.
Valve's latest statement strongly indicates that Mastercard's Rule 5.12.7 is the main culprit behind the recent mass scrutiny ...
Valve says that MasterCard's payment expressed concerns with the platform's adult content and rejected Steam's existing guidelines.
Mastercard say they're not to blame for Steam's NSFW game cull, but Valve claim that payment processors cited specific ...