News doing the rounds at the moment, is that Valve seem to be tightening their rules concerning games with sexual content.
Here's developer Lupiesoft as an example, who made Mutiny!!, a visual novel with puzzle mini-games, ship combat and it even supports Linux:
We've just received some troubling news today that @steam_games has decided to pull down our titled "Mutiny!!" within 2 weeks for 'reports of pornographic content'. Now those of you who know @Lupiesoft know that we don't put that on Steam, or advertise that content on Steam.
— Lupiesoft (@Lupiesoft) May 18, 2018
The developer continued on from this tweet, to mention that their publisher even met with Valve previously and apparently they didn't have a problem then.
Here's another example from developer HuniePot, who made HuniePop which also supports Linux:
- IMPORTANT NOTICE -
— HunieDev (@HuniePotDev) May 17, 2018
I've received an e-mail from Valve stating that HuniePop violates the rules & guidelines for pornographic content on Steam and will be removed from the store unless the game is updated to remove said content.
Honestly, I don't really get what Valve's doing. There must be some ridiculous business-type decision behind it. Perhaps they think such games are putting off some bigger publishers, as if somehow they think it makes Steam look less attractive? I do always find this odd, that content of a sexual nature is so often frowned upon, when games where you brutally murder people for 90% of the gameplay are often promoted by Valve.
Worth point out, that itch.io is a rather open store, as I understand it developers themselves set the amount they wish to give to itch out of their sales (even if it's nothing) and they even have an open source client which is due a big upgrade soon. As much as I personally like Steam (it is my favourite store), I do wish more games were available on itch.io. Competition is healthy, the bigger players need it to keep them on the straight and narrow and we all know this.
Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
https://www.pcgamer.com/counter-strike-co-founder-reportedly-arrested-for-child-exploitation-suspended-by-valve/
The culture is lost and there is a legitimate movement to make pedophilia legal. The slow incremental approach of taking over the culture through Hollywood, music, Art and yes even video games is real. As I said we are living in dark times we can either choose to have cognitive dissonance or we can choose to expose it. I've made my choice. Sorry but it has to be said...."All it takes for evil to take over is for good men to do nothing"...or something like that.
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RussianNeuroMancer May 19, 2018
Quoting: WarpigThe culture is lost and there is a legitimate movement to make pedophilia legal.So, girl violated seekingarrangement.com Terms of Use, lie to Jeff, and now she is the victim and he gets jailtime? How this is the justice?
Quoting: Warpig...There are millions of people waking up to this dark reality just like me all around the globe...
Oh come on, the world is not a dark place as you see it. Sure, horrible things happen. Even to people dear to us. Even to ourselves. But that is no indication of some epidemic of crime or global conspiracy. There are a lot of good decent people in the world. The opposite is an exception, not the rule.
Quoting: tuxdeluxThis is a result of the metoo movement. This isn't coming from a cabal puritanical guys, as guessed by some of the comments, but a reaction to outspoken women agitators. I am fine with the censorship, but let's make sure we put the responsibility for the changes where it belongs.No it is not, it is totally comming from puranical guy. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Center_on_Sexual_Exploitation
QuoteMIM was first formed by Father Morton A. Hill, Rabbi Julius Neumann, and Rev. Robert Wiltenburg (a Lutheran pastor) as a neighborhood organization under the name Operation Yorkville.[6] They were soon joined by Rev. Constantine Volaitis of the Greek Orthodox Church.Not what I would call feminists nor women agitators. So yeah, let's put responsability where it belongs
QuoteSo yeah, let's put responsability where it belongs
Following the link that YOU provided brought me to their article specifically citing a response to the Metoo movement, as the reason for Valve's announcement. But why argue about it, anyway?
https://endsexualexploitation.org/articles/top-videogame-company-steam-removing-sexually-graphic-content/
Quoting: KithopMy understanding is that here in Canada, simple drawings of underage characters 'designed for sexual gratification' can get you in serious trouble, potentially jail time.
There was one case of a guy coming into Canada who had some anime titty porn on his laptop. If I remember correctly, I'm pretty sure they nabbed him on some vague export law that
If possessing drawings of underage characters designed for sexual gratification is illegal in Canada, I personally know dozens of people who have managed to dodge prison for years despite not using Tor or a VPN. If there is such a law,
EDIT: Okay, I did a bit more research. I think it's based on a broad interpretation of the Canadian Criminal Code, Part V, Section 163(7) and Section 163.1(1). From what little enforcement I've seen, I bet they use it for stacking charges after they've already nabbed people on other offences. I hate my country sometimes.
http://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/C-46/page-36.html#h-58
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