Man, you know how it goes with these platforms—always something. So, Itch.io took a huge step, just yanked all those adult NSFW games off their site. Wow, talk about pressure, huh? They got slapped with demands from, guess who, those payment providers. Makes you wonder who’s really pulling the strings, right?
Leaf Corcoran, the brain behind Itch.io, spills the beans in this blog—tells us how this one group, Collective Shout, is basically out to get them. It’s like they have this vendetta going on, waging war on both Steam and Itch.io, dragging payment providers into the mix. Kind of wild if you think about it. I mean, all this fuss over game content?
Anyway, so Itch.io’s in this tight spot. They’re deep in an audit frenzy, trying to line up with what the money folks want. Imagine trying to juggle all those games while complying with some pretty stiff rules. Leaf’s all about keeping those payments flowing for creators, says that’s the lifeline for everyone using the platform.
And then you think—what choice did they have? Payment relationships are make-or-break, you know? Leaf phrases it like some critical moment, like everything’s happening at warp speed, and they had to jump into action or… poof, the whole setup could crumble. Gotta feel for them, really. No heads-up, just bam, changes. That’s rough. Though, can’t lie, a bit of warning would’ve been nice, right?
Steam caught in this web too, rolling out new mysterious content rules. Sounds like everyone’s tiptoeing around the same minefield. Who would’ve thought game platforms would be caught in such a whirlwind? Life, it’s unpredictable.
