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Following Itch.io’s mass delisting of adult games in response to pressure from payment processors, a new report includes claims from LGBTQ+ devs that safe-for-work titles with lesbian or yuri themes have also been affected. Both Itch and Valve changed their rules on adult content last month, with the issue evolving into a complex pointing of fingers which traced from the …

“The situation developed rapidly,” said itch.io founder Leaf Corcoran, in what might turn out to be the understatement of the year. Almost overnight, game developers have awoken in a much more censorious atmosphere than the one they’ve grown used to. The rise of digital distribution has long allowed creators to dictate the content of their games, largely unchallenged by retailers. …