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LoreSoong, do gaming w Developer of 'non-consensual sex' game withdraws it from Steam after bans in the UK, Canada, and Australia

Obviously I disagree with the content. But this just reminds me of the whole “hatred” debacle. the game probably sucks (like hatred did), and its content was very taboo but honestly if some sicko wants to “enjoy” these games i dont think they should be censored. I really hate the idea of people not liking something and it being scrubbed from the internet.

Like if I decided to make a oligarch assassination game with popular figgures as targets. id expect a strong reaction but pulling it from public availability is just plain stupid. And id expect most of the people who think that non-consentual game should be removed would advocate for the murder simulators right to exist. We cant just pick and choose what to censor imo its gotta be all or nothing.

Again, dont care about these games in particular. just playing devils advocate.

scrubbles,
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It’s an interesting debate. One that I will not touch with ten foot pole because I do not have the knowledge to say which is right, but it’s interesting.

Is it better for people with these uh, interests, to have artificial content if it satisfies their needs? As in, for non consensual the vast majority of people would think it’s revolting, and that it should go. We want no part of it in society. But here’s the rub. What if the alternative is actually committing the crime? By offering an alternative that is morally questionable could it reduce the actual crime from happening?

Same thing with AI generated CSAM. utterly revolting. Think it should be purged. But, some psychologists argue that it would satisfy the desires of some of them, and it could reduce actual children from being harmed. Some say it could make the urge worse but some say it could prevent the real thing from happening

I don’t have the training or knowledge to say this or that, but it’s interesting

LoreSoong,

I agree, but the issue is that theres already so much taboo content out there ready for the public to “enjoy”. Alot of modern crime content heavily idolizes and even sexualizes actual muderers and r*pists. Game of thrones has incest and child murder in the first episode (i almoat dropped the show based on this alone). The dahmer tv show was outright denounced by the victims and yet still many people “enjoyed” the non-consentual actions of a disgusting man. I agree with censorship when real people are being exploited or hurt. Thats a no brainer. But where do we draw the line? The original ben-hur movie has a actor die gruesomely on film. Do we censor that? Bottom line, humans are gross. I think its best if we just look away from whatever theyre doing in the dark corners of their minds. (assuming they arent hurting anyone mentally or physically)

tacosanonymous,
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I think the line would be real life figures. That would violate actual laws.

But yeah, there shouldn’t be morality police.

LoreSoong,

Obviously just do a southpark ezpz static.wikia.nocookie.net/southpark/…/latest?cb=2…

Otherbarry,

I really hate the idea of people not liking something and it being scrubbed from the internet.

It’s not, the devs themselves took it off Steam (and honestly I would have thought Valve might have removed it eventually). But it’s not like the devs disappeared from the internet, searching around I saw they still sell the game on at least one game platform outside of Steam. And those same devs could choose to sell it directly themselves if they wanted, to say they’ve been scrubbed from the internet is a bit of a stretch.

LoreSoong,

Agreed, but i was just speaking in general after mentioning specific examples. Sorry for the lack of clarity.

But to build on your point, You could make the argument that anything that has been uploaded to the internet cannot be scrubbed. most normal people use the internet completely differently than we do. Removing something from Steam, or Epic for most normal people its gone forever. I know for example my parents would never be able to find a movie/show again if its removed from Netflix or HBO.

Dutczar,
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I don’t follow the genre, but I heard that apparently Steam is also very inconsistent in terms of banning visual novels. And the fans seem to be pretty dedicated to them, so you have an example right there.

I’m personally all for “everything goes”, since the adults only settings exist, which might as well double as “disturbing content” filter. At the same time, it’s Valve’s choice what they want to host, and I don’t know a good balance of “reputation vs freedom”, which they realistically have to keep.

yesman, do games w TV tie-in MMO looter shooter Defiance returns for a free-to-play third shot at life and gigantic messy boss battles
Postmortal_Pop, do games w TV tie-in MMO looter shooter Defiance returns for a free-to-play third shot at life and gigantic messy boss battles

This game was dumb in all the best ways, my cousin and I still quote this game all the time lol

VerseAndVermin, do games w TV tie-in MMO looter shooter Defiance returns for a free-to-play third shot at life and gigantic messy boss battles

It’s cool to see things get to stick around. I felt the same with APB from Little Orbit. It’s just cool to see games still exist.

very_well_lost, do games w TV tie-in MMO looter shooter Defiance returns for a free-to-play third shot at life and gigantic messy boss battles

Fingers crossed that Rift gets a similar revival… the game whose initial success paid for Defiance in the first place

reksas, do games w TV tie-in MMO looter shooter Defiance returns for a free-to-play third shot at life and gigantic messy boss battles

i liked the tv show of this

ampersandrew, do games w TV tie-in MMO looter shooter Defiance returns for a free-to-play third shot at life and gigantic messy boss battles
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and I’ve got my fingers tightly crossed that the new owners will be able to keep it running long into its twilight years—even if they’ve got little planned in the way of fresh content

The Borderlands games made billions of dollars, and no one needs to keep them running.

UnbrokenTaco, do games w Tempest Rising accidentally launched a week early on Steam, and the publisher has decided to just go with it

There are a few reviews talking about data harvesting clauses in the EULA. I haven’t looked into it but might be worth double checking if that concerns you.

TurboHarbinger, do games w Tempest Rising accidentally launched a week early on Steam, and the publisher has decided to just go with it

I been playing for at least 6h, gameplay is identical to C&C games, very fun and nostalgic to play.

Beyond that story is meh ATM. Cutscenes feel boring and skipable. VA directions are non existent. I wouldn’t be surprised if its revealed later that all of it is AI voices.

Also no controller support, so you’ll need to configure keybinds if you want to play it on the steam deck.

moe90,
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Well most of the reviews says positive about this game and we lack scifi based RTS game with distinctive mechanism like this in many years that is why this release this should needs some love and by the way, I hope in the future they considered putting a charismatic leader with distinctive trait in one of the faction with eye-catching catchphrase as well. that will be awesome

Un4tural, do games w Tempest Rising accidentally launched a week early on Steam, and the publisher has decided to just go with it

It’s very c&c, only done few missions but definitely good first impressions. Feels like what cnc 4 should’ve been and not that moba hybrid abomination.

HawlSera, do games w Tempest Rising accidentally launched a week early on Steam, and the publisher has decided to just go with it

Never heard of it

dependencyinjection,

I’m extremely thankful for this information.

Kazumara, do games w Tempest Rising accidentally launched a week early on Steam, and the publisher has decided to just go with it

Correct reaction, good on them.

Aidinthel, do games w Tempest Rising accidentally launched a week early on Steam, and the publisher has decided to just go with it

I’m happy to see a new rts actually getting a good reception. Sometimes it seems the genre is cursed.

1984,
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Its pretty much exactly like command & conquer, but its modern, so fun to play.

Damage,

Set in 1997 in the wake of World War 3, the world has become afflicted by a strange new growth called Tempest, a russet, flowery structure that looks like a plant but isn’t. Tempest is hazardous to human health and spreads rapaciously, but it’s also an abundant energy resource. This makes it the primary catalyst of a war between Earth’s two dominant factions, the Global Defence Force (GDF) and the Tempest Dynasty.

You weren’t kidding, lol.
Good anyway, someone has to make good C&C games, and sure as hell it ain’t gonna be EA.

AwesomeLowlander, do games w Tempest Rising review (PC Gamer: 85/100)

store.steampowered.com/app/…/Tempest_Rising/

Since the article doesn’t even link to it for some reason.

Jumi, do games w 'Oh god': There's a buried Steam help page that shows how much money you've ever spent on the platform, and you may not want to know

6.5k in 15 years. I did spend a lot when I was younger.

glitches_brew,

I’m at about the same amount. Kinda shocking to see it.

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