did valve comment on anime bans

by Ambrose Emmerich II 7 min read
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Does Steam have uncensored games?

The first uncensored adult game on Steam has been restricted in 28 countries, just a week after release. Negligee: Love Stories, from developer Dharker Studios, has been at the centre of debate surrounding sexually explicit games on the platform in recent weeks.

Why is Valve censored on Steam?

Since yesterday, multiple developers of anime games on Steam that contained sexual elements have reported warnings from Valve for "pornographic content." Developers of HuniePop, Tropical Liquor, Mutiny!!, Kindred Spirits on the Roof, and others have been asked to censor the content from their games within two weeks, or ...

Can Valve ban your Steam account?

VAC bans are issued by the Valve Anti-Cheat feature in response to an account being used with cheats. If your account has been banned, you can find more information in the I've been VAC banned article.

Does Valve make video games anymore?

They returned to the Half-Life series in 2020 with Half-Life: Alyx, their flagship VR game. In 2022, Valve released the Steam Deck, a portable gaming system.

Is NSFW allowed on Steam?

Steam Now Offers A NSFW-Specific Game Section.

Is Steam ban in China?

Steam is not outright down in China, mind. Access seems intermittent, sometimes not loading, sometimes loading slowly. Game Developer (the site formerly known ha-ha-hilariously as Gamasutra) relay reports that many users are able to get on Steam, they just might have to retry or wait a few minutes.

Does VAC ban IP?

VAC is not known to IP ban. It is highly unlikely that they do IP ban. But we have one user who says he was banned on one account, when making a second account using the same IP it was banned after he was AFK racking up gameplay hours.

Is Valve Anti-Cheat kernel level?

Valve. Valve has been using its own Kernel-Level Anti-Cheat System, Valve Anti-Cheat (VAC), on games such as DOTA, Counter Strike and Call of Duty since 2002. In 2008, Valve introduced VAC to Steamworks - an API for developers and publishers that want to publish their game on Steam - Valve's online gaming platform.

Is a VAC ban permanent?

If you know just one thing about Valve's Anti-Cheat system (VAC), you probably know that a ban issued through it lasts forever. As Valve's support page lays out clearly, "VAC bans are permanent, non-negotiable, and cannot be removed by Steam Support."

Why does Valve hate the number 3?

You see when you rotate 3 by 90 degrees clockwise it looks like an ass. We know that Valve fired James Harding because he was an ass. Get it? Valve hates number 3 because it looks like ass and Valve hates asses.

Why does Valve not care about TF2?

and the reason tf2 isnt listed as major priority for valve rn is just because it makes money and still racks in a lot of players. what a lot of people miss is that disabling textmode would immediately stop all bots from working and leave the game bot-free until it was worked around.

Why is the E in Valve small?

It is also superscript so it may have something to do with how half-life (the decay term, not the game) is notated in science. The fact that people wonder and Valve needs to explain it, means it's a design failure. Little "e" is the exponent and mathematical constant.

Transformers: Robots in Disguise

The first episode of Transformers: Robots in Disguise was pulled from circulation in North America. The reason? It showed Optimus Prime crashing into a skyscraper, which was quite similar to World Trade Center in America. So, due to its eerie similarities with the 9/11 incident, the American audience considered the episode unpleasant.

Shoujo Tsubaki

Shoujo Tsubaki was not just banned in America but also worldwide, including in Japan. Here's why - the anime movie can be called one of the most horrifying, depressing, and disturbing anime ever made. The intense storyline revolves around a young girl, Midori, who loses her mother. From then on, her life only went darker and harder.

Paranoia Agent

Picture this: you are casually walking down the streets, minding your own business. But suddenly, you get hit but a kid wielding a golden bat. The kid runs away on his rollerblades, and you get angry but can't do anything about it, so you go about your way. But then, it turns out you weren't the only victim of that golden bat.

Excel Saga

The last episode of Excel Saga, "Going Too Far," went too far with the graphic violence and nudity. It was banned everywhere because of the obscenity it showed. Interestingly, the show's creators said they wanted the episode to be banned on TV. It exceeded 3 mins from the designated timeslot to be aired on national television, anyway.

Wicked City

Another movie with themes like horror, sexual abuse, and violence is Wicked City. The anime dabbles with a concept of a demonic world co-existing with the human one. Two agents are deployed to ensure that the treaty succeeds and maintains peace. It has a dark plot where the female lead is sullied, and the male main character comes to her rescue.

Lily Cat

Lily cat was deemed unfit for children in the United States. The movie revolves around astronauts floating across space in a ship that only aged them one year in 20 years. Suddenly, the ship is attacked by a shape-shifting alien species, and the astronauts and the alien are locked in a deadly survival match.

Why is CS:GO getting a VAC ban?

According to a Tweet made by CS:GO’s official account in response to a plea made by Singaporean player Marcus “nephh” Tan, the reason behind the false VAC ban is because of the ‘5EPlay Client’ which is circumventing the game’s ‘Trusted Mode’ and hence the players are getting handed a VAC ban.

When did 5E reach out to Valve?

Following Valve’s comment on the ongoing problem 5E themselves came forward with an explanation on the situation saying that they maintain close contact with Valve, so when they were made aware of the false VAC bans by their users in early October 5E immediately reached out to Valve.

Is there a false VAC ban in Asia?

After more than two weeks Valve has finally acknowledged the ongoing false VAC ban problem in Asia as they provided an answer as to why these bans were being handed to players including multiple pro players and streamers.

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