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Valve confirms credit card companies pressured it to delist certain adult games

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800 points freedomben | 1 comments | 18 Jul 25 15:54 UTC | HN request time: 0.202s | source
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Aeolun ◴[19 Jul 25 02:54 UTC] No.44612148[source]▶
I think it’s hilarious we allow stuff like Postal or Soldier of Fortune without a question, where the whole focus is on going crazy and murdering a whole bunch of people.

But try to show a sensual human body, instead of one that’s ripped into small pieces, and oh my god, this is going too far!

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oatmeal1 ◴[19 Jul 25 05:12 UTC] No.44612753[source]▶
Gender of who is murdered has a lot to do with it too. I don't think you'll find a video game where you predominantly kill women. The most infamous scene of murder in video games is the Call of Duty mission "No Russian" where you optionally commit terrorism at an airport. If you pay attention you'll notice they kill much more men than women, and made sure that despite pleasant weather none of the women were wearing dresses or skirts. Murder of men is a lot more digestible.
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1. b00ty4breakfast ◴[19 Jul 25 06:29 UTC] No.44613087[source]▶
GTA, Elder Scrolls and Fallout series all allow for violence against women and not just the mutual violence of combat or whatever. One small example in one game from a long-ass time ago isn't really a broader trend (not to say that society at large doesn't view violence against men and women differently in different contexts)