Description
Steam hid two indie games behind adults-only restrictions, and cutting content wasn't enough to get one of them back. Nighthawks and Future, No Thanks! only got their ratings changed after the press got involved. What happens to developers who can't get that attention, and the games they decide aren't worth the risk?
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00:00 Steam Hid Their Games
01:38 Nighthawks Gets an Adults-Only Rating
03:53 Cutting Content Wasn't Enough
07:12 Why It Takes a Press Backlash
10:05 Which Games Won't Get Made?
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