Valve erinnert Entwicklerin nach Russland-Verbot an Compliance-Pflichten

Eine Entwicklerin von Visual Novels erhielt eine Nachricht von Valve, nachdem mehrere ihrer Spiele in Russland von Steam entfernt worden waren. Die Mitteilung unterstreicht die Verantwortung der Entwicklerin, die Einhaltung lokaler Gesetze sicherzustellen.

Ebi-hime, die Schöpferin von Yuri-Visual-Novels wie Her Love, Like Poison und Rituals in the Dark, teilte am 26. Mai 2026 eine Nachricht von Valve auf X. Der Hinweis folgte auf eine Entscheidung von Roskomnadzor, die Titel aufgrund von Verstößen gegen Vertriebsregeln für den russischen Steam-Store zu sperren.

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