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Steam games no longer purchasable with PayPal in most countries — Valve offers no timeline for a potential fix

Millions of Steam users worldwide can no longer use PayPal for purchases in most currencies, leaving affected regions to rely on alternative methods or Steam Wallet codes. Valve cites a bank decision behind the disruption but gives no clear timeline for restoring support, impacting global gamers.

Tom’s Hardware

Bizarre Wuchang: Fallen Feathers patch un-murders historical Chinese characters in massive retcon, makes the game way easier, and breaks a whole chapter: "Faint from exhaustion? Are they Pokemon?"

Many players blame nationalism after update 1.5 dramatically changes Ming Dynasty characters

GamesRadar

Coral Island is the best farming game I've played since Stardew Valley with over 300 hours so far, but a new update adding multiplayer and more romance means I'm not done with the cozy gem just yet

The 1.2 update has me yearning for more

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Indie devs in shambles but "still laughing" after translation error turns their dungeon roguelite into "Crap Dungeon" on Steam: "Please give our game a try, I'm hoping it's not actually crap"

Well this stinks...

GamesRadar

Monster Hunter Wilds' new update splits the community like never before: performance issues remain, and now difficulty complaints are back with some players saying fellow fans don't "know what the f*** they want"

Ver. 1.021 is off to a bumpy start

GamesRadar

I turned a Rockstar PS2 classic into a cozy game and it proved that the Steam Deck's greatest strength is in being the anti-Switch 2

Now Playing | Why would I play new games on a Switch 2 when I can play old ones on my Steam Deck?

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Steam dropping PayPal support for all but 6 currencies is "related" to pressure from banks and card companies to remove NSFW games, Valve confirms as censorship controversy continues

"We hope to offer PayPal as an option for these currencies in the future but the timeline is uncertain"

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NetEase offers sage advice to Marvel Rivals players who can't log in on PC: keep hitting "Continue" while devs work "with Steam to resolve" the issue

It's clobbering time (for the Continue button)

GamesRadar

Battlefield 6's second beta weekend opens to DLSS and matchmaking issues as 270,000 concurrent players cram through the door on Steam alone, but EA is "actively" working towards a solution

"Hang tight while we dig into this!"

GamesRadar

Steam and GOG are having an isometric games sale with discounts on enough CRPGs to fill your entire inventory

Good thing digital games don't have encumbrance.

PC Gamer

This game about channel surfing surreal alien broadcasts used to be exclusive to a 1-bit console with a crank—but now it's coming to Steam

Blippo Plus makes the jump to color next month.

PC Gamer

Why is REMATCH struggling to retain its players? One of my favorite online games is still missing the most crucial feature of all

Are cosmetic microtransactions sidelining the potential of this fun multiplayer football title? REMATCH is losing its players, and crucial features are still absent.

Windows Central

Pity poor Capcom: Monster Hunter Wilds' latest patch introduced a new crash bug, developers are working on it and 'will provide further updates when we have them'

Capcom just can't catch a break.

PC Gamer

I'm surprised Xbox's Grounded 2 just hit this player count milestone only two weeks after release — it must be flying on Xbox Game Pass

Obsidian Entertainment's new open-world survival game sequel Grounded 2 has only been out for two weeks, but it's already hit this impressive milestone.

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The Conversation

Censoring video games with sexual content suppresses the diversity of human desire

Following a campaign by Australian anti-porn organization Collective Shout, the video game distribution platforms Steam and itch.io recently made changes to their policies about hosting games with adult themes.

PC Gamer

Steam payment headaches grow as PayPal is no longer usable for much of the world: Valve hopes to bring it back in the future, 'but the timeline is uncertain'

The problem first came to light about a month ago, but Valve has only now offered an explanation.

Reason

The Anti-Porn Crusade Comes for Online Games

Activists pressure payment processors, who in turn pressure game marketplaces. The result? A whole lot of video games and visual novels are disappearing.

Windows Central

New life sim game from PUBG creator coming to PS5 — but not Xbox (yet)

inZOI, a life sim game has been announced for PS5 with an Xbox version "under consideration"

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Destructoid

All-time PEAK – Mesa update helps indie hit smash records

On the rise.

GamesRadar

We get a lot of cozy life sims, but not many of them crack Steam's top 20 best-sellers in 4 days with 95% positive reviews, and thank goodness this adorable bookshop management sim has nothing to do with a farm

Tiny Bookshop is a big hit

Windows Central

“The Timeline Is Uncertain” — Steam and PayPal Divorce, and Valve Says It’s All About Money

PayPal abruptly dropped support for certain currencies on Steam in July 2025, and Valve has now added a new disclaimer to the checkout page explaining the situation.

Windows Central

This Xbox Game Pass Sensation is "Absolute Art on Every Level," and Just Got a New Enhanced Edition — Oh, and It's on PS5 Now, Too

Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2 stood tall as one of the best Xbox games of 2024, and now it's on PS5 — with a free upgrade to the "Enhanced" version available on Xbox and PC.

Inverse

'Final Fantasy XIV' Is in a Slump, But There’s Still Hope For a Comeback

Final Fantasy XIV is in a slump after the release of Dawntrail, and it might be time for Square Enix to re-asses what players really want from the MMORPG.

PC Gamer

Remedy is 'unsatisfied' by poor sales of FBC: Firebreak and a tiny PC playerbase, but says 'despite the rocky launch, we believe we have a solid game to build on'

The majority of the game's money was made through the deals to put it on Xbox Game Pass and PlayStation Plus, rather than copies sold.

PC Gamer

Phoenix Labs website goes offline as Fae Farm announces the looming end of online play on Steam, and disappears entirely from Epic

The cozy farming sim will still be playable offline, but support for co-op play—on Steam, at least—is ending in September.

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