Epic Games strictly prohibits games classified as “Adults Only” (AO) by the Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB). However, Epic Games recently announced a change in its publishing policy, allowing certain blockchain games that have been classified as AO to be re-listed on its platform.
The game developer of “Fortnite,” Epic Games, has recently updated its publishing policy and decided to allow some blockchain and Web3 games to be relisted on its platform, thereby incorporating such games back into its platform.
The Epic Games Store originally banned all games that were rated “Adults Only” (AO) by the ESRB. However, recently, the ESRB reclassified Gods Unchained and Striker Manager 3 as AO due to these games offering opportunities to win real cash rewards through digital currencies. As a result, these games were temporarily removed from the Epic Games Store.
However, on the 20th, Epic Games Store updated its publishing policy, stating that games rated as AO solely because of their use of blockchain or NFT technology will not be banned. However, these products must adhere to existing blockchain technology guidelines and content guidelines, and the inclusion of explicit content, gambling, and hate-related content is prohibited.
This change allowed Gods Unchained and Striker Manager 3 to return to the Epic Games Store platform. Immutable, the developer of Gods Unchained, highly praised this move in a tweet.
In contrast to Epic Games’ favorable attitude towards blockchain games, Steam has completely banned blockchain and NFT games from its platform since 2021. Steam’s founder, Gabe Newell, explained last year that this was because the relevant applications were still rough and prone to scams, and the volatility of cryptocurrencies also made people want to stay away from them.
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