Valve Pulls Sex Game From Steam Greenlight

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I thought Ganguro Girl was a pretty awesome game. I learned that I can get stronger with some weights, and that running drugs could land you in jail, but had potential big payouts. And that women love gifts! It taught me a lot, and now I have a wife and three kids to show for it! Thanks, Ganguro Girl! I think it needs a sequal/remake. 3D Ganguro Girl, anyone? =D
 
[citation][nom]menigmand[/nom]Good that they took it down, sex is evil and wrong. Good that somebody protects us and watches over us. Hopefully after the next presidential elections sex will be banned by law.[/citation]

TROLL HARDER
 
[citation][nom]Neuromancer23[/nom]If you had 7 billion problems, what would you want the public to think about? Breeding or violence? Think Big![/citation]

Well there's abortions, oral and anal sex.
 
"Actually yes, it does. Commitment isn't just about not cheating with one's partner, but also requires a LOT of patience, self-control and respect; sleeping around with people previously speaks volumes about one's aptitude and character."

You're jumping to conclusions, especially ones not based on reality. There's plenty of cases where the amount of sexual partners doesn't correlate to commitment or character. Some of us are comfortable enough with our bodies to use it as we see fit. I can be plenty committed to someone without having to abstain from sex with them. It's simply an intimate activity, and a fun one at that. I don't view it much different from most playful activities, except that it requires more care. Just because I want to have sex with someone doesn't mean I have no respect, for my partner or for myself. I don't know where that even comes from, but it's a distorted view for certain. I appreciate and respect someone more once I learn how to please them! I'm looking to make them happy too; sex is a two-way street, of course.

"I've had plenty of sexual partners, but I was still loyal and loving to each of them, and no one got hurt from anything relating to sex."

lol how true is this "love" of yours if you share the most intimate act a human being can perform, with others? How special is this so called "love".

You're confusing lust with love. You can have both, and they can be independent of one another. Just because someone makes me lust, does not mean I do not love them. Love is when someone else's happiness is also connected to your own. And I want to make my partner happy, and sex is a great method for doing such, regardless if I've done it to others in the past. And my love is plenty special, don't pretend like you have some kind of superior view of something you have no insight into; I'm extremely loyal, caring, and compassionate to my current partner. And I still care for those I've split apart from; we're still good friends, but we decided we weren't compatible for other reasons. But we still cherish what we've shared, including our intimacy. Don't play off your ignorance as superiority, please.

Despite the 'education', the aforementioned issues still exist; solution is abstinence.

You can certainly find correlations between education and sexual problems. The greatest rate of abortions, teen pregnancy and the like occur in the bible belt; the place that educates the least on sex and encourages abstinence the most. Congratulations, religions demonization of sex has increased the problem!

If you're horny... then just masturbate, but sleeping around is definitely not what people should be doing — at least not those who have an ounce of self-respect.

Masturbation isn't abstinence. You can still engage in sex without "sleeping around"; you can, as most sane people do, get a consistent partner to engage with, i.e. a girl or boy friend. I don't know how not having sex somehow makes you have self-respect. I plenty respect myself, and my penis, to not pretend like I don't have a sexual instinct or urges. And I plenty respect my woman to please her when she desires it!
 
I don't believe "Seduce me" would be more offensive than "Saints Row the Third", where you can get
a big 2 foot long rubber dildo and thrash the whole town up and kill characters with it in the game.

America is by and large governed by legalistic, hypocritical, and Puritanical/Calvanistic BS laws and thought. It's ALWAYS been that way. - Pure brainwashing filth.
 
[citation][nom]bustapr[/nom]dudes got a point. I myself never understood this mentality in the gaming industry. you dismember people and do all sorts of violent crap with an M rating, but put graphic sex in a non violent game and its instantly hammered down with an AO rating. I dont really care for sexual video games, but I see why they can be frustrated by the prejudice of the gaming industry.[/citation]
[citation][nom]alidan[/nom]watched the gameplay.saw nipplesaw that there was apparently penetrationhere is a game that is on steamhttp://store.steampowered.com/app/7980/here is some gameplay from that gamehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w19e04FGukYnow unless the game had violent rape, or went to an extreme fetish, i see that soldier of fortune has far worse content than the sex game (heavy violence apposed to light sex)but oh god, for some reason in america, its better to see a body shot apart and dismembered but the moment you show a nipple you are crossing a line.[/citation]

Simple. America was founded by the most purest form of religious people. Theres a lot of nudity and sex in america but from what i know, the rules are very strict here against pornography and such things. Atleast they are strict enough to prevent children from touching pornography and 18+ material. And finaally... about the violent games.. Well, if you read the history book about America. rofl haha.
 
Valve can do what they like, end of story, and that's the end of Valve in this conversation, Pornographers can do what they want too.
As far as the rampant bashing on Christianity, look, for those who want to use the Bible as a weapon against us, read it please, (saw some out of context bible quotes from someone who doesn't understand the reasons for the law of Moses, someone who knows full well that no Christians are calling for the death of people committing sexual sin)

And as far as sins, everyone believes in them, some may see what they call stupidity, bigotry, homophobia etc. as sin. And we can all agree that the sins of theft and murder should be punished, (I hope) the fact that we see different things as sin is our choice. You want porn? Find a website or store set up by people with no Christian sensibilities and have at it, I am starting not to care how many people indulge in self destructive behavior. It's your choice. w/e

But of course, I encourage any and all to leave sex for after marriage and stay away from porn when possible, of course, not killing other people is good too, but I would say porn increases the number of people having pre-marital sex more than any violent game has ever increased the number of murders, just a guess tho, you can prove that opinion wrong if you like, I'm not that emotionally involved in giving myself excuses for playing violent games anyhow.
 
What is this immature knee-jerk attack on Christianity? Every major religion in the world has boundaries related to sexual matters. Go ahead, be really brave, go to Iran and tell them what you think ... no? I didn't think so.

Given the plague of sexual slavery, sexual abuse, rape, and incest one might pause a moment in their rush to condemn and think - perhaps civilization which includes some reasonable boundaries is a civilization that survives.

As for "the rest of the world" there is no evidence that in those places which permit greater liberty in 'published' sexually-focused materials are any healthier than those that are not.

I think the flood of grotesque violence is counter-productive as well -- it's like crude language in comedy - it's a shortcut for people who are short on talent.

If one cannot make a successful product without resorting to extremely-graphic (and unnecessary) gore, sexuality, and violence then one is testifying to the world either a shortage of talent or a arrogant disregard for civilization.

BTW: It is a parent's responsibility to actively participate in the lives of their children, to not delegate parental responsibilities to government schools, nor to imagine that what they hear and see does not affect them. That some parents are neglectful does not justify government bureaucrats indoctrinating children about sex ed or anything else. Educate the basics then butt-out.
 
Absolutely hate that there is a group of self-appointed Moral Guardians who "protect" us from what they deem inappropriate. I'm an adult. I have a fully functional frontal lobe. I am able to count to 100 without stopping (or using my toes). I have multiple responsibilities that I see to on a daily basis. I know what is right and what is wrong. IMHO, they are wrong. The ESRB, FCC and others can take the time to censor my middle finger.
 
@JonnyDough

I'm guessing you just wanted an excuse to spew typical left-wing hate about "those Bible-thumping white anti-science Christian conservatives" that liberals seem to have a phobia of, but maybe you should discuss the topic at hand (if Valve made the right call) rather than make up lies about Texans all wanting to kidnap and rape liberals on the coasts.

The mention of God in the Pledge or on our money does not constitute "religious babble" nor should they be removed. Whatever militant atheist view you harbor are your own problem, not the federal government's.

Knowing some of the more radical ideas some think should be have taught in schools, I can only wonder what your idea of "healthy sexual contact and growth" is.

I'll agree that American culture can sometimes be too sensitive about this sort of thing, but it's far too easy for people to drag in their own disturbing fetishes and habits into the picture. That crosses the line unlike typical gaming violence. Maybe Valve is right to avoid opening that potential can of worms.
 
I love how the early poster used the word conservative right off the bat. I guess with his mentality, pedophilia is okay too? After all there is a group that has members that thinks it okay, right? Oh, and to the Japan poster, human slavery is a real problem because they didn't draw a line early there. Funny how they blur out their porn when the wrong parts are on camera.
 
The same PEOPLE would allow a game that can ridicule a man e.g. getting shot in the balls or some shit but when it comes to a women showing a nipple all of a sudden its so wrong?!! COME ON we were all breast fed we know what it looks like damn it
 
[citation][nom]killerclick[/nom]other than the fact that sexual repression is a millenia-old political and social tool to keep people in line, dissatisfied, producing and consuming).[/citation]

It's actually porn that leaves people dissatisfied, and over sexual teens that mess their own lives up over a quick fix.
 
[citation][nom]bustapr[/nom]dudes got a point. I myself never understood this mentality in the gaming industry. you dismember people and do all sorts of violent crap with an M rating, but put graphic sex in a non violent game and its instantly hammered down with an AO rating. I dont really care for sexual video games, but I see why they can be frustrated by the prejudice of the gaming industry.[/citation]

That isn't the gaming community that does that. That is the ratings boards who for some bat-poo insane reason think that sex more offensive than someone ripping a woman apart and feeding her baby-making parts to her.

Seriously, that was in one R-rated horror movie I watched recently.
 
[citation][nom]jasonkaler[/nom]It's actually porn that leaves people dissatisfied, and over sexual teens that mess their own lives up over a quick fix.[/citation]

That is a personal opinion and has no real bearing or proof in real life, conservacreep.
 
My only guess to the whole "violence=OK, sex=NO" thing is that absurd violence like that in games is either impossible or absurdly difficult to replicate IRL. A person is more likely to get into a sexual relationship without properly understanding the risks and consequences than they are to find a rocket launcher and start blowing people apart.

As for the banhammer, it is still Valve's service, and they have the right to decide what can and cannot be published on their platform. A mall can choose not to allow someone to open a shop that sells sex toys or a cannabis dispensary in their building.
 
[citation][nom]falchard[/nom]I thought they removed it because it used copyrighted material. However, thanks to this I have thought of a potentially successful Steam Competitor. A platform that mimics steam with strictly sexually mature content. By god I will be a millionaire. Time to make a kickstarter project and get Gab Newells blessing.[/citation]

I don't think you would be able to get his approval, but if you can dodge the inevitable media outcry, your income tax could solve the debt crisis.
 
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