According to Techcrunch, Mastercard affirmed: "We do not evaluate any games, nor do we require restrictions on the websites and platforms of game developers, contrary to the accusation."
However, the company also emphasized that it requires sellers to have a control mechanism to prevent Mastercard cards from being used for illegal transactions, including adult content violating the law.
The statement came after the Collective Shout campaign sent an open letter to leaders of Mastercard, Visa, Paypal and other companies, criticizing the sale of games like No Mercy - accused of containing images of rape, tournotage and child abuse.
Immediately after that, the Steam platform announced that it would ban games that violated the rules of payment processing units and the banking network. However, Valve - the company that owns Steam - responded to PC Gamer and game news sites about this content.
Valve said that Mastercard has never contacted us directly, although we have proactively requested. Instead, they contact payment processing units and partner banks.
Valve emphasized that the company has clearly presented its policy since 2018, according to which Steam only distributes legal games. However, according to Valve, payment processing units have rejected this response.
