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NEW @steamsentinels.bsky.social ARTICLE! Hard Shark Games were exposed last year for stolen content and review manipulation. Some games were removed. The developer wasn’t. And now they’re continuing to abuse @steampowered.com's Early Access system. steamcommunity.com/groups/Senti...

NEW @steamsentinels.bsky.social ARTICLE @nukearts.bsky.social have responded to the EU trademark challenge over “Hidden Cats.” It’s now a live dispute: Is “Hidden Cats” a brand - or just a description of the genre? We break down the latest developments. steamcommunity.com/groups/Senti...

NEW ARTICLE ON @steamsentinels.bsky.social! The “Hidden Cats” trademark by @nukearts.bsky.social has now been formally challenged in the EU. A third-party observation has been received and logged by the EUIPO, marking the first official pushback. steamcommunity.com/groups/Senti...

NEW @steamsentinels.bsky.social ARTICLE As our visibility grows, so does scrutiny - and sometimes misrepresentation. We’re clarifying what Sentinels of the Store is, what it isn’t, and how we approach accountability on @steampowered.com. steamcommunity.com/groups/Senti...

NEW @steamsentinels.bsky.social ARTICLE @valvesoftware.com has spent years refining @steampowered.com's review system to tackle review bombing - but have they struck the right balance? steamcommunity.com/groups/Senti... #Steam #Gaming #Valve #ReviewBombing #GameDev

A monthly behind-the-scenes look at Steam Sentinels, including ongoing investigations, article insights, and work we don’t always share publicly. First issue is live now! If you aren't a patron yet, it's a great time to join and enjoy more bonuses than ever before! www.patreon.com/posts/sentin...

The FTC has issued warning letters to PayPal, Visa, Mastercard & Stripe over concerns of “debanking” consumers. This follows last year’s situation, where payment processor pressure led to removals on Steam. Is this the start of regulatory pushback? Read more: steamcommunity.com/groups/Senti...

New @steamsentinels.bsky.social article! “Asset flip” has become shorthand for “bad game.” That’s not what it actually means. I break down why the term should be factual - not a value judgement. steamcommunity.com/groups/Senti...

Small win I wanted to share with everyone. Yesterday, our curator hit a new 24-hour lifetime peak for App Views Influenced! Thanks as always for the support you all throw behind @steamsentinels.bsky.social!

New Sentinels of the Store article! Steam is enforcing a trademark over "Hidden Cats". Developers are scrambling to rename their titles. Valve has poorly handled the claim, which is in itself anti-competitive, anti-developer and anti-consumer. Full article here: steamcommunity.com/groups/Senti...

New @steamsentinels.bsky.social article! @steampowered.com has landed on the front page of @theguardian.com. Developers are speaking out about bigoted reviews, curator campaigns, and what they describe as inconsistent moderation on the platform. steamcommunity.com/groups/Senti...

New @steamsentinels.bsky.social article! Atomic Fabrik was removed from @steampowered.com in 2024 after documented abuse of review and pricing systems. They remain on Epic. Recent discussion brought it back into focus, so I’ve written up a full breakdown. Read here:

The @steamsentinels.bsky.social community are awesome. Even in my absence, we've still seen people joining our group in large quantities. Let's make @steampowered.com better

Sorry for the silence on my part. Been pretty busy IRL, and I'm also battling the worst headache and nausea I've had probably in my life, which has been a major hurdle for me in making anything @steamsentinels.bsky.social related. I'll get back to it as soon as I'm back in shape.

New @steamsentinels.bsky.social article! @steampowered.com Removes Nearly 100 Games Linked to Obzor Review Manipulation - Plus an Important Clarification steamcommunity.com/groups/Senti...

Welcome @summitreviews.biz to the @steamsentinels.bsky.social Network! steamcommunity.com/groups/Senti...

Today, @steamsentinels.bsky.social turns 9 years old! Here's a little ramble from me. steamcommunity.com/groups/Senti...

New @steamsentinels.bsky.social article! @steampowered.com Remove Thousands of Obzor Reviews - Our Progress Begins Now steamcommunity.com/groups/Senti...

New @steamsentinels.bsky.social Podcast This week we talk about review manipulation on @steampowered.com, a community comment comeback on cautious buying and more! Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lr6I... #Steam #PCGaming #GameDev #SteamReviews #GamingNews #SentinelsOfTheStore

The @steampowered.com community backs @steamsentinels.bsky.social's plan to tackle review manipulation.

We’ve just published a new @steamsentinels.bsky.social article outlining our 2026 focus: sustained action against review manipulation on @steampowered.com. Read here: steamcommunity.com/groups/Senti...

2025: A Year Where Trust Was Tested Repeatedly steamcommunity.com/groups/Senti...

New @steamsentinels.bsky.social Podcast episode “Moral Panic” is live. We discuss fake censorship narratives, AI, @steampowered.com policy confusion & bad-faith outrage Where does genuine concern end - and moral panic begin? Watch now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=SaJU... #Steam #PCGaming #GameDev

New @steamsentinels.bsky.social article! 'HORSES' and taboo horror, 'Postal'-adjacent AI backlash, and a gacha game quietly vanishing after wishlist incentives - Caff digs into three very different delistings. steamcommunity.com/groups/Senti... #Steam #IndieDev #AIArt #GameIndustry

Hold Your Horses - @steamsentinels.bsky.social Podcast (Ep.10) www.youtube.com/watch?v=bP9v... This week, we dive into Horses being banned across storefronts, Postal: Bullet Paradise & the AI backlash & Tim Sweeney vs Steam's AI disclosure labels. Where does moderation end and censorship begin?

New @steamsentinels.bsky.social Podcast Episode! While I was away, @sirviolentdeath.bsky.social, Ratchet, and Caff took over hosting duties and delivered a banger of an episode! Steam Game Spam, Bundle Sites and RAM shortages, all this and more in the latest episode! youtu.be/dCH3v7sbFVI

Next, Dragnix is streaming 'Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem' for our @safeinourworld.org fundraiser as part of @steamsentinels.bsky.social charity drive on @tiltify.com Check Dragnix out below and also consider donating! We're over halfway! www.youtube.com/watch?v=_BRT... tilt.fyi/zTCVx9KVme

forms.gle/CKSfHm1m5eSj... This Sunday at 11 pm GMT, myself, Ratchet and @sirviolentdeath.bsky.social will be hosting a live episode of the @steamsentinels.bsky.social podcast. Alongside our comment comeback segment, we will be answering questions sent in and also hosting a giveaway.

LIVE NOW! Lord Crocosquirrel is streaming for the @steamsentinels.bsky.social fundraiser for @safeinourworld.org playing @cyberpunk.net The Phantom Pain Check him out here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=yuub...

Starting now-ish! @newscartridge.bsky.social will be live shortly playing @seaofthieves.com for our @safeinourworld.org charity fundraiser! www.twitch.tv/dandruff_luv... Donate using the link below! Raffle entries, shoutouts and games are available! tiltify.com/@mellow_onli...

The day has come! @steamsentinels.bsky.social charity fundraising for @safeinourworld.org has started! Firing the starting gun for us is English Teacher Plays with Cyberpunk 2077! www.youtube.com/live/F-zrVhl...

The @steamsentinels.bsky.social Podcast – Episode 7: Revoked Keys & New Hardware This week, we break down @steampowered.com’s key revocation meltdown, the devs' misuse of the system, and @valvesoftware.com's brand-new hardware announcement. youtu.be/sL5Wm5ABhuM #Steam #Valve #Podcast #PCGaming

Today, we're launching the @steamsentinels.bsky.social X @safeinourworld.org charity fundraiser. Safe in Our World will be the charity we support in our first annual charity fundraiser. Visit our article on Sentinels of the Store for full details: steamcommunity.com/groups/Senti...

Great news on the Sunyu situation: one of the users who was unfairly hit with a community ban has now had it overturned after reopening their ticket and presenting the evidence from @steamsentinels.bsky.social's forums of ban abuse. Persistence works - this is why we’ve been tracking these cases.

Dominance and Damage Control - @steamsentinels.bsky.social Podcast (Ep.6) This week, we’re breaking down @steampowered.com's monopoly, Aftermath Z: Red Pine Lake's censorship dispute, and a studio that accidentally revoked legit keys, trying to fight grey markets. www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ooz...

I’ve published a full breakdown of the Sunyu key-revocation meltdown - including archived posts, contradictions, and why innocent customers got caught in the crossfire. One of the worst PR responses I’ve seen from an indie dev. @steamsentinels.bsky.social steamcommunity.com/groups/Senti...

Multiple games have had legitimately purchased keys revoked in the last 2 days - and the developer responsible is deleting threads, banning users, and refusing to answer questions. We’ve published our full findings. steamcommunity.com/groups/Senti... @steampowered.com @steamsentinels.bsky.social

The @steamsentinels.bsky.social Charity Livestream 2025 is coming! YOU choose which charity we’ll support! Cast your vote here: strawpoll.com/e6Z2AR2v6gN Voting closes Nov 9th! More details here: steamcommunity.com/groups/Senti... @cancerresearchuk.org @alzheimerssoc.bsky.social

Authorised Chaos | @steamsentinels.bsky.social Podcast (Ep 5) This week, we’re talking fake store pages, broken games, and @valvesoftware.com's vanishing oversight. From the 'Scarface' (2006) fiasco to free games being rendered unplayable. #Steam #Gaming #Podcast www.youtube.com/watch?v=QeOk...

A 'Scarface: The World is Yours'' @steampowered.com page briefly went live this week - but the publisher has since admitted they didn’t have the rights to release it. We’ve broken down what happened, how it slipped through, and why storefront checks matter. steamcommunity.com/groups/Senti...

Creativity Locked | @steamsentinels.bsky.social Podcast (Ep. 4) This week, Mellow, Ratchet, and @sirviolentdeath.bsky.social are back with a mix of nostalgia and critique as we look at how creativity and control collide in modern gaming. www.youtube.com/watch?v=FCUb...

New @steamsentinels.bsky.social article! "My take on Valve’s Changes (Since the Start of @steampowered.com Direct)” by @sirviolentdeath.bsky.social. From Greenlight to trading cards to key limits - what actually changed, and who paid the price? Read: steamcommunity.com/groups/Senti... #Steam

Steam Sentinels Podcast - Episode 3: “The Price of Play” We’re back to talk #PolishOurPrices, @xbox.com Game Pass price hikes, and transparency in AI-driven games. youtu.be/LV_y24OZves?...

Our latest @steamsentinels.bsky.social article is now live! #PolishOurPrices steamcommunity.com/groups/Senti...

Check out our first @steamsentinels.bsky.social podcast, Trust on Trial where the boys discuss @steampowered.com's most recent controversies. www.youtube.com/watch?v=SUmj...

New article on @steamsentinels.bsky.social! This is a biggy - we donned our investigative journalism hats again and we covered what is, in my opinion, the biggest Steam marketplace scam I've come across in my time on the platform..

New article on @steamsentinels.bsky.social! A guest piece this week from @sirviolentdeath.bsky.social - Part one in a planned series of articles discussing Review Bombing on Steam! steamcommunity.com/groups/Senti...

New article on @steamsentinels.bsky.social! Rip-Off 'Dark and Darker' Game Bribes Gamers with Rewards for Positive Reviews steamcommunity.com/groups/Senti...