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Sentinels of the Store
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Consumer Advocacy group centering on the independent development scene on Steam.

Account managed by @mellowonline1.bsky.social‬
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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
Moral Panic - Steam Sentinels Podcast (Ep.11)
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December 27, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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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.

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#Steam #IndieDev #AIArt #GameIndustry
Horses, AI, Anime Girls, and How They All Got Delisted From Steam
We’ve had a particularly interesting couple weeks of delisted releases on Steam - especially given that a significant number of them have been high-profile releases. While it's not uncommon to see gam...
steamcommunity.com
December 22, 2025 at 6:09 PM
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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?
Hold Your Horses | Steam Sentinels Podcast (Ep.10)
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December 16, 2025 at 2:15 AM
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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
Spam, Ram & Scams | Steam Sentinels Podcast (Ep.9)
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December 5, 2025 at 1:23 AM
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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...

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Charity Stream: Safe in Our World: Eternal Darkness Sanity's Requiem
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November 24, 2025 at 11:11 PM
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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.
Steam Sentinels Podcast LIVE Q&A Session
On Sunday, November 23rd at 11pm GMT, Mellow, Ratchet and SirViolentDeath of Sentinels of the Store will be doing a live Q&A in addition to their podcast discussions. The live stream will be done in ...
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November 21, 2025 at 8:40 PM
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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:

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Charity 2025 (Stream 1): Cyberpunk 2077: The Phantom Pain
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November 21, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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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!

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Dandruff_Luvs_You - Twitch
Self Proclaimed Video Game Pundit and Computer Nerd. She/her pronouns.
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November 21, 2025 at 2:59 PM
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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...
Cyberpunk 2077 Charity Stream - 129 Mods and loving it!
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November 21, 2025 at 10:53 AM
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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
Key Revocations & New Hardware | Steam Sentinels Podcast (Ep.7)
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November 20, 2025 at 3:08 PM
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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...
Steam Community :: Group :: Sentinels of the Store
The Sentinels of the Store is a group founded on the core values of transparency, fairness, and consumer protection. Our journey began when we saw the urgent need to address the growing concerns withi...
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November 19, 2025 at 8:36 PM
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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.
November 17, 2025 at 11:58 PM
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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...
Dominance & Damage Control | Steam Sentinels Podcast (Ep.6)
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November 17, 2025 at 11:21 PM
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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

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SteamWatch - A Steam Meltdown Saga - Sunyu and Key Revocations
In a piece I wrote a couple of days ago (which you may have missed because Steam’s automated systems temporarily flagged it), we discussed a growing problem: developers revoking legitimately purchased...
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November 16, 2025 at 10:34 PM
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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...

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SteamWatch - The Steam Key Revoking System is a Problem (V.2) :: Sentinels of the Store
https://techraptor.net/gaming/guides/steamwatch-steam-key-revoking-system-is-problem Back in 2019, I wrote a TechRaptor piece warning that Steam’s key-revocation system was wide open to abuse - that b...
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November 14, 2025 at 2:06 AM
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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...

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What charity should the Steam Sentinels support for 2025? - StrawPoll
What is your opinion? Vote now: Cancer Research - Cancer prevention, treatment, and research, Alzheimer's Society - Support and research for people affected by dementia, Crohn’s & Co
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November 5, 2025 at 11:49 PM
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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...
Authorised Chaos | Steam Sentinels Podcast (Ep.5)
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October 31, 2025 at 2:18 PM
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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.

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Publisher Pre-emptively Publishes an Unauthorised ‘Scarface: The World is Yours’ Store Page
Scarface: The World is Yours - a classic licensed game which is held in high regard was going to be unauthorisedly released onto Steam. There's been a lot of buzz over the last couple of days, at leas...
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October 22, 2025 at 11:40 PM
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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...
Creativity Locked | Steam Sentinels Podcast (Ep.4)
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October 20, 2025 at 12:31 PM
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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
My take on Valve's Changes (Since the Start of Steam Direct)
Hey folks! SirViolentDeath here with another intermittent article while our fearless leader Mellow is out on a tea run. Back in 2019, I wrote a retrospective on the changes Valve had made back in 2017...
steamcommunity.com
October 17, 2025 at 3:40 PM
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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.

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The Price of Play | Steam Sentinels Podcast (Ep.3)
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October 13, 2025 at 12:32 AM
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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...
Trust on Trial | Steam Sentinels Podcast (Ep. 1)
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September 28, 2025 at 12:13 PM