Valve has reportedly blocked payments to Ukrainian Steam developers. However, the company said that this is just a technical error that will be fixed. Earlier this month, a series of reports emerged on Twitter, which pointed to the following email from Valve: “Due to the current world situation, we are unable to send payments to Belarus, Russia or Ukraine.”
However, no other details were given. As indicated by many, it seems strange that Valve blocks payments to Ukrainian developers, along with Belarusian and Russian ones, considering that it is the first that has been invaded. Developers need more than ever to get their money, given the many challenges they are facing.
Valve, however, quickly responded to the doubts by explaining that the block on payments of Ukrainian developers is the result of technical problems with the bank, which requires a series of new information to allow payments in Ukraine (and also in Russia, while Belarus is completely blocked).
The payments expected for the end of March will therefore not be made, but everything should be resolved in April. Valve apologized for the problems. Staying on the subject, a video of Arma III was mistaken for a real war scene, even by the Ministry.