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Valve explained that PayPal payments on Steam are unavailable in many countries due to a bank terminating support for certain currencies, affecting users outside EUR, CAD, GBP, JPY, AUD, and USD, with Valve exploring future solutions and additional payment options.
Cash App and Square, owned by parent company Block, are experiencing outages that may cause delays in peer-to-peer payments, cash card purchases, and other transactions. As of Friday morning, there were nearly 1,500 reports of user issues with Square's app, website, and processing payments, and nearly 1,700 reports of fund transfer and payment issues for Cash App. Square is actively working on resolving the issues and some services are gradually regaining functionality.
Voice actors for the popular video game Genshin Impact have expressed frustration over not being paid for months, with some struggling to pay rent. Corina Boettger and Brandon Winckler, who have voiced characters in the game, took to Twitter to share their grievances, stating that they are owed thousands of dollars. Winckler called for the game to be a "union production" with proper contracts and protections, while Boettger emphasized the need for unionization in the industry. The lack of payment highlights ongoing issues with payment practices in the video game industry, where unions are becoming more prevalent but face resistance from publishers.
Antonio Brown's ownership of the Albany Empire, an indoor football team, has been marked by chaos, including lack of payment to players since April 21, head coach Damon Ware leaving the team over lack of payment, and multiple player suspensions due to an alleged incident on the team bus. The team's acting president cited issues with the payroll processor dating back to the previous owner's tenure.