Overview
- YouTube discontinued Larian Studios’ live Dark Urge stream and removed the VOD for a violation labeled “Body Exposure and Sexualized Behaviors” following a sex scene with the incubus character Haarlep on Wednesday, August 5, 2026.
- Larian’s stream stayed viewable on Twitch and was shared on X but was also restricted on TikTok after the YouTube takedown.
- Host Aoife Wilson and Larian staff publicly pushed back, with Wilson calling the ban “a badge of honor,” and publishing director Michael Douse posting the platform’s violation notice.
- Coverage and Larian personnel say the studio used a D20 graphic to try to cover nudity and that heavy mods or a settings glitch may have left Haarlep’s nipples uncensored, which likely triggered automated or human moderation.
- The episode highlights a recurring industry tension where automated nudity filters and varied platform rules create uncertainty for developers who stream adult content despite using intimacy coordinators and closed‑set production for those scenes.