A lengthy antitrust investigation into PC games geo-blocking in the European Union by distribution platform Valve and five games publishers has led to fines totalling €7.8 million (~$9.4 million) ...

Nearly two years after filing charges, the European Union is demanding remedies from Valve and other publishers for geo-blocking games. The European Commission has fined Valve, Bandai Namco, Capcom, ...

Valve is joined by five other publishers, Bandai Namco (Dark Souls, Tekken), Capcom (Monster Hunter, Street Fighter), Focus Home (A Plague Tale: Innocence, Vampyr), Koch Media (Metro Last Light, Dead ...

Gaming Industry Final count for Stop Killing Games petition verifies 1.3 million of its 1.4 million signatures, well above the minimum to be formally considered by EU politicians Gaming Industry Epic ...

In January 2021 the European Commission (EC) fined Valve and five video game publishers a total of €7.8 million for breaching EU antitrust rules for entering into geo-blocking practices. The European ...

The European Commission "EC" has sent Statements of Objections to Valve and five game publishers demanding that they stop geo-blocking games. The statement of Objections sent to Valve is based on an ...

Valve has reportedly been blocking Steam games which feature AI-generated assets unless developers can prove that they have the rights to the data set that the AI uses. Based on reports from ...