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Valve being sued for £656m in UK amid accusations of Steam market rigging
Valve is being sued for £656m by a UK digital rights campaigner, who claims the company is rigging the PC games market …
As per an accompanying website encouraging people to join the claim, the suit alleges Valve's conduct "amounts to an abuse of its dominant position which is in breach of UK competition law". Watch on YouTube"Valve is rigging the market and taking advantage of UK gamers", says Shobolt, and the lawsuit an attempt "to stop this unlawful conduct and help people get back what they are owed." Notably, this is the same firm behind a 2022 antitrust filing against Sony, which similarly accused the company of abusing its market power - by imposing unfair terms and conditions on game developers and publishers, and by charging a 30 percent commission - forcing prices up for consumers.
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