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UK activist hits Valve with a $903 million lawsuit [64953]

 
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PostPosted: Fri Jan 30, 2026 12:39 am    Post subject: UK activist hits Valve with a $903 million lawsuit [64953] Reply with quote
A UK digital rights campaigner, Vicki Shotbolt, has launched a class-action lawsuit against Valve Corporation, the company behind the popular Steam platform, seeking £656 million (approximately $903 million) in damages. The suit, originally filed in 2024, accuses Valve of abusing its dominant position in the PC gaming

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PostPosted: Fri Jan 30, 2026 1:15 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
That activist must have been Sabot Very Happy
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PostPosted: Fri Jan 30, 2026 10:37 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Csimbi wrote:
That activist must have been Sabot Very Happy


ROFL! Very Happy
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PostPosted: Fri Jan 30, 2026 1:22 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Nah, if it had been me I would have sunk Gabe’s $500 million yacht by launching Thunberg at it Laughing
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PostPosted: Sat Jan 31, 2026 6:38 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Those Valve policies are presented to developers and they don't have to accept them and publish anything on Steam. Then again, there are "developers" that are really just Karens without any skills.
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PostPosted: Mon Feb 02, 2026 2:25 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
What I know is that I prefer to buy stuff on GOG because it has no DRM. Unfortunately Steam have way more games and it feels like a monopoly.

I bought a Steam Deck and it will arrive this week. I heard good things about Gabe and I have no idea about the case against Valve.
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