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Epic CEO Tim Sweeney backs $900M UK lawsuit against Valve over 30% fee — Cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net

Epic CEO Tim Sweeney backs $900M UK lawsuit against Valve over 30% fee

Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney voiced support for a $900 million lawsuit against Valve in the UK after a competition tribunal this week ruled the case can proceed. Filed in 2024, the claim broadly alleges Valve unfairly prevents game makers from offering lower prices on other platforms, requires that add-on

PC Gamer's new issue lands with world-exclusive World of Warcraft: Midnight coverage — Cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net

PC Gamer's new issue lands with world-exclusive World of Warcraft: Midnight coverage

PC Gamer magazine's new issue is on sale now and features a world exclusive on World of Warcraft: Midnight, the dark new chapter of the Worldsoul Saga. The cover feature includes unprecedented access to Blizzard's HQ and several hours of hands-on time with the expansion, which

Earth Must Die launched after Valve asked devs to record 'alien orgy' footage — Cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net

Earth Must Die launched after Valve asked devs to record 'alien orgy' footage

Yesterday, January 27, the comedic sci-fi point-and-click Earth Must Die launched on Steam after Valve temporarily questioned content described as an extra-terrestrial orgy and requested verification footage. Publisher No More Robots said in a press release that Valve had told them they were 'unable to verify' the context

UK tribunal allows £656m class action against Valve over Steam pricing — Kotaku.com

UK tribunal allows £656m class action against Valve over Steam pricing

The Competition Appeal Tribunal filed a ruling on January 26 allowing a collective action claim against Valve to proceed in the UK, permitting lawyer Vicki Shotbolt to sue on behalf of about 14 million British Steam users. The action, first filed in 2024, alleges overcharging and anti-competitive practices, the BBC

Valve sought verification of 'alien orgy' footage in Earth Must Die before Steam launch — Cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net

Valve sought verification of 'alien orgy' footage in Earth Must Die before Steam launch

Pcgamer reports Valve required verification of footage described as an 'alien orgy' in Size Five Games' comedy adventure Earth Must Die before approving its Steam launch. The game's Steam page, the article notes, warns it contains "an alien orgy depicted as a gyrating lump

UK tribunal allows $900 million collective lawsuit against Valve over Steam pricing — Cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net

UK tribunal allows $900 million collective lawsuit against Valve over Steam pricing

Pcgamer reports a UK tribunal has ruled that a $900 million lawsuit filed in 2024 accusing Valve of abusing Steam's dominant position can move ahead after the company lost an appeal. The suit was brought as a collective action on behalf of children's digital rights campaigner

Obey the Fist has posted 19,838 reviews on Steam, identity unknown — Static0.polygonimages.com

Obey the Fist has posted 19,838 reviews on Steam, identity unknown

According to Polygon, a Steam account known as Obey the Fist has published 19,838 reviews on Valve’s platform, most of them lengthy and negative, while the person or people behind the profile remain unknown. The account’s pinned manifesto says the reviews are meant to fight low-effort games

Disney delists 14 Windows PC games from Steam — Static0.polygonimages.com

Disney delists 14 Windows PC games from Steam

Polygon reports Disney unceremoniously delisted 14 Windows PC games from Steam this week, a change first spotted by a Steamgifts user and on X by Wario64. The delisted titles span decades, from 1992's Stunt Island to 2014's Disney Fairies: Tinker Bell's Adventure, and include

Steam clarifies AI disclosure form to exclude developer efficiency tools — Cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net

Steam clarifies AI disclosure form to exclude developer efficiency tools

Pcgamer reports Valve has updated its AI disclosure form on Steam to clarify the form focuses on AI-generated content that is consumed by players, not on behind-the-scenes efficiency tools used by developers. Epic Games boss Tim Sweeney recently said digital storefronts should stop using AI disclosure labels because "AI

Hytale's refund policy described as better than Steam's — Cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net

Hytale's refund policy described as better than Steam's

Pcgamer reports that Hytale, which is not available on Steam, has a refund policy the outlet says is better than Valve's. The article's author says they're "pretty heavily Steam-pilled" and describes the friction of using non‑Steam launchers: downloading or updating a