Technology
Gaming firms fined nearly £7m for restricting European sales – Yahoo News Australia
Valve and five other gaming publishers broke competition law by geo-blocking games in Europe, says the EU.
Valve, owner of online PC gaming platform Steam, and five other publishers have been fined a total of 7.8m (£6.9m) for restricting cross-border sales of PC video games.
So-called geo-blocking means games are locked, so that a cheaper licence intended for less well-off European countries cannot be used elsewhere.
That stopped gamers “shopping around” for the best deals, said EU Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager.
Valve said that it planned to appeal.
The other publishers fined were:
- Japan’s…
-
Noosa News18 hours agoHow Lily Steele-Park took her rapist to court and won
-
Business23 hours agoFord CEO makes stunning prediction about artificial intelligence
-
General24 hours agoRush to buy homes before rate cuts send prices soaring
-
Business21 hours ago5 things to watch on the ASX 200 on Tuesday 8 July 2025