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$900 million lawsuit accusing Steam of overcharging gamers in the UK and 'abusing a dominant market position' will proceed after Valve loses appeal against it

The suit, filed in 2024, is similar to one filed against Valve in the US in 2021.

Valve Ordered to Face £656m UK Class Action Lawsuit Over Steam Fees

Valve Ordered to Face £656m UK Class Action Lawsuit Over Steam Fees

That's a lot of dough.

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UK activist hits Valve with a $903 million lawsuit — claims Steam is abusing its market dominance and forcing UK consumers to pay too much for Steam games

UK activist hits Valve with a $903 million lawsuit — claims Steam is abusing its market dominance and forcing UK consumers to pay too much for Steam games

UK activist hits Valve with a lawsuit for charging gamers too much commission on the games they buy from the Steam store.

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Valves faces $900 million lawsuit, accused of abusing its dominance in PC gaming to over-charge for games and DLC, as UK court says the case can continue

Court rules the suit can go to trial

New Deadlock update adds adorable hero who specializes in naps and pillow fights, sees Valve's shooter soar to nearly 100,000 players

ZzZzZz... wait, huh?

4 reasons why SteamOS is quietly winning over PC gamers — and why Windows won't be dethroned any time soon

SteamOS could be the next big thing among PC gamers, and that means fewer Windows users. Here's why I think SteamOS has such a good chance of continued growth, as well as why Windows will remain at the top.

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Xbox gaming makes the jump to Windows on Arm, but can it stem the tide of gamers turning to Linux?

Microsoft’s Xbox app just arrived on ARM, but is it enough as gamers are swayed by Linux?

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The Steam Frame’s biggest problem is (ironically) Half-Life: Alyx, and Valve needs to recapture the VR magic

The Steam Frame’s biggest problem is (ironically) Half-Life: Alyx, and Valve needs to recapture the VR magic

Valve's Steam Frame is set to take VR gaming to new heights, but its very own Half Life: Alyx set the bar high, and more VR titles need to reach that standard.

I asked Garry Newman if he really was going to rename s&box as Garry's mod 2 after an overwhelming poll and he joked 'people are d*ckheads'

I asked Garry Newman if he really was going to rename s&box as Garry's mod 2 after an overwhelming poll and he joked 'people are d*ckheads'

"People like Coldplay and voted for the Nazi party Jeremy. You can't trust people."

Valve warms up for the Steam Machine with a client update bristling with gamepad fixes and, oh, the betas UI is fancier now if you're into that

Valve warms up for the Steam Machine with a client update bristling with gamepad fixes and, oh, the betas UI is fancier now if you're into that

Pretty excited about this controller glyph thing, too.

Deadlock just received a huge update, with 6 new heroes, overhauled patrons, and a new game mode—and it was all predicted with Domino's pizza

Deadlock just received a huge update, with 6 new heroes, overhauled patrons, and a new game mode—and it was all predicted with Domino's pizza

Pizza time at Valve HQ.

Valve MOBA Deadlock gets perhaps its biggest update yet with 6 new characters, another mode, revamped postgame and tons more

Valve MOBA Deadlock gets perhaps its biggest update yet with 6 new characters, another mode, revamped postgame and tons more

Old Gods, New Blood is bringing two new heroes a week for the next three weeks

A Nintendo Switch 2, PS5, and Xbox Series X all-in-one? There's not much more any gamer could ask for

A Nintendo Switch 2, PS5, and Xbox Series X all-in-one? There's not much more any gamer could ask for

Gamers, here's your dream console, which you could have if Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo joined hands, but we all know that's never happening.

"I can tell you personally that we are not getting out of VR," says Meta Developer Advocate just one week after the brand laid off more than 1,000 Reality Labs employees

One Meta employee has broken silence on X, saying that the company isn't abandoning VR entirely despite mass layoffs to the brand's Reality Labs workforce.

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Painkiller's creator jokes that Clair Obscur: Expedition 33's team of newbies has 'ruined' his worldview: 'I don't know what to believe anymore'

"There's an incredible amount of smart decisions that allow them to make a game that looks AAA."

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Steam Offers Two Limited-Time Free Games To Keep Permanently Ahead Of 22 January Deadline

Valve's Steam platform is giving away Crown Champion and Battle Simulator: Counter Stickman for free to keep forever if claimed by 22 January.

Valve softens Steam AI disclosure to distinguish "efficiency gains" from "the use of AI in creating content that is shipped with your game"

Steam's submission process has changed slightly

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New Half-Life Game Takes a Dark Turn as it Puts Players on the Wrong Side

A new Half-Life game flips the franchise on its head by letting players experience the story from the villain's perspective.

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Steam now lets you gift 'complete the set' bundles to your pals, including relevant discounts

Now I just need to make some friends.

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Adobe Photoshop spotted running on Linux with a Windows compatibility layer fix — Creative Cloud's most killer apps could escape Microsoft and Apple exclusivity

Are Adobe's apps some of the only killer software keeping users on Windows 11? That might change soon, as a WINE breakthrough has Photoshop running on Linux.

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How to dual-boot Windows and SteamOS on Steam Deck — the best method for native Game Pass and anti-cheat support

This guide explains the easiest and safest way to dual boot Windows and SteamOS on Steam Deck, covering partitioning, drivers, boot fixes, and common pitfalls to avoid data loss.

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Developer patches Wine to make Photoshop 2021 & 2025 run on Linux — Adobe Creative Cloud installers finally work thanks to HTML, JavaScript and XML fixes

Linux can now handle Adobe Creative Cloud-era installers thanks to a series of patches built by PhialsBasement, an open-source developer who has fixed longstanding HTML and JavaScript rendering issues, alongside XML parsing errors in Wine. This enables Photoshop 2021 and even 2025 to run on the platform "butter smooth."

Steam updates AI disclosure form to specify that it's focused on AI-generated content that is 'consumed by players,' not efficiency tools used behind the scenes

The tweak addresses the fact that generative AI tools have been stuffed into just about every piece of software professionals use.

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Developers Will Face Fewer Limits on Steam Machine Verification

Definitely makes up for the odd name.

Excitement for Fallout 3 and New Vegas remasters raised and subsequently dashed by Steam glitch: "Don't do that, don't give me hope"

Valve's storefront strikes again

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