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Valve Corporation and a number of game developers & publishers, including CD Projekt Red and Ubisoft, are facing an anti-trust lawsuit that alleges violations of the Sherman Act. The lawsuit filed against Steam‘s pricing requirements. In short, the Steam Distribution Agreement mandates that you cannot sell a game at a different price than you do on Steam. Included in the lawsuit is a list of several different games including The Outer Worlds, Gears 5, Oxygen Not Included, and others. A chart notes that many of these games are sold on Steam, the Microsoft Store, and the Epic Games Stor...

Published 30 Jan, 2021 A class action lawsuit has been filed in Calfornia federal court this past week against Valve and several game developers, alleging that Valve "abuses the Steam platform's market power" to prevent other game distribution platforms, such as the Epic Games Store and Microsoft store, from competing on price. As reported by The Hollywood Reporter, the suit specifically relates to a 'Most Favoured Nations' provision that Valve makes developers agree to in the Steam Distribution Agreement. Basically, developers releasing their game agree that their Steam...

Rust in peace. Updated on 30 January 2021 A new lawsuit has accused Valve of abusing Steam's market power to prevent price competition. The Hollywood Reporter said that five gamers filed an antitrust class action in California that alleges Valve requires developers and publishers enter into a "Most Favoured Nation" clause. Eurogamer Next-Gen News Cast - Should Sony issue refunds for Control on PS5? A Most Favoured Nation clause is a retail parity clause in which a supplier agrees to treat a particular customer no worse than all other customers. MFNs are u...