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In re Valve Antitrust Litigation

  1. October 26, 2021

    Valve Gets Consumers, Not Game Developer, Into Arbitration

    Consumers pursuing antitrust claims against online gaming giant Valve must submit to arbitration they agreed to when they began playing, a federal judge in Washington state ordered Monday, but the judge allowed claims from game developer Wolfire to proceed in court.

  2. July 27, 2021

    Video Game Developer Looks To Toss Players' Antitrust Suit

    The video game developer behind a popular gaming platform has urged a Washington federal court to throw out gamers' claims accusing it of monopolizing PC desktop platforms to force users to pay a 30% commission, arguing they have failed to show that the developer's conduct violates antitrust laws.

  3. June 25, 2021

    Gaming Co. Valve Says Antitrust Claims Belong In Arbitration

    The company behind online gaming platform Steam wants to push arbitration on gamers accusing it of illegally monopolizing PC desktop gaming platforms to force users to pay a 30% commission and it wants a game publisher also suing the company put on ice until that arbitration concludes.

  4. May 28, 2021

    Video Games Are Latest Antitrust Target But May Not Be Last

    Following a template set by Epic Games' lawsuit against Apple, plaintiffs firms have opened new antitrust fronts against closed digital ecosystems by targeting two of the world's largest video game platforms.

  5. April 28, 2021

    Steam Video Game Platform Hit With Another Antitrust Suit

    Valve Corp. has been hit with another suit accusing the company of abusing the dominance of its popular digital game platform, this time by game developers and buyers who say that Valve uses its monopoly power to demand a hefty commission.