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Valve, the Anticorporate Hero of the Games Industry, Has Its Antitrust Moment (opens in new tab)

Covered by 13 sources including Kotaku, eurogamer.netDiscussed on Hacker News and r/Longreads

Covered in 19 articles

Valve Allegedly Threatened To Remove Games Like Rainbow Six Siege, Middle-Earth: Shadow Of War, If They Were Cheaper On Other Stores

eurogamer.net·

Valve antitrust lawsuit reportedly reveals lengths Steam owner is willing to go to prevent cheaper prices elsewhere - and even the major publishers aren't safe

Rock Paper Shotgun·

"What the f*** do I pay you for if that’s your opinion?" Gabe Newell reportedly once shouted at one of Valve's Lionel Hutzes during Steam porn debate

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Gabe Newell asked Valve's top lawyer "What the f*** do I pay you for if that’s your opinion?" in heated debate over porn games on Steam, report says

Discussed on r/technology

Backrooms Director Praises Valve’s “Integrity” For Not Making Sequels Just For Money

AnandTech Forums·

The one monopoly that at least I have no problem with but things could be better

Gabe Newell Shoots Down Steam Monopoly Claims As Valve Faces Antitrust Scrutiny

Game World Observer·

Gabe Newell on the accusations of Steam’s monopoly: “Customers have enormous choice where they purchase their products”

Yahoo Finance·

Fed’s Barr Warns of Risks Tied to Looser Wall Street Bank Rules

Yahoo Finance·

SEC Vote on Plan to Scrap Trade-Through Ban Set for Next Week

Discussed on r/wallstreetbets

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AUTOMATON WEST·

ValveがUbisoftなどに「外部ストアでSteamよりも安く売らせない“圧力”をかけていた」との報道。“Steamでの販売停止警告”など、裁判資料から報じられる

Gabe Newell zu Monopol-Vorwürfen: Spieler haben "enorme Auswahl"