A class action lawsuit alleges that Valve enforces rules preventing developers from offering games at lower prices on competing stores. The case, ongoing since 2021, claims the company maintains an unlawful monopoly through its Steam platform.
The suit was originally filed by David Rosen, co-founder of Humble Bundle and Wolfire Games, and expanded with additional developers. Plaintiffs point to a
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Two Nintendo customers have filed a class action lawsuit against the company, seeking refunds for higher prices paid due to now-invalidated tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump. The suit, filed on April 21 in the United States District Court’s Western District of Washington, argues that Nintendo passed tariff costs to consumers while pursuing government refunds. As first reported by Aftermath, the plaintiffs aim to prevent Nintendo from profiting twice from the same payments.
A UK class action lawsuit against Sony over its 30 percent commission fees on digital PlayStation purchases reaches its conclusion this week. The case, valued at $2.6 billion, covers consumers who bought games via PlayStation Network from August 2016 to February 2026. This follows a separate US antitrust settlement that received preliminary approval last month.
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A class action complaint was filed against Sony Interactive Entertainment in a California federal court, alleging the company stands to gain an improper financial benefit from tariff refunds. The suit claims consumers should receive the money instead after paying higher prices for PlayStation 5 consoles.
A game titled Plantation Simulator appeared on Steam on May 12. The title drew attention after updates altered its content, and the developer posted messages mocking buyers.
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Japanese indie developer Daikichi has been blocked by Steam from releasing a demo for Wired Tokyo 2007 because it allegedly infringes on third-party intellectual property. The assets in question are from board games that Daikichi himself created. The developer resubmitted the demo with a self-granted permission document after failed attempts to prove ownership.
The UK's Competition and Markets Authority will start a formal investigation this month into Microsoft's business software practices. Officials aim to assess whether bundling of products like Windows, Word, Excel, Teams and Copilot limits competition.
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Sony continues its cleanup of the PlayStation Store by removing games from publishers GoGame Console Publisher, VRCForge Studios, and Welding Byte, following prior delistings of over 1,000 titles from Nostra Games and CGI Lab in March, and around 1,200 from ThiGames in January.