Valve and five PC games publishers fined $9.4M for illegal geo-blocking

Post date: 2021-01-21 02:08:46
Views: 131
A four-year antitrust investigation into PC games geo-blocking in the European Union by distribution platform Valve and five games publishers has led to fines totalling €7.8 million (~$9.4M) after the Commission confirmed today that the bloc’s rules had been breached. The geo-blocking practices investigated since 2017 concerned around 100 PC video games of different genres,
Please click Here to read the full story.
 
Other Top and Latest Questions:
Abercrombie shares soar 20% on Hollister growth, strong earnings beat
Republicans push Obamacare tax credit alternatives as enrollment deadline looms
Dick's Sporting Goods to shutter some Foot Locker stores to protect profits
Core wholesale prices rose less than expected in September; retail sales gain
Nvidia stock falls 4% on report Meta will use Google AI chips
Some of the big risks for the market in 2026, according to JPMorgan
TSMC stock falls as it sues former exec alleging he took trade secrets to Intel
Bessent says there's a 'very good chance' Trump names new Fed chair before Christmas
Nvidia namechecks Michael Burry in secret memo pushing back on AI bubble allegations
Ukraine reportedly agrees to U.S.-brokered peace proposal