Gamers play video games during the opening of the world's largest computer games fair Gamescom in Cologne, Germany, August 22, 2017.
Gamers play video games during the opening of the world's largest computer games fair Gamescom in Cologne, Germany, August 22, 2017.
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EU charges Valve and 5 game publishers with unfair ‘geo-blocking’

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(Reuters) — The European Commission charged Valve, the owner of video game distribution platform Steam, and five game publishers on Friday with preventing EU consumers from shopping around within the European Union to find the best deal for the games they offer.

Valve responded, saying it stopped region-locking in 2015. PC gaming editor Jeff Grubb has a piece about what this means that went up this morning. –Ed.

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