Valve loses Steam Controller patent infringement case

Valve loses Steam Controller patent infringement case

Valve was ordered to pay $ 4 million in damages for allegedly infringing patents with the Steam Controller. Ironburg Inventions, a company that owns patents for the controlling brand SCUF Gaming, claimed that it warned Valve about the infringement in 2014.

Case claims Valve is abusing power to keep game prices high

Case claims Valve is abusing power to keep game prices high

A class action lawsuit was filed in the federal court in Calfornia last week against Valve and several game developers, claiming that Valve “abuses the market power of the Steam platform” to prevent other game distribution platforms, such as Epic Games Store and Microsoft store, competing in price.