Following a lengthy investigation, the European Commission ruled against Valve and five game publishers.
What you need to know
The European Commission fined Valve, Bandai Namco, Focus Home, Koch Media, and ZeniMax €7.8 million for violating EU antitrust rules.
The companies had geo-blocking practices that were ruled to partition the EEA market.
Bandai Namco, Focus Home, Koch Media, and ZeniMax had fines reduced for cooperating with the European Commission.
Valve did not cooperate with the European Commission.
The European Commission fined Valve, Bandai Namco, Focus Home, Koch Media, and ZeniMax a total of €7.8 million for breaches of EU antitrust rules. A post from the European Commission explains the violations and breaks down the fines for each company.
The violations come in the form of geo-blocking practices. The company restricted cross-border sales of certain PC games based on people`s location within the European Economic Area (EEA).
The European Commission reduced ...
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