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[QUOTE="Queen, post: 85445, member: 27"]
Valve’s comfy Steam tax just got dragged into a giant UK courtroom fight, and the money at stake is absurd.

UK court lets the case move forward
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[*]A London tribunal greenlit a massive class-action.
[*]The claim targets Valve’s 30 percent Steam cut.
[*]Total exposure lands around 656 million pounds.
[*]Valve cannot dodge this one.
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Who is pushing the lawsuit
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[*]Vicki Shotbolt kicked this off.
[*]She leads Parent Zone.
[*]The case represents about 14 million UK gamers.
[*]The filing argues gamers paid inflated prices.
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What Valve is accused of
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[*]Steam fees are framed as unfair pricing.
[*]Costs allegedly get passed straight to players.
[*]Anti-steering rules keep buyers locked in.
[*]DLC purchases are tied to Steam only.
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Why does this sound familiar
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[*]Similar claims surfaced earlier in the US.
[*]Wolfire Studios challenged Valve first.
[*]Dark Catt Studios followed with overlap.
[*]Those cases eventually merged.
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Current legal status
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[*]US cases survived long enough to go class-action.
[*]The UK case is separate but echoes the same logic.
[*]Outcomes remain far off.
[*]Legal timelines crawl.
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Why does this matter if Valve loses
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[*]Steam’s business model takes a direct hit.
[*]Store commissions across gaming get questioned.
[*]Industry norms could crack.
[*]Even Gabe Newell might feel it.
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