EU charges 6 video game companies with unfair "geo-blocking"
05/04/2019 10:45
BRUSSELS, April 5 (Reuters) - The European Commission
charged Valve, the owner of a video distribution platform, 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.
The Commission, which oversees competition policy in the 28
EU countries, said that the companies were Valve Corp, the owner
of the world's largest video game distribution platform 'Steam',
and five game makers - Bandai Namco 7832.T , Capcom 9697.T ,
Focus Home ALFOC.PA , Koch Media and ZeniMax.
(Reporting by Philip Blenkinsop)
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