Uploaded January 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
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Valve tried to stop the UK's £656m lawsuit before it reached court. The tribunal rejected every argument they made, and regulators worldwide are watching.
Join us at http://bellular.games for early access content, 20 editions of 'Loading Screen' a month and to support our team!
00:00 Valve Lost
00:54 £656m And 14 Million Gamers
02:08 What Valve Tried To Argue
06:41 Why The Tribunal Rejected Them
13:58 The Ruling
15:58 What This Means For Steam
Sources:
https://bellular.games/steams-billion-dollar-competition-lawsuit/
steamyouoweus.co.uk
reuters.com/legal/litigation/video-game-giant-valve-facing-uk-lawsuit-over-pricing-commissions-2026-01-26
catribunal.org.uk/cases/13817721-justin-le-patourel
catribunal.org.uk/cases/16407724-vicki-shotbolt-class-representative
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/valve-to-face-uk-class-action-lawsuit-with-proposed-damages-of-656m
https://x.com/TimSweeneyEpic/status/1718039450255515940?s=20
https://x.com/superhys/status/1989003859700662727
https://x.com/thexpaw/status/1813960518014816685
https://bellular.games/valve-really-are-that-successful/
partner.steamgames.com/doc/features/keys#3
https://bellular.games/valve-retroactively-protect-themselves-from-lawsuits/
https://www.accc.gov.au/media-release/valve-to-pay-3-million-in-penalties-for-misrepresenting-gamers-consumer-guarantee-rights
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/wolfire-and-dark-catts-antitrust-lawsuit-against-valve-granted-class-action-status
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/polish-regulators-to-investigate-ps-store-and-steam-for-anti-competitive-practices
Sponsored by Plaud's new NotePin S, the ai note-taker that helps me stay on track! Check them out at the links below.
USA - Official site: bit.ly/3NyVaLM Amazon: amzn.to/3NCUhBT
UK - Official site: bit.ly/3NQf2Ke Amazon: amzn.to/4k12cVJ
$10 off with code MICHAEL — NotePin S and Note Pro excluded.
Valve tried to stop the UK's £656m lawsuit before it reached court. The tribunal rejected every argument they made, and regulators worldwide are watching.
Join us at http://bellular.games for early access content, 20 editions of 'Loading Screen' a month and to support our team!
00:00 Valve Lost
00:54 £656m And 14 Million Gamers
02:08 What Valve Tried To Argue
06:41 Why The Tribunal Rejected Them
13:58 The Ruling
15:58 What This Means For Steam
Sources:
https://bellular.games/steams-billion-dollar-competition-lawsuit/
steamyouoweus.co.uk
reuters.com/legal/litigation/video-game-giant-valve-facing-uk-lawsuit-over-pricing-commissions-2026-01-26
catribunal.org.uk/cases/13817721-justin-le-patourel
catribunal.org.uk/cases/16407724-vicki-shotbolt-class-representative
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/valve-to-face-uk-class-action-lawsuit-with-proposed-damages-of-656m
https://x.com/TimSweeneyEpic/status/1718039450255515940?s=20
https://x.com/superhys/status/1989003859700662727
https://x.com/thexpaw/status/1813960518014816685
https://bellular.games/valve-really-are-that-successful/
partner.steamgames.com/doc/features/keys#3
https://bellular.games/valve-retroactively-protect-themselves-from-lawsuits/
https://www.accc.gov.au/media-release/valve-to-pay-3-million-in-penalties-for-misrepresenting-gamers-consumer-guarantee-rights
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/wolfire-and-dark-catts-antitrust-lawsuit-against-valve-granted-class-action-status
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/polish-regulators-to-investigate-ps-store-and-steam-for-anti-competitive-practices
