The European Commission has charged Valve Corp., the owner of Steam video game distribution platform, and five video game publishers with breaking EU competition rules through their use of geo-blocking. The commission alleges that Steam, the biggest online portal for PC games in the world, and the five companies prevented consumers from purchasing video games outside their home country.

“In a true Digital Single Market, European consumers should have the right to buy and play video games of their choice regardless of where they live in the EU,” said EU antitrust czar Margrethe Vestager. “Consumers should not be prevented from shopping around between member states to find the best available deal.”

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