News May 16th, 2023

European Commission gives nod to Microsoft Activision deal

Gamers in the region will be able to stream titles from the Call of Duty on any streaming platform for ten years

• Acquisition
• european commission

News Jan 20th, 2023

EU votes for Commission to take action against loot boxes, addiction and gold farming

“Our report highlights the positives of this pioneering industry, but also social risks we need to bear in mind, like the impact of gaming on mental health"

• europe
• loot boxes
• addiction
• european commission
• gold farming

News Nov 9th, 2022

EU opens in-depth investigation into Activision Microsoft deal

Due to concerns over the closing of the acquisition

• Acquisition
• investigation
• european commission

News Jan 21st, 2021

Valve and other games firm fined $9.5m by European Commission over Steam geo-blocking

EC claims that these companies are in violation of antitrust legislation

• Steam
• europe
• geo-blocking
• european commission
• antitrust
• steam keys

News Sep 3rd, 2019

Valve challenging European Commission anti-trust ruling

The five other companies have opted to settle the case

• europe
• european commission

News Apr 8th, 2019

European Commission says games firms including Valve, ZeniMax and Bandai Namco are in breach of EU anti-trust laws

Body claims geo-blocking of keys is breaking the rules

• Steam
• europe
• activation keys
• game keys
• geo-blocking
• european union
• european commission