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Court rules Gabe Newell must appear in person to testify in Steam anti-trust lawsuit
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this post was submitted on 25 Nov 2023
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The same right as epic games has to prevent a game from going on Steam, or anywhere else, for the first year.
They usually sign an exclusivity deal in exchange for funding the development of the game. David is alleging that steam pressured him in ways not covered by steam ToS. It's not like valve funded development of receiver.