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Europe Investigates Valve over Steam Geo-Blocking
The European Commission (EC) is opening an antitrust investigation into Valve’s game distribution platform Steam to determine if its content geo-blocking is in breach of European Union (EU) law. Valve’s relationship with developers Bandai Namco, Capcom, Focus Home, Koch Media, and ZeniMax – the latter of which was recently awarded…
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Hollywood Studio to End Geoblocking in Europe
Paramount Pictures, the studio responsible for producing recent feature films Star Trek Beyond, 10 Cloverfield Lane, and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows, has struck a deal with the European Commission (EC) to end geoblocking within the European Economic Area (EEA). The move means that sales of Paramount’s…
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Google to Stop Labelling Apps “Free” If They Have in-App Purchases.
Google have made the very welcome decision to remove the “free” tag from apps which off in-app purchases. By the end of September, all apps on the Play Store in Europe will be affected by the change and it’s likely that a global roll out of this feature will soon…
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