Ars Technica · 1d
Steam doesn’t want to pay arbitration fees, tells gamers to sue instead
Valve Corporation, tired of paying arbitration fees, has removed a mandatory arbitration clause from Steam's subscriber agreement. Valve told gamers in yesterday's update that they must sue the company in order to resolve disputes.
Polygon · 1d
Valve removes arbitration from its Steam agreements — here’s what that means for you
Millions of Steam users woke up this morning with a notice from Valve: The multi-faceted gaming company updated its Steam Subscriber Agreement to remove a requirement that disputes go to arbitration as opposed to court. Now, if you have a dispute, you’re required to take the company to federal or state court in King County, Washington.
The Verge · 1d
Steam will let you sue Valve now
Previously, Steam’s user agreement said that “you and Valve agree to resolve all disputes and claims between us in individual binding arbitration” for all disputes related to Steam, your account, hardware, or the company’s content and services. The new agreement eliminates any mention of a binding arbitration policy.
Eurogamer · 1d
Steam updates subscriber agreements to remove arbitration clause
Steam has removed the binding arbitration clause and class-action waiver in its subscriber agreement. The controversial requirement was dropped when Valve started circulating its updated Steam Subscriber Agreement (SSA) earlier today.
Yahoo · 20h
Valve will see you in court! No, really, Steam's just updated its subscriber agreement so that 'all disputes and claims proceed in court'
If you live outside the United Kingdom or EU, you might've had a pop-up lunge into your Steam game today informing you, helpfully, that updates to the Steam Subscriber Agreement had affected your consumer rights.
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