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Valve is still being sued by New York Attorney General Letitia James. The lawsuit, filed in February 2026, accuses Valve of "promoting illegal gambling and threatening to addict children through its use of 'loot boxes'." James and the state of New York is seeking "full restitution" for players, claiming that "loot boxes pose the same dangers as casino gambling, especially for children."

Valve already issued one response to this...

Valve is "disappointed" by this lawsuit.

Valve, in an extraordinarily bizarre move, just released a public statement in which they voice their "disappointment" over a recent lawsuit filed against them. Of the four lawsuits Valve is currently facing, the Steam developer took a moment to publicly rebuke several of the claims levied against them from New York Attorney General (NYAG) Letitia James.

James filed a lawsuit against Valve on February 25, 2026...

The total number of high-profile lawsuits against Valve in 2026 is up to four.

Valve's legal team is surely earning their paychecks these days. In late February, Valve was sued by New York with allegations that their loot box mechanics promoted illegal gambling and could get children addicted to gambling. Just earlier today, a class-action lawsuit was filed against Valve in Washington state that claims Valve has been "knowingly operating unlawful gambling through its loot box...

The next step in a lawsuit brought about in 2024.

Valve is now facing a £656 million lawsuit in Britain. The lawsuit alleges that Valve prevents publishers from selling their games more cheaply or earlier on rival platforms.

Valve had attempted to have the courts dismiss the lawsuit after it was first filed back in 2024. According to the BBC, Valve's push to have the lawsuit dismiss has failed as a judge has given the greenlight to say that the case against Valve may...

Valve is ordered to pay SCUF Gaming $4 million for patent infringement.

Back in February, Valve was ordered to pay $4 million to SCUF Gaming parent company Ironburg Inventions. The case focused on the back paddles on the Steam Controller. Valve was found to have violated Ironburg's patent on the implementation of back paddles. Valve was warned about the infringement back in 2014, but went ahead with making the Steam Controller anyway. Valve claimed that the buttons were different from...

Native American Quinault Tribal Nation members have filed a lawsuit in the state of Washington against Valve over skins gambling. The group accuses Valve of participating in "unethical, oppressive, and unscrupulous business conduct."

The plaintiffs own and operate the Quinault Beach Resort and Casino. They argue that Valve has engaged in unfair competition with legally licensed gambling operations. Valve does not have a license to conduct gambling operations. The lawsuit argues that because Valve does not have a gambling license they are illegally facilitating gambling through the trade of Counter-Strike: Global Offensive skins ...

It's a tale as old as time. Terrible game developer (James Romine of Digital Homicide) makes some asset flip games on Steam to score a quick buck. A game journalist (Jim Sterling) calls them out on their terribleness. Game developer gets mad for the truth hitting a large audience. Game developer sues game journalist for $10 million because they felt like the coverage the game journalist gave their game caused him emotional damage and had forever harmed his game company. Game developer then ups t...

It's a tale as old as time. Terrible game developer (James Romine of Digital Homicide) makes some asset flip games on Steam to score a quick buck....

We have some "sad" news for you today. You may recall that Digital Homicide was the studio that unfortunately had their games pulled from Steam. Of course, they were pulled because the studio decided to sue Valve and a number of Steam users for $18 million. Now, I said "was the studio" because Digital Homicide has been "destroyed." At least, those are the words used by Digital Homicide's James Romine. This goes hand in hand with the news that the $18 million lawsuit has been dismissed. ...

We have some "sad" news for you today. You may recall that Digital Homicide was the studio that unfortunately had their games pulled...

Digital Homicide first sues Jim Sterling because he had the nerve to call them out on their asset flip cookie cutter games. Then, they subpoena Valve for the real names of 100 Steam users they wanted to sue because they said mean things about them. Then, Valve removes Digital Homicide's games from Steam for essentially bullying the Steam userbase. Now, Digital Homicide wants to sue Valve. Digital Homicide is the gift that keeps on giving. Here is what Digital Homicide put up on their...

Digital Homicide first sues Jim Sterling because he had the nerve to call them out on their asset flip cookie cutter games. Then, they subpoena...

British Telecommunications is the latest company to file a lawsuit against Valve. BT has filed the lawsuit in Delaware, a location that apparently favors patent holders. BT claims that Valve infringes on the Gittins, Newton, Buckley, and Beddus patents.

Fortunately, this handy legal document breaks down what each of these patents is and how they may related to Valve.
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British Telecommunications is the latest company to file a lawsuit against Valve. BT has filed the lawsuit in Delaware, a location that apparently...

Valve just sent out a public statement regarding their involvement with various gambling sites. To address the growing concern over Valve's involvement, Valve's Erik Johnson issued a statement just moments ago on what Valve's involvement is with these sites and what they plan to do moving forward.
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