Valve Corporation, the operator of the Steam PC gaming platform, is facing a consumer class action lawsuit alleging antitrust violations. The lawsuit, filed by four gamers from California, Florida, and Missouri, accuses Valve of using its market dominance to impose price restraints, thereby 'strangling competition' in the gaming industry. Valve reportedly generates billions of dollars in annual revenue, which the plaintiffs claim is partly due to these anticompetitive practices, including 'inflated prices for games'. In response to these allegations, Valve is also implementing new rules for Steam store page descriptions, which will prohibit links to external websites and other Steam pages starting in early September.