China says NVIDIA's Mellanox acquisition violated antitrust law, New York details its plans for online age verification rules, and Early Access is the latest place where Steam is restricting games with mature themes episode artwork

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China says NVIDIA's Mellanox acquisition violated antitrust law, New York details its plans for online age verification rules, and Early Access is the latest place where Steam is restricting games with mature themes

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A regulator has accused NVIDIA of violating China's antitrust laws over its acquisition of chipmaker Mellanox. In its preliminary findings of an investigation it commenced in December, the State Administration for Market Regulation claimed that the company breached both national regulations and the conditional terms China outlined when it rubber-stamped the $6.9 billion takeover. Also, on Monday, the state's Attorney General Letitia James released more specifics about what the SAFE for Kids Act will entail in practice. And, Valve has apparently updated its Steam Early Access policy to no longer accept games with what the company deems to be "mature themes." As first reported by Gamesmarkt earlier this month, gaming studio Dammitbird, which develops the adult adventure game Heavy Hearts, was not allowed to put the title on Steam Early Access because of its content. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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