Online distribution platform recently announced that it pulling down and will ban all video game titles developed by Digital Homicide. Steam said that the decision stems from Digital Homicide's apparent legal actions directed toward 100 Steam users who gave their titles negative reviews.
It was later reported that Digital Homicide co-founder James Romine is seeking $18 million in damages from various Steam users. A copy of Romine's complaint was posted online by Kotatu and it includes allegations of harassment, criminal damage, stalking, and criminal impersonation.
Steam's mother company Valve immediately stepped into the picture and decided to remove all video game titles published by Digital Homicide over grounds of "being hostile to Steam customers." Valve did not mention the lawsuit as part of the reasons for pulling out Digital Homicide's games from Steam.
As a response, Digital Homicide claims that it is being treated unfairly. The company said that Valve did nothing to address or moderate comments on the Steam platform. Digital Homicide added that this resulted to some Steam users "making personal attacks, harassment...on not only us but on other Steam customers who were actually interested in our products."
Digital Homicide shared screenshots of these comments which the company deemed offensive. The comments include treats of murder, personal attacks, and even appeals to commit suicide. Aside from the lawsuit filed against 100 Steam users, Digital Homicide is also preparing its legal course against Steam.
In a statement acquired by Ars Technica, Romine said, "The lawsuit recently filed is solely in regards to individuals where no resolution was made to be obtained from Steam to provide a safe environment for us to conduct business."
This is not the first controversy that has tainted Digital Homicide's reputation. Earlier this year, the company filed a separate lawsuit against a known video game critic named Jim Sterling. Digital Homicide is demanding $10 million in damages for a series of bad reviews posted by Sterling against the latter's games back in 2014.
