A game developer has been banned from Steam after users claimed that it had attempted to sue 100 users of the platform for $18 million (£13.8 million)—for the crime of leaving bad reviews.

Digital Homicide, which has released dozens of small games mostly available for a couple of quid each, had its titles removed from Valve’s popular digital distribution platform on Friday night. Its boss, James Romine, was granted a subpoena by a court in Arizona apparently allowing him to demand the release of “identification and associated data” of anonymous Steam users.

The lawsuit listed in turn the misdemeanours of dozens of John/Jane Does, which include counts of “harassment,” “stalking,” and “cyber-bullying.”

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