Last Monday, dbrand began taking pre-orders for a Steam Machine skin it had been working on for several months, without Valve's permission. Valve has now forced the company to shut the project down.
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Dbrand has cancelled its Companion Cube Steam Machine enclosure and will refund buyers after Valve objected to the unlicensed design.
David Uzondu
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