dbrand Cancels and Refunds Portal Companion Cube Steam Machine Case After Valve Cease and Desist

Accessory maker dbrand has canceled and refunded all sales of its Steam Machine Companion Cube case after Valve's legal team confirmed that the design used Valve's intellectual property without permission. The company publicly admitted in a Reddit post that it spent more than seven months developing the product without asking Valve for approval. The Portal-inspired Companion Cube case was available for pre-order starting June 22 at a price of 99 dollars.