Week 19 PC gaming roundup: BG3 holds Steam Deck's top 5 for 33 months, HoMM Olden Era hits 500k in 72 hours, GameStop bids $55.5B for eBay, Amazon's illegal Nintendo demands exposed, and Steam's Windows 11 share crosses 67%.
Former Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aimé disclosed at an NYU lecture that Amazon once pressured Nintendo for illegal financial support to undercut Walmart, prompting Nintendo to cut off Amazon entirely — a rift that explains Nintendo's ongoing absence from the platform.
Video game retailer GameStop has submitted a $55.5bn cash-and-stock offer to acquire eBay, valuing shares at $125 — a $20 premium over Friday's close. CEO Ryan Cohen says eBay could rival Amazon under his leadership, but analysts are skeptical.
Valve's latest Steam hardware and software survey reveals that nearly 68% of Steam users are running Windows 11, marking a significant shift from just a couple of years ago when Windows 10 dominated the PC gaming landscape.
Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era, developed by Ubisoft and Unfrozen, has surpassed 500,000 copies sold in its first 72 hours on Steam Early Access — a strong debut for the long-dormant turn-based strategy franchise.
Since its August 2023 launch, Baldur's Gate 3 has barely left the top 5 most-played games on Steam Deck — a 33-month streak that no other current-generation title can match.