About this episode
The Steam Next Fest - October 2025 Edition
Link: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/nextfest
BIRDCAGE
MOTORSLICE
Hell Maiden
Alabaster Dawn
Slots & Daggers
Insider Trading
Yunyun Syndrome Rhythm Psychosis
Steam’s New Record! 41+ MILLION concurrent users
Link: https://www.pcgamer.com/software/platforms/steam-is-officially-bigger-than-canada-with-a-41-million-concurrent-user-record/
41,666,455 concurrent users all at once on Steam. It’s a population that’s a bit more than the entire population of CANADA. Last time Steam had broken a record was last year when it hit 35+ Million concurrent users all at once on Steam. Many factors could be involved. Could be due to Battlefield 6’s series high, record breaking sales. Could also be due to ARC Raider’s public server slam test. Or dare I say… The Next Fest? Whatever the case is, it seems no matter how you game, whether it’s on a PC, or Steam Deck, or even that newfangled ROG Xbox Ally X, you’re bound to be on Steam, so Valve just keeps winning.
The ROG Xbox Ally X reviews are IN
Link: https://old.reddit.com/r/gaming/comments/1o7cawu/rog_xbox_ally_review_thread/
The ROG Xbox Ally X released on October 16th, 2025. While many praise its performance and battery life, there are MANY criticisms surrounding the price and the fact that Windows is still Windows despite the FSE. And also the FSE feels somewhat incomplete. There are also criticisms that despite the fact that this is an Xbox branded device, this is NOT an Xbox that plays Xbox games, but a PC, despite MS’s marketing that everything is an Xbox.
Halo Studios has AI “woven into every aspect” of development says Insider
Link: https://thegamepost.com/insider-halo-studios-generative-ai-game-development/
They weren’t kidding when they said it was woven into every aspect of game development. Everything from game logic to world design to e
