Dropping Spicy #159

Dead Game Hits Record Numbers

"Apex is a dead game", they all screeched, as the game supposedly on life support did Ironman numbers over the weekend!
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“Apex is a dead game”, they all screeched, as the game supposedly on life support did Ironman numbers over the weekend! This week, we talk about Apex reaching a new all-time concurrent player peak on Steam, #NoApexNovember (and its less-clever name #NoApexAugust), how to adjust the controversial new ring changes, and our thoughts on Season 14, now that we’ve had a week to play with the new toys!

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Josh Kinder

9 year podcast veteran, former host on The SOGOpod, Fragging Out, and Watchpoint Radio. Kinder has been gaming since before he could walk, and specializes in gaming industry insight, development commentary, and toilet humor!

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Mathew Crowell

Started at Math Blaster and now we're here. He's been glued to his games since 1997. A proud Octane main, he likes to jump in head first. I play and stream a slew of games from Pokemon to GTA and everything in-between.

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