Last summer, Valve held its first Next Fest, which offered playable demos to Steam users. The company decided to share some stats ahead of this year’s edition of the festival to show how these online events impact wishlisting and sales rates.

Aleksandr Agapitov discussed the latest controversy surrounding his decision to lay off around 150 employees from Xsolla. He explained how exactly employee performance has been evaluated and what he thinks of people criticizing him.