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Friends Per Second

Friends Per Second

Three nerds. Three microphones. Zero clue what we"re talking about - a video game podcast from Skill Up, Jake Baldino, and Lucy James.

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185:31

Interview: Joseph Fares reacts to Split Fiction's...

Friends Per Second ·

2025/03/17

Eat smart with Factor. Get started at FACTOR MEALS dot com slash fps50off and use code fps50off to get 50% off your first box plus free shipping. That’s code fps50off at FACTOR MEALS dot com slash fps50off to get 50% off plus free shipping on your first box. Link is in our description!-- Go to BUY RAYCON dot com slash friends to get 20% off the best-selling Everyday Earbuds! Brought to you by Raycon. BUY RAYCON dot com slash friends. -- Timestamps: 00:00 Intro with Guest Host Alanah Pearce! 11:40

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128:05

Game reviews and why it's important to not care about...

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2025/03/02

Go to BUY RAYCON dot com slash friends to get 20% off the best-selling Everyday Earbuds! Brought to you by Raycon. BUY RAYCON dot com slash friends.-- Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 12:01 What's Happening in the AAA Space? 27:46 How to Use Video Game Reviews 01:11:01 Raycon (ad) 01:13:33 What We've Been Playing 01:56:15 Show and Tell 02:05:26 Wrap Up -- If you wanna check out our brand new newsletter, you can do so here: https://friendspersecond.substack.com/ Listen to the Friends Per Second Podcast on

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202:51

Avowed review discussion - why we didn't love it...

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2025/02/16

Try Factor at FACTORMEALS.com/fps50off and get 50% off your first box plus free shipping. Thanks to Factor for sponsoring FPS! -- This week we react to the Sony State of Play, take a deep-dive look at Avowed and chat with Jakub Szamałek, formerly a lead writer from CDPR who work on The Witcher 3 and Cyberpunk 2077, and now the Narrative Director at Rebel Wolves, the studio comprised of former CDPR talent who just revealed their first game: Blood of the Dawnwalker. Great to have Alanah Pearce along

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144:51

Playing AC Shadows got us thinking about Ghost of...

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2025/02/02

Head to https://buyraycon.com/friends to get up to 20% off sitewide for the perfect gift. Thanks to Raycon for sponsoring FPS!-- Subscribe to the FPS Podcast Highlights channel here: https://www.youtube.com/@UC82taKHHS0vOY-b8r311Ijg -- Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 08:37 Xbox Developer Direct Recap 31:31 Sony News 42:26 Assassin's Creed Shadows Thoughts 01:05:20 Raycon (ad) 01:08:13 User Question 1 01:16:17 User Question 2 01:23:17 Bigmode Discussion with Leah 01:44:22 What We've Been Playing 02:11:08

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125:22

AND WE'RE BACK! | Friends Per Second Ep #61

Friends Per Second ·

2025/01/19

Use our Displate code FRIENDS at checkout for exclusive discounts on your order at https://displate.com/@friendspersecond - Thanks to Displate for sponsoring FPS!-- Try AG1 here http://drinkag1.com/FRIENDS and if you’re a new subscriber you’ll get a FREE Welcome Kit, a bottle of D3K2 AND 5 travel packs in your first box. Thanks to AG1 for sponsoring FPS! -- Timestamps: 00:00 Intro / Welcome Back! 13:18 Displate (ad) 16:46 What We've Been Playing / Doing Over Break 01:07:25 AG1 (ad) 01:10:30 User

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115:52

We chat with CDPR about Ciri, new weapons, the lore &...

Friends Per Second ·

2024/12/15

If you wanna check out our brand new newsletter, you can do so here: https://friendspersecond.substack.com/-- Let's meet our hosts! - Jake Baldino (aka the Before You Buy Guy) is pretty much the most watched reviewer on YouTube across both Gameranx and his personal channel (https://www.youtube.com/c/JakeBaldino). If you're obsessed with Delorians, The Mummy and Pizza you can discuss that stuff with him directly over on Twitter: @JakeBaldino - Lucy James is a Senior Producer at Gamespot and a

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154:16

Ubisoft devs chat about their plans to improve Star...

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2024/11/30

Head to https://buyraycon.com/friends to get up to 25% off everything for the ultimate holiday gift. Thanks to Raycon for sponsoring FPS!-- This week we're joined by a number of special guests. Michael Higham from IGN joins us to talk through STALKER 2. We've all played it and all have wildly different takes on it (for both technical and non-technical reasons). After that we're joined by Frederick Thylander and Drew Rechner of Ubisoft Massive, who right now are leading up efforts fix some of the

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136:57

PS5 Pro post-launch deep dive featuring Digital...

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2024/11/16

Try AG1 here http://drinkag1.com/FRIENDS and get a FREE 1-year supply of Vitamin D3+K2 AND 5 free AG1 Travel Packs with your first subscription. Thanks to AG1 for sponsoring FPS!-- This week we're joined by John Linneman of Digital Foundry to discuss the PS5 Pro. It's been out for a few weeks now so we wanted to check in on how it's been doing post launch, how the library of games is performing and guess what the future holds. Plus we're lucky enough to be joined by Yevhenii Kulyk of GSC Game

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136:57

Dragon Age situation is crazy | Ep #57

Friends Per Second ·

2024/11/02

Visit http://buyraycon.com/friends to get at least 15% of your purchase of the all new Everyday Earbuds. -- This week we're joined by Paul Tassi of Forbes for a deep dive, spoiler free discussion on Dragon Age: The Veilguard. Paul liked it, Skill Up didn't, Lucy's kinda in the middle and Jake hasn't played it, so we cover a lot of ground from a lot of different perspectives. We're also joined by Ryan Payton, head of the studio that just put out the truly excellent Batman Arkham Shadow. He chats

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154:55

Why Metaphor: ReFantazio is a sudden GOTY...

Friends Per Second ·

2024/10/19

Try AG1 here http://drinkag1.com/FRIENDS and get a FREE 1-year supply of Vitamin D3+K2 AND 5 free AG1 Travel Packs with your first subscription. Thanks to AG1 for sponsoring FPS! -- This week we do a spoiler free deep dive into Metaphor: Fantazio, and we're lucky enough to by joined by Jess Cogswell who reviewed the game for Gamespot (scoring it a perfect 10, no less). We're also joined by the one and only Shawn Layden, former President and CEO of Sony Interactive Entertainment. Shawn is in

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127:00

The Silent Hill 2 remake is (surprisingly) great +...

Friends Per Second ·

2024/10/05

Go to BUY RAYCON dot com slash friends TODAY to get twenty-to-FIFTY percent off, sitewide! That’s right, you’ll get up to FIFTY percent off everything on Raycon’s website when you go to BUY RAYCON dot com slash friends. BUY RAYCON dot com slash friends.-- This week we're joined by the charming Ben Hanson from @minnmax (a truly top tier gaming podcast, we don't mind telling you), plus Jason Schreier joins to discuss his recently released book: 'Play Nice: The Rise, Fall and Future of Blizzard

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144:00

Dragon Age The Veilguard is make-or-break for Bioware...

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2024/09/21

Try AG1 here http://drinkag1.com/FRIENDS and get a FREE 1-year supply of Vitamin D3+K2 AND 5 free AG1 Travel Packs with your first subscription. Thanks to AG1 for sponsoring FPS!-- Use code FRIENDSPERSECOND at the link here to get an exclusive 60% off an annual Incogni plan: https://incogni.com/friendspersecond. Thanks to our friends Incogni for sponsoring this episode! -- A big thanks to Austin and @MrMattyPlays for joining us this week, as well as members of the Ara History Untold dev team: Matt

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165:15

Astro Bot game director reacts to 94 metacritic...

Friends Per Second ·

2024/09/08

Head to https://buyraycon.com/friends for a limited time to get 15% off and free shipping on your Raycon order! Thanks to Raycon for sponsoring FPS. -- This week we're lucky to be joined by Nicolas Doucet, game director of Astro Bot, for his first interview after the review scores went live. A big thanks to Jordan Middler of VGC for stopping by as well. -- Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 03:46 Sony Kills Concord 36:34 Astro Bot Discussion 51:50 Raycon (ad) 53:57 Interview With Team Asobi Studio Director

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109:06

Our First Ever Live Show (feat. Ben Starr and Alex...

Friends Per Second ·

2024/08/24

Use code FRIENDSPERSECOND at the link here to get an exclusive 60% off an annual Incogni plan: https://incogni.com/friendspersecond. Thanks to our friends Incogni for sponsoring this episode! -- Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 07:25 Show and Tell (With Gifts!) 16:23 Special Guests Alex Jordan and Ben Starr 53:59 Incogni (ad) 56:03 What We've Been Playing (Gamescom Impressions) 01:28:35 User Questions from the Audience 01:45:40 Wrap Up -- If you wanna check out our brand new newsletter, you can do so here:

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197:57

Jason Schreier joins to talk Bungie cuts + Game...

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2024/08/09

Try AG1 and get a FREE 1-year supply of Vitamin D3+K2 AND 5 free AG1 Travel Packs with your first subscription at http://drinkag1.com/FRIENDS. Thanks to AG1 for sponsoring FPS.-- Head to https://buyraycon.com/friends for a limited time to get 20-40% off your Raycon order! Thanks to Raycon for sponsoring FPS. -- If you wanna check out our brand new newsletter, you can do so here: https://friendspersecond.substack.com/ -- Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 09:27 Bungie Layoffs with Jason Schreier 58:12 Raycon

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129:10

Ep #50: The Vibes are in Shambles

Friends Per Second ·

2024/07/26

Try AG1 and get a FREE 1-year supply of Vitamin D3+K2 AND 5 free AG1 Travel Packs with your first subscription at http://drinkag1.com/FRIENDS. Thanks to AG1 for sponsoring FPS.-- Use code FRIENDSPERSECOND at the link here to get an exclusive 60% off an annual Incogni plan: https://incogni.com/friendspersecond. Thanks to our friends Incogni for sponsoring this episode! -- If you wanna check out our brand new newsletter, you can do so here: https://friendspersecond.substack.com/ -- Timestamps: 00:00

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150:51

Ep #49 - What we're looking forward to for the rest...

Friends Per Second ·

2024/07/16

Try AG1 and get a FREE 1-year supply of Vitamin D3+K2 AND 5 free AG1 Travel Packs with your first subscription at http://drinkag1.com/FRIENDS. Thanks to AG1 for sponsoring FPS.-- Head to https://buyraycon.com/friends TODAY to get 15% off your Raycon order, plus free shipping! Thanks to Raycon for sponsoring FPS. -- If you wanna check out our brand new newsletter, you can do so here: https://friendspersecond.substack.com/ -- Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 09:10 Xbox Game Pass Changes 27:10 User Question

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174:17

Ep #48: The Elden Ring Difficulty Discourse Is...

Friends Per Second ·

2024/06/28

Head to https://factormeals.com/fps50 and use code FPS50 to get an exclusive 50% off your first Factor box, plus 20% off your next month! Thanks to Factor for supporting FPS.-- Head to https://manscaped.com and use code FRIENDS to get an exclusive 20% off + free shipping! Thanks to Manscaped for supporting FPS. -- Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 02:45 Catch Up 12:47 Elden Ring Expansion Chat With Mitchell Saltzman of IGN 01:00:18 Factor (ad) 01:03:10 Elden Ring Wrap Up Into User Question 01:17:05 Live QnA

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181:07

Ep #47: Summer Games Fest ain't no E3, but it's alright.

Friends Per Second ·

2024/06/14

Try AG1 and get a FREE 1-year supply of Vitamin D3+K2 AND 5 free AG1 Travel Packs with your first subscription at http://drinkag1.com/FRIENDS. Thanks to AG1 for sponsoring FPS.--Use code FRIENDSPERSECOND at the link here to get an exclusive 60% off an annual Incogni plan: https://incogni.com/friendspersecond. Thanks to our friends Incogni for sponsoring this episode! --This week, we're back where we started: together in LA. We're joined by Tam for a look at the highs and lows of Su...

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147:28

Ep #46: CoD on Gamepass feels like a big roll of the...

Friends Per Second ·

2024/06/01

Go to BUY RAYCON dot com slash friends TODAY to get 15% off your Raycon order, plus free shipping! That’s right, you’ll get 15% off and free shipping at BUY RAYCON dot com slash friends. BUY RAYCON dot com slash friends.--No guests this week - just us talking smack. Enjoy. Timestamps:00:00 Intro05:28 SGF Predictions11:16 User Question1 21:31 Call of Duty On Game Pass42:26 Hellblade II Discussion58:00 Raycon (ad)01:01:10 IGN Buys Gamer Network01:18:20 User Question 201:24:25 What We'...

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