Friends Per Second

Timestamps:

00:00 Intro

03:05 What's Going On with XBOX

37:36 Control Resonant Interview with Mikael Kasurinen and Sean Durrie

53:26 Control Resonant Impressions

1:04:11 Summer Game Fest Impressions

2:04:57 Show and Tell

2:12:31 Wrap Up

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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 was a Senior Producer at Gamespot for more than a decade before striking out on her own, founding https://lookingfor.game/, a newsletter and games discovery platform that serves cool suggestions (and demo codes) directly to your inbox. She also co-hosts the annual Summer Games Showcase alongside Geoff Keighly.

- Skill Up used to work at McDonalds but he got fired for skimming too many chicken nuggets. He says he regrets it since he hasn't had a better job since.
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Timestamps:

00:00 Intro / Housekeeping

07:50 Sony State of Play

34:14 Raycon (ad)

35:50 Interview with God of War: Laufey Director Ariel Lawrence

1:04:41 Summer Game Fest Showcase

1:37:17 Interview with That's No Moon, CCO Taylor Kurosaki and Game Director Jacob Minkoff

2:13:04 Xbox Showcase

2:29:05 Wrap Up

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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. She's actually, like, experienced and credentialed and has real life skills and stuff, while the rest of the gang would be funemployed if the YT algorithm didn't kiss them for random, inexplicable reasons.

- Skill Up used to work at McDonalds but he got fired for skimming too many chicken nuggets. He says he regrets it since he hasn't had a better job since.
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NOTE: We recorded this before the Bungie/Destiny 2 news broke.

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Timestamps:

00:00 Intro

04:21 PlayStation

10:16 Ralph's played a preview of Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced

28:45 Factor (ad)

31:34 Lucy's been playing Zero Parades: For Dead Spies

42:40 Jake's been playing Lego Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight

55:56 Ralph and Jake have been playing Forza Horizon 6

01:08:29 Ralph's been playing Deep Rock Galactic Survivor

01:12:10 User Question

01:24:08 Show and Tell

01:38:42 Wrap Up

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Listen to the Friends Per Second Podcast on your favourite podcast platform: https://linktr.ee/friendspersecond

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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. She's actually, like, experienced and credentialed and has real life skills and stuff, while the rest of the gang would be funemployed if the YT algorithm didn't kiss them for random, inexplicable reasons.

- Skill Up used to work at McDonalds but he got fired for skimming too many chicken nuggets. He says he regrets it since he hasn't had a better job since.
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Head to https://buyraycon.com/friendsOPEN to get up to 15% off Raycon audio products this holiday season. Thanks to Raycon for sponsoring FPS!

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Timestamps:

00:00 Intro

02:25 Starfox 2026 Discussion

14:25 Steam Controller Discussion

27:33 Square (ad)

30:12 Warby Parker (ad)

33:34 Mixtape Interview with Johnny Galvatron and Woody Woodward

49:54 Mixtape Discussion

01:03:40 User Question

01:09:10 Raycon (ad)

01:11:23 Hello Fresh (ad)

01:13:55 Jake's Thoughts on 007 First Light

01:27:15 Ralph's Been Playing POE 2, Diablo IV, and AC Black Flag (original)

01:42:41 Lucy's Been Playing Dead as Disco

01:44:54 Show and Tell

02:02:11 Wrap Up

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Listen to the Friends Per Second Podcast on your favourite podcast platform: https://linktr.ee/friendspersecond

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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. She's actually, like, experienced and credentialed and has real life skills and stuff, while the rest of the gang would be funemployed if the YT algorithm didn't kiss them for random, inexplicable reasons.

- Skill Up used to work at McDonalds but he got fired for skimming too many chicken nuggets. He says he regrets it since he hasn't had a better job since.
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Try HelloFresh at https://www.hellofresh.com/fps10fm with code fps10fm to get 10 free meals + a FREE Nutribullet Ultra +2-in-1 Compact Kitchen System on your 3rd box. Thanks to HelloFresh for sponsoring FPS.

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Timestamps:

00:00 Intro

05:49 Xbox News

26:48 Hello Fresh (ad)

29:14 Interview with Saros Creative Director Gregory Louden

50:16 Jake and Ralph Have Been Playing Saros

01:05:23 Ralph's Been Playing Diablo IV: Lord of Hatred

01:11:05 Everyone's Been Playing Pragmata

01:21:31 Lucy's Been Playing Vampire Crawlers, The Expanse Osiris Reborn, and Titanium Court

01:39:02 Interview with Titanium Court Creator AP Thomson

02:00:57 Show and Tell

02:10:02 Wrap Up

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If you wanna check out our newsletter, you can do so here: https://friendspersecond.substack.com/

Listen to the Friends Per Second Podcast on your favourite podcast platform: https://linktr.ee/friendspersecond

Follow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/friendspersecond

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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. She's actually, like, experienced and credentialed and has real life skills and stuff, while the rest of the gang would be funemployed if the YT algorithm didn't kiss them for random, inexplicable reasons.

- Skill Up used to work at McDonalds but he got fired for skimming too many chicken nuggets. He says he regrets it since he hasn't had a better job since.
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