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Timestamps:

00:00 Intro

07:12 Wolverine Discussion Pt. 1 with Gene Park and Mitchell Saltzman

31:10 Ridge (ad)

34:19 Wolverine Discussion Pt. 1with Gene Park and Mitchell Saltzman

59:31 Factor (ad)

01:01:46 Kojima Breaks Up with Sony Discussion

01:12:06 Ocarina of Time Remake Reactions

01:21:03 Lucy and Jake have been playing The Blood of Dawnwalker

01:34:49 Interview with Konrad and Mateusz Tomaszkiewicz of Rebel Wolves

02:05:10 Raycon (ad)

02:07:28 Ralph's been playing Onimusha

02:14:46 Jake's been playing Halloween: The Game

02:19:47 Lucy's played some Valor Mortis

02:26:28 Everyone's been playing Big Walk

02:32:22 Jake's been playing An Eggstremely Hard Game

02:33:47 Ralph's been playing Gears of War E-Day and Metro 2039

02:39:15 Show and Tell

02:42:53 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 up 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

9:10 GTA 6 Extended Look Discussion

26:14 Factor (ad)

28:35 Lucy's seen The Witcher 3: Songs of the Past

40:27 Ralph's played Marvel's Wolverine

48:06 Jake's been playing Metal Gear Solid Master Collection 2

59:14 Jake and Ralph have been playing Star Wars: Zero Company

01:14:42 Lucy's played Stranger Than Heaven and Persona 4 Revival

01:23:58 Ralph's been playing Elden Ring: Tarnished Edition

01:32:57 Jake and Ralph have been playing Hyperdrop

01:38:12 Lucy's been playing Blood Dungeon

01:42:02 Show and Tell

01:54:07 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 up 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 with Guest Host Ben Hanson

07:21 Beast of Reincarnation Discussion

18:51 Ben's been playing Marvel Tokon Fighting Souls

30:01 Lucy's been playing Onimushia: Way of the Sword

37:17 DeleteMe (ad)

39:23 Jake's been playing Updates for Crimson Desert and Ghost Recon Wildlands

49:39 Ralph's been playing Star Wars: Zero Company

59:07 Lucy's been playing Servant of the Lake

01:04:55 Factor (ad)

01:07:20 User Question

01:19:33 Ben's been playing Big Walk

01:33:28 Ralph's been playing Stormforge

01:38:41 Lucy's been playing Contact Protocol

01:46:08 Ralph's been playing Fire Emblem Fortune's Weave

01:57:25 Show and Tell

02:21:54 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 up 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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Head to https://buyraycon.com/friendsOPEN to get up to 20% off Raycon audio products. Thanks to Raycon for sponsoring FPS!

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Timestamps:

00:00 Intro

07:22 Ralph and Jake have been playing Halo Campaign Evolved

45:17 Raycon (ad)

48:38 Lucy's been playing Silent Hill: Townfall

01:04:26 Ralph's been playing Splatoon Raiders

01:14:57 Jake's been playing Rhythm Heaven Groove

01:16:58 User Question

01:31:10 Lucy's been playing Clicky Islands, The House Dreams Along With Them, and The Incident at Galley House

01:36:43 Show and Tell

01:47:25 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 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 up 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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Get 20% off DeleteMe by going to https://joindeleteme.com/friends and use

code FRIENDS to protect your privacy!

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Timestamps:

00:00 Intro ft. Guest Host Chris Grant

18:08 Xbox Discussion

32:50 DeleteMe (ad)

35:46 Factor (ad)

38:11 State of the Industry Discussion

01:06:22 Raycon (ad)

01:09:10 User Question

01:18:11 Ralph and Lucy have been playing The Blood of Dawnwalker

01:28:27 Jake's been playing AC Black Flag Resynced

01:37:58 Chris's been playing Doom The Dark Ages Revelations and Deltarune

01:49:33 Lucy's been playing Denshattack!

01:55:28 Steam Machine Discussion

02:12:15 Show and Tell

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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 up 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

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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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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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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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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