Friends Per Second Podcast
@friendspersecond.bsky.social
Just three friends chattin’ about video games. @skillup.bsky.social | @jakebaldino.com | @lucyjames.games
I podcaster'd -- thanks to @lucyjames.games @skillup.bsky.social @jakebaldino.com for letting me dish. ❤️
Friends Per Second Podcast@friendspersecond.bsky.social · 2w agoThis week on Friends Per Second, we’re joined by @charstring.com to ask the question: Is modern gaming totally cooked? It’s not all doom and gloom, we also discuss Black Flag, Denshattack!, and The Blood of Dawnwalker youtu.be/c9iLqBerD6o?...
This week on Friends Per Second, we’re joined by @charstring.com to ask the question: Is modern gaming totally cooked? It’s not all doom and gloom, we also discuss Black Flag, Denshattack!, and The Blood of Dawnwalker youtu.be/c9iLqBerD6o?...
Is modern gaming cooked? | Friends Per Second #99
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New episode! Xbox woes continue ☎️ Control Resonant interview with director Mikael Kasurinen and Dylan actor Sean Durrie 🎮 Summer Game Fest hands-on wrap up and more! youtu.be/9Sv7NF-OBOk?...
The honeymoon is over as Xbox prepares to close multiple studios | Friends Per Second #97
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New episode, straight from LA (no ironing board table, we’re sorry)! 💭 our SGF impressions 🧊 Ralph and Jake speak to the director of God of War: Laufey 🌚 Lucy went to That’s No Moon to talk to the team about Crossfire ✨ And more! youtu.be/4j269FSfs7o?...
We asked the God of War Laufey Game Director about that cube.... | Friends Per Second #96
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New episode! 💻 PlayStation backing away from PC 🏴☠️ Assassin’s Creed 4 Black Flag Resynced hands on 🕵🏻♀️ Zero Parades impressions 🚗 Forza Horizon 6 review And much, much more!* *yes, we filmed this before the Destiny 2 news youtu.be/MvRV4jDBA_0?...
Sony is back in the exclusives business - will Xbox follow next? | Friends Per Second #95
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New ep! 🛹 We caught up with the @mixtapegame.bsky.social team ~12 hours before the game launched 🦊 We react to the new (old?) Starfox 🔫 Shaken, not stirred: Jake played 007 First Light And more! youtu.be/RGowSoYAb50?...
We asked the Mixtape devs how they made 2026's highest rated game | Friends Per Second #94
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ICYMI, last week’s episode was a whopper. 🎮 we discuss how Xbox’s new CEO is shaping up so far 🎤 Interviews with the folks behind Saros AND Titanium Court ✨ Pragmata, Diablo IV, Vampire Crawlers and more! youtu.be/3sQwBhZigAw?...
So far, the new Xbox boss is saying (and doing ) the right things | Friends Per Second #93
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yes we forgot the intro music, but it’s still a banger of an episode: 📈 PS5 price hikes ✨ Mario Galaxy movie review 🙏 I Am Jesus Christ, Raccoin, Forza Horizon 6, Fix Force, Neverway, Fishbowl, and more! youtu.be/HKUNknt_d_A?...
These PS5 price hikes are a serious problem | Friends Per Second #92
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New ep! 🎤 Crimson Desert actors @alexjordanvo.bsky.social and Alec Newman join us to discuss the game’s wild success 🚗 Jake’s played Screamer 🔥 Pokopia, The Sims 4 drama, beef with Kojima?! and more! youtu.be/EO0LyJqZh-E?...
Exclusive: Crimson Desert voice actors react to the game's reviews and INSANE reception | FPS #91
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New ep! It's a Resident Evil Requiem special so of course we had to bring @thespherehunter.bsky.social back to chat about it! We also talk about the big Xbox changes, PlayStation allegedly moving away from PC, and our Steam Next Fest picks. youtu.be/yBz4qXHUQ5U
Why Resident Evil Requiem is absolutely peak ft. TheSphereHunter (FPS #89)
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This week on Friends Per Second: 😻 Interview with Mewgenics creator Edmund McMillen 💡 We chat to Tarsier Studios CEO Oliver Merlöv about Reanimal 🏹 More Horizon is on the horizon ⛫ Titanium Court is one to watch and more! youtu.be/iku6qQXS3ZA
Mewgenics creator Edmund McMillen stops by to chat life, review scores & more | FPS #88
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New ep! We’re joined by guest host @plante.bsky.social and we have a lot to get through: 🤨 what’s the deal with Highguard? 🪓 we go hands-on with Resident Evil Requiem ✍️ Perfect Tides: Station to Station fills us with nostalgia And MORE! youtu.be/h2rHh4FF1bM?...
We played (and loved) Resident Evil Requiem | Friends Per Second #87
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Aaaaaaaaaand we’re back! We’re kicking off 2026 with our ✨hopes and dreams✨for the year ahead in gaming youtu.be/2GSlzyRfAZo?...
2026 is going to be an absolute huge year for videogames | Friends Per Second #86
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feels wild to make this Google folder, ngl
It’s our last episode of the year! 🏆 Our Game Awards highlights 🤖 Discussion on AI in gaming 🕹️ New Diablo update, Skate Story, Terminator 2D, Silksong, Puzzmo and more! youtu.be/Lz3jucLMH5M?...
The AI situation is crazy | Friends Per Second #85
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watching the latest @friendspersecond.bsky.social and the inevitable metroid prime 4 discussion arrives: @jakebaldino.com : If the game makes me do this, It's not gonna be good @skillup.bsky.social The game makes you do that, Jake. @lucyjames.games 😬
This week! 🐎 HORSES ban 🔮 Metroid Prime 4 thoughts 👻 Séance of Blake Manor interview And much more! youtu.be/mIfXPbOe460?...
We played the banned game (Horses) + Metroid Prime 4 review chat | Friends Per Second #84
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The @friendspersecond.bsky.social discussed The Séance of Blake Manor on their recent podcast. @lucyjames.games seemed to enjoy it quite a lot. Check it out! youtu.be/yvu66Y2VLq8?...
We ask Valve the big questions around the Steam Machine, Frame & Controller | FPS Podcast #83
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On this week’s episode ▪️ We ask Valve all our burning questions about the Steam Machine (and Half-Life 3) 🏆 Game Awards nominees discussion 🎮 Blake Manor, Kirby, Ambrosia Sky, Metroid, Lumines, Anno and MORE youtu.be/yvu66Y2VLq8?...
We ask Valve the big questions around the Steam Machine, Frame & Controller | FPS Podcast #83
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New ep! 🤨 GTA6 delay + Rockstar news 🦹🏻 Dispatch interview 🔮 Seance of Blake Manor, Battlefield Battle Royale, Lumines, LEGO Batman, PowerWash Sim 2 and MORE! youtu.be/aPqU5hSVA78?...
These Rockstar firings don't look good | Friends Per Second Ep #82
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every time we say "it's gonna be a quick recording" it is never a quick recording
Friends Per Second Podcast@friendspersecond.bsky.social · 9mo agobe careful what you wish for
PACKED ep: 💡 @timoflegend.bsky.social and @leepetty.bsky.social join us to chat about Keeper 🤖 Is ARC Raiders the next big thing? We talk to Aleksander Grøndal from Embark Studios 🎮 ROG Xbox Ally X impressions 😍 BALL X PIT and more! youtu.be/OA92dB1jvaQ?...
How Arc Raiders was able to generate the buzz that Marathon couldn't | FPS Podcast #81
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New ep! ⭐️ We’re joined by industry legend @yosp-jp.bsky.social to talk about what he’s been up to post-PlayStation 💸 That Game Pass price hike… 🎮 Battlefield, Megabonk, Yōtei, Little Nightmares and more! youtu.be/bs7KLs8krho?...
Shuhei Yoshida talks life after Sony, VR, and the future of the console business | FPS Podcast #80
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New ep! We talk about 🥀 our love for Silent Hill f 🗡️ Jake’s time with Ghost of Yōtei 🚪 Kojima’s Beyond the Strand event and more! youtu.be/1ld5mVWtjq4?...
Many Silent Hill fans are NOT HAPPY with Silent Hill f | Friends Per Second #79
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The gang’s back together. This week: 🧭 Hell Is Us creative director Jon Jacques-Belletête on how the game got made and Silksong’s shadow drop ⏳ Ralph’s review of Cronos 🗡️ Jake’s early Silksong impressions 😎 Lucy saw Oasis (and went to gamescom I guess) and much, much more youtu.be/opeNl55y-0Y?...
'Hell is Us' Game Director on what worked (and didn't) | Friends Per Second Ep #78
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New ep! With Lucy visiting family in the UK, the wonderful @vicious696.bsky.social stepped up to cohost! 🫠 Parris drops a ROG Ally Xbox X 🇩🇪 Gamescom overview ❗Metal Gear Solid Delta impressions 🎮 Sword of the Sea, Gears of War Reloaded, Portal Revolution and MORE youtu.be/D0t7qH3TqB0?...
Metal Gear Solid 3: Unreal Engine 5 Edition | Friends Per Second Ep #77
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And just like that… there’s a new episode of the podcast for you. We chat to @mattnava.bsky.social about Sword of the Sea, our feelings on Battlefield 6 and Mafia: The Old Country, and much, much more! youtu.be/Y7o5kiIcK-Y?...
'Mafia: The Old Country' reminds us that it's ok to love mid games | Friends Per Second #76
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