Thanks to Squarespace for sponsoring the video. If you want to set up your own website (and get a discount while doing it), hit this link for more info: http://www.squarespace.com/skillup -- FPS Exclusive! Try AG1 and get a FREE 1-year supply of Vitamin D3K2 AND 5 free AG1 Travel Packs with your first purchase exclusively at https://drinkag1.com/friends Thanks to AG1 for sponsoring FPS. -- Welcome to the FPS Podcast! It's the day after The Game Awards (well, it was when we recorded this)! This w...
Dec 11, 2023•2 hr 16 min•Season 2Ep. 35
Welcome to the FPS Podcast. This week we're joined by Nick Calandra and Yahtzee Croshaw, formerly of The Escapist but now going independent. Their new venture is called Second Wind, and we really encourage everyone to check it out and support it if you can: Second Wind Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/SecondWindGroup/posts Second Wind YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@SecondWindGroup Timestamps: 00:00 Jirard Update 02:16 General Catch-Up / Updates 10:49 Game Awards Nominees 42:48 Interview With ...
Nov 17, 2023•2 hr 31 min•Season 2Ep. 34
FPS Exclusive! get a FREE 1-year supply of Vitamin D3K2 AND 5 free AG1 Travel Packs with your first AG1 purchase ➼ https://drinkAG1.com/FRIENDS Thanks to AG1 for sponsoring FPS. -- Thanks to our friends Raycon for sponsoring this episode! Head to https://buyraycon.com/friends to get 20 to 50% off sitewide! -- Welcome to a special episode of the FPS Podcast. This week it's a pretty huge guest line-up. First up is a who's who of Destiny content creation: Datto, MyNameIsByf and Aztecross join the s...
Nov 04, 2023•3 hr 32 min•Season 2Ep. 33
Exclusive! Grab the NordVPN deal ➼ https://nordvpn.com/friendspersecond and get extra subscription time. Try it risk-free now with a 30-day money-back guarantee. Thanks to NordVPN for sponsoring our show. -- This week we're joined by Ben Hanson of the MinnMax Show (https://www.youtube.com/@minnmax) as well as Bryan Intihar, game director for the recently released hidden indie gem: Marvel's Spider-Man 2. Timestamps: 00:00 Ben Hanson of MinnMax Joins Us! General Catch-Up and Updates 07:19 Intervie...
Oct 20, 2023•3 hr 4 min•Season 2Ep. 32
Thanks to Raycon for sponsoring this episode! Head to https://buyraycon.com/friends and use the code BIRTHDAY now to get 20-40% off sitewide! -- Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 03:54 Assassin's Creed 37:22 Xbox Leaks 47:31 Interview: Ben Brode 01:30:29 Raycon (ad) 01:33:05 User Question 01:38:50 Alan Wake II Impressions 02:01:39 New Releases Discussion 02:26:24 This Week In The Wayback 02:35:36 Wrap Up -- Let's meet our hosts: - Jake Baldino (aka the Before You Buy Guy) is pretty much the most watched r...
Oct 06, 2023•2 hr 46 min•Season 2Ep. 31
FPS Exclusive! Grab our NordVPN deal at nordvpn.com/friendspersecond and you get extra subscription time for free. Try it risk-free now with a 30-day money-back guarantee. Thanks to NordVPN for sponsoring our show. -- We're altogether in LA for the first time since Summer Games Fest in June! We talk through our impressions of Spider-Man 2, Final Fantasy VII Rebirth and we're joined by Gabe Amantangelo, Game Director for both Cyberpunk 2077 and the upcoming Cyberpunk 2077 sequel, currently in dev...
Sep 21, 2023•2 hr 26 min•Season 2Ep. 30
Thanks to Liquid I.V. for sponsoring this episode! Head to https://www.liquidiv.com/ and use promo code ‘FRIENDS’ to get 20% off anything when you order. Thanks to Raycon for sponsoring this episode! Head to https://buyraycon.com/friends to get 20% off sitewide and FREE shipping! -- Thumbnail credit: thanks to @sergioodoardi on Twitter for the image of Todd. -- Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 12:03 Gamescom and PAX Wrap up w/ Lucy & Jirard 40:06 Starfield with Michael Higham 01:42:48 Liquid I.V. (Ad...
Sep 10, 2023•3 hr 9 min•Season 2Ep. 29
#FriendsPerSecond #Podcast #Cyberpunk2077 -- Timestamps 00:00:00 Intro 00:06:29 Gamescom 00:31:45 Re-releases (Red Ded & MGS) 00:50:03 User question - Coop games 00:57:18 Charles Martinet 01:14:29 User question - backlogs 01:23:46 Wayfinder 01:29:43 Immortals of Aveum 01:42:22 Lords of the Fallen 01:45:23 Space Marine 2 01:49:30 Cygni 01:52:20 Way Back 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 an...
Aug 26, 2023•2 hr 12 min•Season 2Ep. 28
Baldur's Gate III is now one of the highest rated games of all time on Metacritic, and we think it deserves every damn point (and then some). -- Thanks to Liquid I.V. for sponsoring this episode! Head to https://www.liquidiv.com/ and use code ‘Friends’ to get 20% off anything when you order. -- Timestamps: Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 10:16 Baldur's Gate 3 43:42 GOTY Half Year Discussion 01:07:30 Interview Block with Airship Games 01:53:00 Liquid I.V. (Ad) 01:56:24 User Question 02:05:00 What We've B...
Aug 12, 2023•2 hr 46 min•Season 2Ep. 27
Swen Vincke, boss of Larian studios, joins us to talk about the release of what may well be the biggest RPG of 2023. -- Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 08:36 Lucy and Jirard’s experience at SDCC 25:05 Swen Vincke from Larian for Baldur’s Gate 3! 01:03:25 News and Updates O1:29:09 New Releases 01:56:12 User Question 02:06:46 This Week in The Way Back 02:13:44 Wrap Up -- #FriendsPerSecond #Podcast #Gollum -- Let's meet our hosts: - Jake Baldino (aka the Before You Buy Guy) is pretty much the most watched ...
Jul 30, 2023•2 hr 24 min•Season 2Ep. 26
Thanks to Liquid I.V. for sponsoring this episode! Head to liquidiv.com and use code ‘Friends’ to get 20% off anything when you order. -- A big thanks to Blessing for joining us. You can find him on Threads @BlessingJr Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 09:53 Lord of the Rings Gollum Studio Shutdown 32:17 Xbox Series S controversy around next-gen performance 41:39 Tears of the Kingdom spoiler conversation + Final Fantasy XVI conversation 52:57 User Question 1:01:00 Liquid I.V. (Ad) 1:05:00 What We've Been ...
Jul 15, 2023•2 hr 20 min•Season 2Ep. 25
Thanks to Squarespace for sponsoring the video. If you want to set up your own website (and get a discount while doing it), hit this link for more info: http://www.squarespace.com/skillup -- Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 04:14 FTC Drama 30:39 Squarespace (Ad) 32:04 Nintendo Direct Discussion 47:38 Final Fantasy XVI 01:38:12 User Question 01:44:00 New Releases 02:14:15 This Week In The Wayback 02:22:56 Outro -- #FriendsPerSecond #Podcast #FFXVI -- Let's meet our hosts: - Jake Baldino (aka the Before Yo...
Jul 01, 2023•2 hr 31 min•Season 2Ep. 24
Listen to the Friends Per Second Podcast here or on your podcast platform of choice: https://linktr.ee/friendspersecond. Don't forget to follow us on all the social platforms while you're there! -- Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 04:50 Summer Game Fest Presentation 26:22 Play Days 01:08:17 Interview With Ben Starr (Clive Rosfield In Final Fantasy XVI) 01:52:00 XBOX Showcase 02:18:37 Ubisoft Showcase 02:34:54 Outro -- #FriendsPerSecond #SummerGamesFest #FFXVI -- Let's meet our hosts: - Jake Baldino (aka ...
Jun 17, 2023•2 hr 43 min•Season 2Ep. 23
Listen to the Friends Per Second Podcast here or on your podcast platform of choice: https://linktr.ee/friendspersecond. Don't forget to follow us on all the social platforms while you're there! -- Thanks to Babbel for sponsoring this episode. Go to babbel.com and use promo code FRIENDS at checkout for 3 months free!. -- For great earbuds at a great price, visit https://buyraycon.com/friends to get 15% off your order! -- YouTube Description: Thanks to ExpressVPN for sponsoring this episode. Go t...
May 27, 2023•3 hr 3 min•Season 2Ep. 22
Listen to the Friends Per Second Podcast here or on your podcast platform of choice: https://linktr.ee/friendspersecond. Don't forget to follow us on all the social platforms while you're there! -- Take advantage of MANSCAPED®’s best valued bundle and save 20% Off and Free Shipping with the code FRIENDS at https://Manscaped.com. -- If you’re looking for an easier way to take supplements, Athletic Greens is giving you a FREE 1-year supply of Vitamin D AND 5 free travel packs with your first purch...
May 13, 2023•2 hr 14 min•Season 2Ep. 21
Listen to the Friends Per Second Podcast here or on your podcast platform of choice: https://linktr.ee/friendspersecond. Don't forget to follow us on all the social platforms while you're there! -- Thank you to ExpressVPN for sponsoring this video. Go to https://expressvpn.com/fps and find out how you can get 3 months of ExpressVPN free! -- Take advantage of MANSCAPED®’s best valued bundle and save 20% Off and Free Shipping with the code FRIENDS at https://Manscaped.com. -- If you’re looking for...
Apr 29, 2023•2 hr 18 min•Season 2Ep. 20
Listen to the Friends Per Second Podcast here or on your podcast platform of choice: https://linktr.ee/friendspersecond. Don't forget to follow us on all the social platforms while you're there! -- Visit https://buyraycon.com/FRIENDS to get 15% off your Raycon order -- Take advantage of MANSCAPED®’s best valued bundle and save 20% Off and Free Shipping with the code FRIENDS at https://Manscaped.com. -- Start learning a new language quickly and easily. Visit https://babbel.com and use offer code ...
Apr 16, 2023•2 hr 55 min•Season 2Ep. 19
Listen to the Friends Per Second Podcast here or on your podcast platform of choice: https://linktr.ee/friendspersecond. Don't forget to follow us on all the social platforms while you're there! -- Take advantage of MANSCAPED®’s best valued bundle and save 20% Off and Free Shipping with the code FRIENDS at https://Manscaped.com. 00:00:00 - Intro 00:17:32 - E3 canceled! 00:35:56 - User question #1 00:41:31 - Word from our sponsor 00:45:30 - Dredge 00:51:16 - Redfall 01:03:57 - Exoprimal 01:09:08 ...
Apr 07, 2023•2 hr 29 min•Season 2Ep. 18
Ralph here. An important note is that this podcast was recorded before the sudden and tragic passing of Lance Reddick, film and television star and the voice of many iconic videogame characters including Commander Zavala of Destiny. I'm in the tower right now paying tribute to him as I write this and it's incredibly moving to see so many guardians gather to pay their respects. They're not saluting a videogame avatar; they're saluting a person who brought so much joy to others, one who was a true...
Mar 18, 2023•2 hr 26 min•Season 2Ep. 17
A big thanks to Blessing for joining us. You can find him over on KindaFunny or on twitter @blessingjr. Check out his video on black hair in videogames here: https://youtu.be/pepkcF9UXng #FriendsPerSecond #Remakes #Podcast -- 00:00:00 - Intro 00:04:18 - Rocksteady’s Suicide Squad 00:27:55 - Listener question #1 00:37:40 - Biggest Releases + PSVR2 00:56:03 - Destiny 2 Lightfall 01:03:18 - Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty 01:14:30 - Final Fantasy XVI 01:28:30 - Hitman Freelancer 01:37:36 - Lucy’s DICE expe...
Mar 04, 2023•2 hr 23 min•Season 2Ep. 16
Listen to the Friends Per Second Podcast here or on your podcast platform of choice: https://linktr.ee/friendspersecond. Don't forget to follow us on all the social platforms while you're there! #FriendsPerSecond #Remakes #Podcast -- 00:00:00 - Intro 00:07:57 - Are there too many remasters and remakes? 00:30:11 - Listener question #1 00:40:33 - New releases 00:42:23 - Hogwarts Legacy 00:56:19 - Like A Dragon: Ishin! 01:09:55 - Jirard and Shovel Knight speedruns 01:14:30 - Hi-Fi Rush 01:20:08 - L...
Feb 18, 2023•2 hr 11 min•Season 2Ep. 15
Listen to the Friends Per Second Podcast here or on your podcast platform of choice: https://linktr.ee/friendspersecond. Don't forget to follow us on all the social platforms while you're there! #FriendsPerSecond #TheGameAwards #GodofWarRagnarok -- 00:00:00 - Intro 00:02:16 - The Last of Us TV Show 00:22:03 - Listener Question #1 00:32:10 - Fire Emblem Engage 00:38:26 - Forspoken 00:59:22 - Dead Space Remake 01:14:26 - Hi-Fi Rush 01:25:00 - Listener Question #2 01:34:17 - Gene Park interview 02:...
Feb 04, 2023•2 hr 35 min•Season 2Ep. 14
Listen to the Friends Per Second Podcast here or on your podcast platform of choice: https://linktr.ee/friendspersecond. Don't forget to follow us on all the social platforms while you're there! #FriendsPerSecond #TheGameAwards #GodofWarRagnarok -- 00:00:00 - Intro 00:03:22 - The Game Awards discussion 00:26:33 - Hades 2 reaction 00:30:45 - Armored Core 6 reaction 00:36:35 - The awards themselves 00:42:36 - DS2 trailer 00:50:07 - Reformed rabbi Bill Clinton 00:56:28 - Interview w/ God of War Rag...
Dec 13, 2022•2 hr 43 min•Season 1Ep. 13
Get 20% Off and Free Shipping with the code FPS at Manscaped.com. Thanks to Manscaped for sponsoring the video. -- Listen to the Friends Per Second Podcast here or on your podcast platform of choice: https://linktr.ee/friendspersecond. Don't forget to follow us on all the social platforms while you're there! #FriendsPerSecond #Pentiment #TheGameAwards -- 00:00 - Intro 06:07 - Game Awards 44:45 - Sonic Frontiers 57:06 - Pentiment Game Director Interview 1:43:13 - Manscaped 1:47:07 - What We've be...
Nov 19, 2022•2 hr 24 min•Season 1Ep. 12
Listen to the Friends Per Second Podcast here or on your podcast platform of choice: https://linktr.ee/friendspersecond. Don't forget to follow us on all the social platforms while you're there! #FriendsPerSecond #GodofWar #Starfield -- 00:00 - Intro 06:12 - PSVR 2 25:41 - Nibel leaves Twitter 41:11 - Matt Booty Interview 1:30:01 - Games out this week 1:36:43 - Resident Evil Village: Winters' Expansion 1:46:25 - Potionomics 1:51:29 - Bayonetta 3 1:59:00 - Marvel Snap 2:06:20 - God of War: Ragnar...
Nov 04, 2022•3 hr•Season 1Ep. 11
Listen to the Friends Per Second Podcast here or on your podcast platform of choice: https://linktr.ee/friendspersecond. Don't forget to follow us on all the social platforms while you're there! #FriendsPerSecond #GodofWar #GothamKnights -- 00:00:00 - Intro 00:23:11 - Silent Hill showcase 00:43:44 - Resident Evil Showcase 00:55:33 - Lucy’s take on Overwatch 2 01:05:21 - Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope impressions 01:16:07 - Gotham Knights impressions 01:29:21 - A Plague Tale: Requiem impressions ...
Oct 22, 2022•2 hr 24 min•Season 1Ep. 10
Welcome back to the Friends Per Second Podcast! This week, Lucy is off galivanting around the Big Apple, so to pick up the slack we're joined by Blessing Adeoye Jr., seen most recently hosting the Disney Marvel Videogames Showcase. Blessing helps us tackle Overwatch 2's confusing (and troubled launch), eulogize Google Stadia and he even manages to convince some of the cast to play a FIFA game. 00:00:00 - Intro 00:07:10 - Overwatch 2 is out… kind of 00:41:53 - Stadia is dead 01:01:47 - Indie chec...
Oct 08, 2022•2 hr 7 min•Season 1Ep. 9
Welcome back to Friends Per Second! This week Jirard is off sick so we're joined by the incorrigible Tamoor Hussain. We chat about those GTA VI leaks and wonder aloud: 'how is this different to a journalist leaking insider scoops (besides the whole, illegal break-and-entering thing). Plus, we sat down with the showrunner for Cyberpunk Edgerunners, Rafal Jaki, and he talked us through the show's creation from thought bubble in his brain to a show that is *kinda* rehabilitating Cyberpunk 2077 bett...
Sep 24, 2022•2 hr 33 min•Season 1Ep. 8
Listen to the Friends Per Second Podcast here or on your podcast platform of choice: https://linktr.ee/friendspersecond. Don't forget to follow us on all the social platforms while you're there! #FriendsPerSecond #GamingPodcast #thelastofus -- Welcome back to Friends Per Second! This week Jake is away (in Iceland?!?) and as a replacement/upgrade we have the awesome Gene Park of The Washington Post. He joins us as we react to Jim Ryan's very public calling out of Phil Spencer over the Activision ...
Sep 10, 2022•3 hr 12 min•Season 1Ep. 7
Welcome back to Friends Per Second! This week we're joined by one of Valve's senior designers, Lawrence Yang, who has played a pivotal role in the design and launch of the Steam Deck. We learn about the origins of the project, the roadblocks they had to overcome and what Valve are planning next for their breakthrough device. Also, how about those Embracer acquisitions? Turns out they own Gandalf now :/ We finish up with a look at the biggest games from the past fortnight including top-tier offer...
Aug 27, 2022•2 hr 50 min•Season 1Ep. 6
