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Friends Per Second

Friends Per Second

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Three nerds. Three microphones. Zero clue what we're talking about - a video game podcast from Skill Up, Jake Baldino, and Lucy James.© 2024 Friends Per Second Science Fiction
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  • The Wolverine review debrief feat. Gene Park (Washington Post) and Mitch Saltzman (IGN) | FPS #104

    The Wolverine review debrief feat. Gene Park (Washington Post) and Mitch Saltzman (IGN) | FPS #104
    Sep 13 2026
    One thing to pack, five ways to power! Get 10% Off @Ridge with code FRIENDS at https://www.Ridge.com/FRIENDS #ridgepod -- Try Factor at https://www.factormeals.com/fps50off with code fps50off to get 50% off your first box plus free breakfast item per box for 1 year while supplies last. Thanks to Factor for sponsoring FPS! -- Head to https://buyraycon.com/friends to get up to 20% off Raycon audio products this season. Thanks to Raycon for sponsoring FPS! -- 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 -- Listen to the Friends Per Second Podcast on your favourite podcast platform: https://linktr.ee/friendspersecond Follow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/friendspersecond -- 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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    2 hrs and 46 mins
  • Let's talk about GTA 6 (and The Witcher 3: Songs of the Past) | Friends Per Second #103

    Let's talk about GTA 6 (and The Witcher 3: Songs of the Past) | Friends Per Second #103
    Aug 30 2026
    Try Factor at https://www.factormeals.com/fps50off with code fps50off to get 50% off your first box plus free breakfast for 1 year. Thanks to Factor for sponsoring FPS! -- 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 -- Listen to the Friends Per Second Podcast on your favourite podcast platform: https://linktr.ee/friendspersecond Follow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/friendspersecond -- 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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 57 mins
  • The biggest games of the year are about to release (and we played a bunch of them) | FPS Ep #102

    The biggest games of the year are about to release (and we played a bunch of them) | FPS Ep #102
    Aug 16 2026
    🔒 Get 20% off DeleteMe by going to https://joindeleteme.com/friends and use code FRIENDS to protect your privacy! 🙌 -- Try Factor at https://www.factormeals.com/fps50off with code fps50off to get 50% off your first box plus free breakfast for 1 year. Thanks to Factor for sponsoring FPS! -- 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 -- Listen to the Friends Per Second Podcast on your favourite podcast platform: https://linktr.ee/friendspersecond Follow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/friendspersecond -- 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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    2 hrs and 25 mins
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Followed Jake Baldino for years with Gameranx, and have listened to every episode through YouTube and ended up subscribing to both skill up and the completionist aswell! I just got audible and thought I'd keep up with it on here. thanks, guys, for great content!

Been listening since day 1

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I usually watch on YouTube on skillups channel but sometimes If I wanna garden or I’m on a drive it great to listen via podcast on here.

Love to just hear these folks chat about gaming

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