The best games we played (and saw) at Summer Game Fest 2025 | Friends Per Second #71
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Timestamps:
00:00 Intro with Special Guest Host Tamoor Hussain
03:18 Sony State of Play
28:17 Factor (ad)
30:52 Summer Game Fest
58:05 Raycon (ad)
01:00:22 Xbox Showcase
01:36:51 Interview With Alex Jordan
02:12:13 What We've Played in LA!
02:52:57 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 and a Creative Producer at Giant Bomb. 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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We cast the Elden Ring movie + our trip to Remedy studios for FBC Firebreak | Friends Per Second #70
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Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
03:30 Video Game Movie Adaptation Discussion
14:35 Randy Pitchford and the Price of Games
24:54 Marathon Discussion
42:03 Raycon (ad)
43:56 FBC Firebreak Interview with Mike Kayatta (Game Director) and Anssi Hyytiäinen (Lead Designer)
01:10:33 FBC Firebreak Impressions
01:37:48 User Question 1
01:44:34 User Question 2
01:49:48 What We've Been Playing
02:28:22 Show and Tell
02:40:50 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 and a Creative Producer at Giant Bomb. 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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That GTA 6 trailer got us all hot and steamy... | Friends Per Second Ep #69 (Nice)
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Note: this episode was recorded Monday May 5th - it went out late due team travel stuff.
Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
5:40 Ralph's Visit to Kojima Productions
28:06 GTA VI Trailer Discussion
42:09 Raycon (ad)
44:47 User Question 1
51:21 Doom the Dark Ages Discussion
01:07:17 Microsoft Price Hikes
01:18:01 Factor (ad)
01:20:34 User Question 2
01:31:48 What We've Been Playing
01:46:11 Show and Tell
01:55:46 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 and a Creative Producer at Giant Bomb. 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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1:59:30
Why Clair Obscur Expedition 33 is the best rated game of 2025 ft. Andy Serkis | FPS Ep #68
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Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
06:19 Oblivion Remastered Discussion with Guest Host MrMattyPlays
28:34 Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Discussion
53:17 Interview with Andy Serkis
01:01:43 Raycon (ad)
01:04:08 User Question 1
01:11:57 Video Game Adaptations Chat with The Weekly Planet
01:59:20 User Question 2
02:09:54 What We've Been Playing
02:22:00 Show and Tell
02:34:23 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 and a Creative Producer at Giant Bomb. 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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2:47:28
We need to talk about Nintendo | Friends Per Second Ep #67 (Part 2)
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This is part 2 of episode #67, recorded on Fri Apr 11th. We had to split the episode into two because there was too much to cover between the Switch 2 reveal stuff and the trip to Bungie for Marathon.
Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
03:58 Thoughts on the Minecraft Movie
13:54 Switch 2 Discussion
01:01:03 Factor (ad)
01:02:50 What We've Been Playing
01:26:39 Show and Tell
01:38:26 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 and a Creative Producer at Giant Bomb. 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.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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