Marathon game director explains why it won't be free-2-play | Friends Per Second Ep #67
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Timestamps:
00:00 Marathon Discussion and Impressions Part 1
13:42 Interview with Game Director Joe Ziegler
38:01 Raycon (ad)
40:24 Marathon Discussion and Impressions Part 2
01:34:32 Wrap Up
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- 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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The inside story of how Game Informer rose from the dead | Friends Per Second Ep #66
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Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
02:10 GDC Wrap Up
12:56 Ubisoft News and AC Shadows Thoughts
51:47 Factor (ad)
54:03 User Question 1
01:03:40 Interview with Alex Van Aken About the Rebirth of Game Informer
01:28:59 What We've Been Playing
02:02:16 Show and Tell
02:17:29 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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Interview: Joseph Fares reacts to Split Fiction's GOTY-level review scores | Friends Per Second #64
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Timestamps:
00:00 Intro with Guest Host Alanah Pearce!
11:40 Xbox's Handheld and Hardware Strategy
38:38 Raycon (ad)
41:11 Interview with Josef Fares of Hazelight Studio
01:24:25 Factor (ad)
01:26:52 User Question
01:40:11 What We've Been Playing
02:36:40 Show and Tell
02:52:51 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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Game reviews and why it's important to not care about them too much | Friends Per Second Ep #64
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Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
12:01 What's Happening in the AAA Space?
27:46 How to Use Video Game Reviews
01:11:01 Raycon (ad)
01:13:33 What We've Been Playing
01:56:15 Show and Tell
02:05:26 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.
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Avowed review discussion - why we didn't love it (feat. Alanah Pearce) | Friends Per Second Ep #63
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This week we react to the Sony State of Play, take a deep-dive look at Avowed and chat with Jakub Szamałek, formerly a lead writer from CDPR who work on The Witcher 3 and Cyberpunk 2077, and now the Narrative Director at Rebel Wolves, the studio comprised of former CDPR talent who just revealed their first game: Blood of the Dawnwalker. Great to have Alanah Pearce along for the ride, too.
Note: This episode was recorded Wed 12th of Feb, 2025.
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Timestamps:
00:00 Intro with Guest Host Alanah Pearce
08:37 Sony State of Play Recap
46:55 Factor (ad)
50:24 User Question 1
01:06:22 Interview with Rebel Wolves Narrative Director Jakub Szamałek
01:42:26 User Question 2
01:48:03 What We've Been Playing
02:17:16 Avowed Discussion
02:56:27 Show And Tell
03:08:33 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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