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Chris Grant @charstring.com · 22/07/2026

I podcaster'd -- thanks to @lucyjames.games @skillup.bsky.social @jakebaldino.com for letting me dish. ❤️

Friends Per Second Podcast @friendspersecond.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

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?...

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Is modern gaming cooked? | Friends Per Second #99

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Friends Per Second Podcast @friendspersecond.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

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?...

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The honeymoon is over as Xbox prepares to close multiple studios | Friends Per Second #97

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Friends Per Second Podcast @friendspersecond.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

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?...

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We asked the God of War Laufey Game Director about that cube.... | Friends Per Second #96

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Friends Per Second Podcast @friendspersecond.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

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?...

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Sony is back in the exclusives business - will Xbox follow next? | Friends Per Second #95

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Friends Per Second Podcast @friendspersecond.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

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?...

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We asked the Mixtape devs how they made 2026's highest rated game | Friends Per Second #94

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Friends Per Second Podcast @friendspersecond.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

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?...

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So far, the new Xbox boss is saying (and doing ) the right things | Friends Per Second #93

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Friends Per Second Podcast @friendspersecond.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

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?...

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These PS5 price hikes are a serious problem | Friends Per Second #92

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Friends Per Second Podcast @friendspersecond.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

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?...

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Exclusive: Crimson Desert voice actors react to the game's reviews and INSANE reception | FPS #91

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Friends Per Second Podcast @friendspersecond.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

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

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Why Resident Evil Requiem is absolutely peak ft. TheSphereHunter (FPS #89)

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Friends Per Second Podcast @friendspersecond.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

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

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Mewgenics creator Edmund McMillen stops by to chat life, review scores & more | FPS #88

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Friends Per Second Podcast @friendspersecond.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

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?...

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We played (and loved) Resident Evil Requiem | Friends Per Second #87

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Friends Per Second Podcast @friendspersecond.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

Aaaaaaaaaand we’re back! We’re kicking off 2026 with our ✨hopes and dreams✨for the year ahead in gaming youtu.be/2GSlzyRfAZo?...

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2026 is going to be an absolute huge year for videogames | Friends Per Second #86

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Friends Per Second Podcast @friendspersecond.bsky.social · 20/12/2025

Thank you to all our wonderful Users for the love this year. We appreciate every single one of you. We’ll be back (with more talking) in mid-January 🫶

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Friends Per Second Podcast @friendspersecond.bsky.social · 20/12/2025

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?...

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The AI situation is crazy | Friends Per Second #85

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a cracked wooden man @woodenman.bsky.social · 06/12/2025

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 😬

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Friends Per Second Podcast @friendspersecond.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

This week! 🐎 HORSES ban 🔮 Metroid Prime 4 thoughts 👻 Séance of Blake Manor interview And much more! youtu.be/mIfXPbOe460?...

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We played the banned game (Horses) + Metroid Prime 4 review chat | Friends Per Second #84

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PAUL CONWAY @doomcube.bsky.social · 23/11/2025

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?...

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We ask Valve the big questions around the Steam Machine, Frame & Controller | FPS Podcast #83

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Friends Per Second Podcast @friendspersecond.bsky.social · 23/11/2025

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?...

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We ask Valve the big questions around the Steam Machine, Frame & Controller | FPS Podcast #83

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Friends Per Second Podcast @friendspersecond.bsky.social · 09/11/2025

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?...

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These Rockstar firings don't look good | Friends Per Second Ep #82

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Lucy James @lucyjames.games · 27/10/2025

every time we say "it's gonna be a quick recording" it is never a quick recording

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Friends Per Second Podcast @friendspersecond.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

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?...

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How Arc Raiders was able to generate the buzz that Marathon couldn't | FPS Podcast #81

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Friends Per Second Podcast @friendspersecond.bsky.social · 12/10/2025

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?...

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Shuhei Yoshida talks life after Sony, VR, and the future of the console business | FPS Podcast #80

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Friends Per Second Podcast @friendspersecond.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

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?...

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Many Silent Hill fans are NOT HAPPY with Silent Hill f | Friends Per Second #79

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Friends Per Second Podcast @friendspersecond.bsky.social · 13/09/2025

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?...

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'Hell is Us' Game Director on what worked (and didn't) | Friends Per Second Ep #78

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Friends Per Second Podcast @friendspersecond.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

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?...

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Metal Gear Solid 3: Unreal Engine 5 Edition | Friends Per Second Ep #77

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Friends Per Second Podcast @friendspersecond.bsky.social · 16/08/2025

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?...

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'Mafia: The Old Country' reminds us that it's ok to love mid games | Friends Per Second #76

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Friends Per Second Podcast @friendspersecond.bsky.social · 04/08/2025

Huge thanks to Force for joining us to co-host this week, check out his YT channel here: www.youtube.com/@ForceGaming...

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Force Gaming

I make videos about games.

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Friends Per Second Podcast @friendspersecond.bsky.social · 04/08/2025

I know we say every episode is a packed one, but wait until you see what we've got for you this week: 💪 Co-host Force Gaming 🎤 Vince Zampella and Byron Beede Battlefield 6 interview 🎮 BF6 hands-on impressions with @brucegreene.bsky.social 🎬 Dead Take chat with @abubakarsalim.bsky.social + more!

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Friends Per Second Podcast @friendspersecond.bsky.social · 19/07/2025

New episode! We talk to Ghost of Yōtei's creative directors about all the details from last week's State of Play, Ralph's launched a website, and we battle it out over Death Stranding 2. youtu.be/qT0wGSm18bs?...

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Interview: Ghost of Yotei Directors share their ambitious plans for the sequel | FPS Podcast #74

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Skill Up @skillup.bsky.social · 17/07/2025

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