Friends Per Second

Jake Baldino, Lucy James, Ralph Panebianco

Booking Overview

A gaming roundtable focused on video games, major releases, game criticism, and industry trends, with occasional external gaming journalists, developers, and guest hosts. Credible pitches include game directors, studio founders, established game journalists, and knowledgeable industry analysts or creators; booking difficulty is medium because the show has hosted recognizable professionals from outlets such as The Washington Post and IGN as well as game developers.

Metrics

Episodes: 105

Frequency: Biweekly

Rating: 4.8/5.0

Estimated listeners: 10k-100k

Gender skew: Male

Location: USA

YouTube: 1.1M subscribers

Instagram: 3.6k followers

Contact Information

Publicly listed emails

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Host

Jake Baldino - Gaming YouTuber and reviewer known for his work with Gameranx and his personal channel.

Lucy James - Games journalist and presenter who spent more than a decade as a senior producer at GameSpot. She founded Looking For, a games discovery newsletter and platform, and co-hosts the annual Summer Game...

Ralph Panebianco - Gaming commentator and YouTuber known professionally as Skill Up, covering video games, reviews, and the games industry.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

medium

Typical Credentials:

Established video game journalists, critics, game directors, studio founders, developers, and industry professionals with direct expertise in notable games or major industry issues.

Required Achievements:

Bylines or editorial roles at major gaming or mainstream media outlets, Leadership or creative roles on notable video game projects, Founding or senior leadership positions at game studios, Recognized expertise in video game criticism or industry analysis

Recent Guest Discussions

Mateusz Tomaszkiewicz - Rebel Wolves And The Development Of The Blood Of Dawnwalker.

Konrad Tomaszkiewicz - Rebel Wolves And The Development Of The Blood Of Dawnwalker.

Mitchell Saltzman - Marvel's Wolverine And Video Game Criticism.

Gene Park - Marvel's Wolverine And Video Game Criticism.

Recent Topics

Gaming, Game Development, Game Industry, Game Design

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on

Friends Per Second

Can Activision save Halo? + Control Resonant & Ace Combat 8 review discussions | FPS #105

September 26, 2026

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 5:06 Xbox Reset Discussion 27:47 Ralph Talks Us Through the Latest Bungie Update 42:19 Raycon (ad) 44:39 Everyone's Been Playing Control Resonant 01:14:17 User Question 1 01:23:49 Lucy and Ralph Have Been Playing Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave 01:35:32 Ralph is BEGGING Everyone to Play Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve 01:48:22 Lucy ...

The Wolverine review debrief feat. Gene Park (Washington Post) and Mitch Saltzman (IGN) | FPS #104

September 13, 2026

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Let's talk about GTA 6 (and The Witcher 3: Songs of the Past) | Friends Per Second #103

August 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 play...

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