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

2025-10-25

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Go to http://uncommongoods.com/friends for 15% off your next gift.

Head to https://trueclassic.com/FRIENDS to try True Classic for yourself.

Head to https://buyraycon.com/friends to get up to 20% off the Everyday Earbuds Classic. Thanks to Raycon for sponsoring FPS!

https://www.hellofresh.com/fps10fm with code fps10fm to get 10 free meals + a free item for life. Thanks to HelloFresh for sponsoring FPS!

Timestamps:

00:00 Intro

04:45 Xbox ROG Ally X Impressions

26:24 Xbox News

40:33 Uncommon Goods (Ad)

43:44 Interview with Tim Schafer and Lee Petty of Double Fine

01:01:47 Keeper Discussion

01:14:28 True Classic (Ad)

01:16:20 Ball X Pit

01:29:14 Arc Raiders Interview with Executive Producer Aleksander Grondal

02:08:59 Raycon (Ad)

02:11:21 Hello Fresh (Ad)

02:13:14 What We've Been Playing (Vampire The Masquerade Bloodlines 2, Battlefield 6, Dispatch)

02:52:14 Show and Tell

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- 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. 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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