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

About this episode

The episode features interviews with the God of War: Laufey Director and other game developers, along with discussions on recent gaming showcases.

Head to https://buyraycon.com/friendsOPEN to get up to 15% off Raycon audio products this holiday season. Thanks to Raycon for sponsoring FPS! -- Timestamps: 00:00 Intro / Housekeeping 07:50 Sony State of Play 34:14 Raycon (ad) 35:50 Interview with God of War: Laufey Director Ariel Lawrence 1:04:41 Summer Game Fest Showcase 1:37:17 Interview with That's No Moon, CCO Taylor Kurosaki and Game Director Jacob Minkoff 2:13:04 Xbox Showcase 2:29:05 Wrap Up -- If you wanna check out our newsletter, you can do so here: https://friendspersecond.substack.com/ Listen to the Friends Per Second Podcast on your favourite podcast platform: https://linktr.ee/friendspersecond Follow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/friendspersecond -- 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. She's actually, like, experienced and credentialed and has real life skills and…

People in this episode

Hosts: Jake Baldino, Lucy James

Guests: Ariel Lawrence, Taylor Kurosaki, Jacob Minkoff

Topics covered

• God of War
• game development
• interviews
• gaming showcases
• Raycon sponsorship

Keywords

• God of War
• Laufey
• Ariel Lawrence
• gaming showcases
• Raycon
• interview
• game development

Sponsors

Raycon

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Sony, That's No Moon, Gamespot, Gameranx

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