LAN Parties: A Video Gaming and Espor...

LAN Parties is a weekly podcast from the Las Vegas Review-Journal covering the world of video gaming and esports. Every Wednesday, hosts Lukas Eggen and Ryan Smith zap into your speakers and earbuds with interviews and more.

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Returnal and Pokémon Snap / Jason Schreier
On this week's episode, Lukas and Ryan talk about Returnal and Pokémon Snap. The guys also chat with Bloomberg reporter Jason Schreier about his new book, "Press Reset: Ruin and Recover in the Video Game Industry."
58 min
127
Destiny 2 Transmog Fail / Neil Malvone
In this episode Lukas and Ryan talk about Destiny 2 bringing a transmog system to the game, but there's a catch! They also discuss their thoughts on Resident Evil 8 and sit down with Neil Malvone, EVP of Partnerships and Chief Esports Officer of Collegiate Sports Management Group to talk about this weekend's Collegiate Esports National Championship.
46 min
128
Sony Reverses Course / Brandon Cole
On this week's episode, Lukas and Ryan discuss Sony's decision to keep the PlayStation Store open on PS3 and Vita and the new Overwatch League season. The guys also chat with blind accessibility advocate and consultant Brandon Cole! Cole played a critical role on bringing accessibility features to The Last of Us Part II.
70 min
129
The Last of Us Remake / Salvador Villa and Tedd...
In this week's episode, Lukas and Ryan sit down with Salvador Villa, Co-founder of Storm Rush Gaming and Teddy Nguyen, President of the Nevada Esports Education League to talk about their upcoming fundraising stream Vegas Relief, starting on Friday April 16 and ending on Sunday April 18 benefiting Direct Relief. The guys also talk about the recent news of another remake for The Last of Us and get an update about Outriders' servers and changes.
56 min
130
Outriders / David Bateson
On this week's episode, Lukas and Ryan talk about Outriders and IO Interactive's upcoming James Bond game. The guys also chat with David Bateson, the voice of Agent 47 in the Hitman series!
62 min
131
Cyberpunk patch / Mitch Reames
On this week's episode, Lukas and Ryan talk about PlayStation and Xbox offering more free games, and Cyberpunk 2077's latest patch. The guys also chat with Mitch Reames, an esports journalist with Nerd Street Gamers!
55 min
132
Sony buys EVO / Austin Wintory
In episode 62, Lukas and Ryan sit down with Composer Austin Wintory to talk about the process of creating music for video games and how he helped to shape the worlds of Journey and The Pathless. The guys also talk about the recent purchase of EVO and the delay of Gotham Knights.
66 min
133
Giacomo Gianniotti / Marvel's Avengers
In this special bonus episode, Lukas and Ryan chat with Giacomo Gianniotti about playing Hawkeye in Marvel's Avengers!
24 min
134
Bethesda officially joins Xbox / Patrick Gallagher
On this week's episode, Lukas and Ryan talk about Bethesda officially joining team Xbox and Outriders. The guys also chat with Patrick Gallagher (Khotun Khan, Ghost of Tsushima). Patrick was recently nominated for a BAFTA!
48 min
135
New Nintendo Switch / Predicting what games wil...
On this week's episode, Lukas and Ryan talk about the new Nintendo Switch, League of Legends Wild Rift and International Women's Day. They also predict which games without a concrete release date will be delayed.
52 min
136
Playstation State of Play / Ray Chase
In episode 59 Lukas and Ryan are joined by actor and Las Vegas native Ray Chase! Ray most recently played Noctis in Final Fantasy XV and just announced that he will be playing Nier in the highly anticipated Nier: Replicant. The guys also discuss their thoughts on Playstation's State of Play, the Pokemon Direct, the death of Anthem and Epic games' big purchase!
48 min
137
Nintendo Direct / Latinx In Gaming
Lukas and Ryan are joined by Latinx in Gaming co-founders Cristina Amaya and Elaine Gomez to talk about last week's Nintendo Direct and BlizzCon. We then talk to Cristina and Elaine about how Latinx in Gaming is working to increase diversity in the video games industry. Submit your Blue Wire Hustle application here: http://bwhustle.com/join
48 min
138
Nintendo Direct / Stephen Oyoung
Lukas and Ryan sit down with the actor behind Spiderman's Mr. Negative and Gotham Knights' Red Hood, Stephen Oyoung! The guys get into is career, talk about some of the impactful characters he's played and ask him about the time he spit on Keanu Reeves! Plus we've got a Nintendo Direct today that we're sure will bring some exciting announcements!
62 min
139
Little Nightmares 2 / Mitch Dyer
On this week's episode of LAN Parties, the guys talk about Little Nightmares 2 and interview games writer Mitch Dyer about Star Wars and the upcoming game Gotham Knights!
49 min
140
Dave Mervik / Gamestop Debacle
In episode 55, Lukas and Ryan sit down with the lead narrator designer, Dave Mervik for Little Nightmares 2 and talk about crafting that beautiful world! Plus, Game Stop and other stocks going nuts, Stadia studios shutting down and more!
57 min
141
Xbox Live price debacle / Mike Bithell
In this week's episode, Lukas and Ryan chat with game director and writer Mike Bithell about his games, including Thomas Was Alone, John Wick Hex and The Solitaire Conspiracy!
48 min
142
Roger Clark / New Star Wars Games
In this episode the guys sit down with the voice of Arthur Morgan, Roger Clark! Roger takes us into the mind of Arthur, what it was like to work on Red Dead Redemption II for five years and future projects that he's working on! Lukas and Ryan also talk about the New Star Wars games and what to expect from the Overwatch League this year!
61 min
143
2021 storylines / Game Informer's Andrew Reiner
This week, Lukas and Ryan chat with Game Informer's Editor-In-Chief about how gaming journalism has evolved and what storylines we are interesting in seeing this year.
41 min
144
2021 Game Expectations / Aaron L White
In the first episode of the new year, Lukas and Ryan sit down with Aaron L White, Movie critic and Co-host of Feelin Film Podcast to talk about their expectations for video games in 2021 and to discuss video game movies past, present and future!
64 min
145
KFC console?! / Lukas and Ryan interview each o...
Lukas and Ryan talk about KFC's new console, answer a few listener questions and interview each other! The guys also give their predictions for 2021.
69 min
146
CyberBug 2077 / Jairo Urcuyo - LV Inferno
In episode 49 Lukas and Ryan rewind back to their first episode sitting down with the CEO / Founder of the Las Vegas Inferno. We talk about the shift in esports, Inferno connecting with the community and more! Also, the guys have to talk about the bumpy launch of Cyberpunk 2077!
67 min
147
Cyberpunk 2077 / Cherami Leigh
On this week's episode, Lukas and Ryan talk about The Game Awards and Lukas' big announcement. We also chat with voice actor Cherami Leigh, the voice of V in Cyberpunk 2077!
50 min
148
2020 Game Awards / Dave Fennoy
In episode 47 Lukas and Ryan sit down with Dave Fennoy, also known as Lee from Tell Tale's The Walking Dead series to talk about his career that has spanned over 20+ years! The guys make their predictions for Game of the Year and get hyped for the release of Cyberpunk 2077!
68 min
149
Daisuke Tsuji / Virtual Reality
In this week's episode, Lukas and Ryan chat with Daisuke Tsuji, the voice of Jin Sakai in Ghost of Tsushima. Daisuke is nominated for Best Performance at The Game Awards!
55 min
150
Games We Are Thankful For / Kelly Nugent
In this week's episode, Lukas and Ryan talk about what games we are thankful and chat with Kelly Nugent, co-host of ELEAGUE Super Punch on TBS!
63 min