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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PlayStation 5 / Tommy Padula from DarkZero Esports
In this week's episode, Ryan and Lukas talk about the PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X and Spider-Man: Miles Morales. They also chat with DarkZero Esports' Head of Partnerships Tommy Padula about the organization's move to Vegas and what the future holds for DarkZero and esports.
53 min
152
Xbox and PS5 launch / Fernando Reyes Medina
In this week's episode, Lukas and Ryan talk about the launch of the Xbox Series X and PlayStation 5. They also chat with Halo Infinite Multiplayer Game Designer Fernando Reyes Medina about his journey and the highly anticipated game.
52 min
153
Jennifer Hale / Cyberpunk delayed ... again
In this week's episode, legendary voice actor Jennifer Hale talks to Lukas and Ryan about Mass Effect, music and more! The guys also chat about Cyberpunk's latest delay.
54 min
154
AOC on Twitch / Ashley Farkas Extra Life
In this week's episode, Lukas and Ryan sit down with Ashley Farkas, the Program Director for the Extra Life Charity Organization! Plus AOC streams on Twitch and Venn TV acquires financial backing from Nexstar.
42 min
155
PlayStation party chat / The Completionist
On this week's episode, Jirard "The Completionist" Khalil joins Lukas and Ryan to talk about his career. The guys also talk about PlayStation 5 and Watchdogs: Legion.
75 min
156
Kinda Funny's Greg Miller / GameStop
On this week's episode, Kinda Funny co-founder Greg Miller joins the show to talk about his career. Lukas and Ryan also discuss Overwatch, Amazon and Microsoft's deal with GameStop.
79 min
157
Super Smash Bros. / Mike Shapiro
On today's episode, Lukas and Ryan talk Super Smash Bros. Voice actor Mike Shapiro (G-Man from the Half Life series) talks about Half Life: Alyx, what's next for the franchise and more!
49 min
158
State of Esports roundtable discussion
In episode 37, Lukas and Ryan are joined by Dustin Steiner, Milo Ocampo and Peter Lam to discuss Amazon, Overwatch and the state of esports.
69 min
159
Microsoft and Bethesda / Jeff Schine AKA Captai...
In episode 36, Lukas and Ryan are joined by Jeff Schine, also known as Captain America in Marvel's Avengers! The guys also talk about Microsoft acquiring Bethesda and finally...the last piece to the Playstation 5 puzzle!
60 min
160
PlayStation 5 / Garenn
In today's episode, professional Rocket League player Garenn joins Lukas and Ryan to talk about the PlayStation 5, how he joined 8-bit Esports and more.
49 min
161
Xbox Series X price / TheSushiDragon
In today's episode, TheSushiDragon, host of the Sushi Dragon Show on Venn, joins Lukas and Ryan to talk about the Xbox Series X and Series S prices. Sushi Dragon shares his journey and how he aims to innovate and entertain through his content.
55 min
162
Madden NFL 21 / Quantum Error
In today's episode, Micah Jones, owner and lead designer and artist at TeamKill Media, joins Lukas and Ryan to talk about Call of Duty and Madden. Micah also shares information about their upcoming horror game, Quantum Error, which was showcased during Gamescom.
59 min
163
Travis Willingham / Microsoft joins the fight
In today's episode, legendary voice actor Travis Willingham joins Lukas and Ryan to talk about playing Thor in Marvel's Avengers, the hit web series Critical Role and much, much more!
69 min
164
Sandra Saad / Epic Games
In today's episode, voice actor Sandra Saad joins Lukas and Ryan to talk about Kamala Khan, Ms. Marvel, Marvel's Avengers and more!
47 min
165
State of Play / Jen Taylor
Voice actor Jen Taylor joins Lukas and Ryan to talk Mario, Halo Infinite and more!
44 min
166
PS5 or Xbox Series X / Alanah Pearce
In today's episode, Lukas and Ryan talk with games journalist and content creator Alanah Pearce about PlayStation vs. Xbox, her career and where games journalism needs to improve.
54 min
167
Xbox Showcase / Peter Lam
In today's episode, Lukas and Ryan talk shop with marketing guru Peter Lam about the Xbox showcase, Rocket League going free to play and FaZe Clan's Valorant tournament.
60 min
168
Twitch Blackout, One Month Later / Delacroix, S...
*Disclaimer: Adult topics are discussed in this episode* In episode 27 Lukas and Ryan sit down with some of the founders of the Twitch Blackout event to talk about the Overwatch Grand Finals, Lyric exclusively streaming on twitch and the changes that have been made since the Twitch Blackout.
75 min
169
Amazon games flop out the gate / Kayla Cooper 1...
In episode 26 Lukas and Ryan discuss Amazon pulling Crucible back into closed beta and delaying New Worlds. They are joined by Kayla Cooper, Project Manager from the 1,000 Dreams Fund.
48 min
170
Next Gen price increase / Milo Ocampo
Milo Ocampo joins Lukas and Ryan to talk about next gen price increases and what 8-Bit Esports is doing to give people a safe place to report on harassment in the esports space.
61 min
171
Ninja's Next Move / Content Creator OverTFlow
In episode 24 Lukas and Ryan sit down with Content Creator OverTFlow to jibber jab about Ninja's next move for streaming, Valorant's first major tournament and much more!
64 min
172
Mixer is no more / Nolan North
Legendary actor Nolan North joins Ryan and Lukas to talk about Mixer and his career from his start as a journalist to Destiny, Uncharted and the upcoming Avengers game!
74 min
173
PS5 design unveiled / Alex Tietz from 8-Bit Esp...
Alex Tietz, from 8-Bit Esports, joins Lukas and Ryan to talk PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X and Valorant!
48 min
174
PS5 announcement back on! / Arash Khalili of Lo...
In episode 21, Lukas and Ryan talk video games with Partner & Co-Chair of Loeb & Loeb LLP Arash Khalili! Arash helped to put together the Tyler "Ninja" Blevins and Adidas deal, among many others! In today's episode, we get a new date for the Sony Playstation 5 announcements, esports making waves in sports gambling and Destiny 2's first live in game event!
35 min
175
How the protests have affected gaming / VALORAN...
Lukas and Ryan talk about how the protests have affected the gaming industry, the official launch of VALORANT and more.
47 min