LAN Parties: A Video Gaming and Esports Podcast

LAN Parties: A Video Gaming and Esports Podcast

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

Episodes

March 27, 2024 55 mins
On this week's episode of LAN Parties, Salvador Villa and Paul Shepard join the show to talk about Monsoon Mayhem, a big event coming up in Las Vegas in April. Also, stick around until the very end for some big news about the future of LAN Parties.
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On this week's episode of LAN Parties, Behind the Voice host Abhi Jha joins the show to talk about his inspiration for starting his podcast, how he feels about the state of the gaming industry and more. Abhi Jha: https://twitter.com/GaminMadness97 LAN Parties: https://twitter.com/LANPartiesPod Lukas Eggen: https://twitter.com/lukaseggen
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March 13, 2024 19 mins
On this week's episode of LAN Parties, Lukas answers a few of your questions and shares a few updates. LAN Parties: https://twitter.com/LANPartiesPod Lukas Eggen: https://twitter.com/lukaseggen or https://www.threads.net/activity
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March 6, 2024 43 mins
Coach, actor and director Trine C. Jensen joins LAN Parties to talk about coaching voice actors, her journey into the entertainment field and more! Trine C. Jensen: https://twitter.com/TrineCJensen LAN Parties: https://twitter.com/LANPartiesPod Lukas Eggen: https://twitter.com/lukaseggen Game On! Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2103037101/game-on-2?ref=discovery_category
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On this week's episode of LAN Parties, Lukas brings you two interviews from DICE: Nick Button-Brown, Chair at Outright Games and Paul Sulok, CEO and Founder of Green Man Gaming. Lukas also gives an update about a Kickstarter for Game On!, a new digital gaming magazine. Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2103037101/game-on-2 Green Man Gaming: https://twitter.com/GreenManGaming Outright Games: https://twitter...
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February 21, 2024 44 mins
Greg Miller returns to LAN Parties to talk about co-hosting the D.I.C.E. awards, what role awards shows should play, Kinda Funny, the state of games media and more! Greg Miller: https://twitter.com/GameOverGreggy Kinda Funny: https://twitter.com/KindaFunnyVids LAN Parties: https://twitter.com/LANPartiesPod Lukas Eggen: https://twitter.com/lukaseggen or https://www.threads.net/@thelukaseggen Note: It's totally episod...
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February 14, 2024 31 mins
Get ready for three great interviews. Lukas Eggen sits down with Darrell Booker to talk about Microsoft's initiatives to making technology more accessible to all students, Eric Ranks to talk about why 22 Salute supports local events and how they support veterans and John Cash to talk about Cxmmunity! Darrell Booker: https://twitter.com/darrellbooker Cxmmunity: https://twitter.com/cxmmunity LAN Parties: https://twitter.com...
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On this week's episode of LAN Parties, Lukas was at GamerFest to kick off Super Bowl week in Las Vegas. Lukas talked to Alan Sitomer, the founder of the United States Academic Esports League, PFS Diamond, a local high school student who won the high school Madden tournament, and former NFL running back Ahman Green, who is now the esports coach at the University of Nebraska.
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January 31, 2024 22 mins
Tim Friedlander, founder and president of the National Association of Voice Actors, joins LAN Parties for an important conversation about voice acting and AI. Tim talks about what some of NAVA's primary concerns are, how he feels about the recent SAG-AFTRA-Replica deal and what needs to happen to protect voice actors going forward. Tim: https://twitter.com/TimFriedlander NAVA: https://twitter.com/NAVAVOICES LAN Parties: h...
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January 24, 2024 63 mins
Actress Paige Blackcloud joins LAN Parties to talk about her Mass Effect fan film, Sole Survivor, her acting journey so far, SkillsHub and more! See the short film here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fwNPTJjraQM Paige Blackcloud: https://www.instagram.com/paigeblackcloud LAN Parties: https://twitter.com/LANPartiesPod Lukas Eggen: https://twitter.com/lukaseggen or https://www.threads.net/@thelukaseggen
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Vegas Inferno, Las Vegas' official Esports Team, celebrated Vegas Inferno Day on Jan. 6 at Valhallan Esports Training in Las Vegas. Check out three interviews with Vegas Inferno owners Jairo Urcuyo, Krystyne Escalambre and Zack Fite! Vegas Inferno: https://twitter.com/VegasInferno Jairo: https://twitter.com/Glyphics_ Krystyne: https://twitter.com/MissGandaKris Zach: https://twitter.com/FiteLVI LAN Parties: https://t...
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Jordan Minor, author of the book "Video Game of the Year: A Year-by-Year Guide to the Best, Boldest, and Most Bizarre Games from Every Year Since 1977" joins LAN Parties to talk to Lukas about his career at PC Mag, the inspiration for his book and more! Jordan Minor: https://twitter.com/JordanWMinor LAN Parties: https://twitter.com/LANPartiesPod Lukas Eggen: https://twitter.com/lukaseggen or https://www.threads.net/@thelu...
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January 3, 2024 10 mins
On this week's episode of LAN Parties, Lukas shares some exciting news and shares some of your answers to some questions he posed on social media. LAN Parties: https://twitter.com/LANPartiesPod Lukas Eggen: https://twitter.com/lukaseggen and https://www.threads.net/@thelukaseggen
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December 27, 2023 52 mins
Happy holidays! Lukas goes over a few updates, including an exciting announcement, before resharing his interview with Shawn Layden. This interview was LAN Parties' biggest of the year (and was picked up by a few outlets) and is an important conversation to revisit as we enter 2024. LAN Parties: https://twitter.com/LANPartiesPod Lukas Eggen: https://twitter.com/lukaseggen or https://www.threads.net/@thelukaseggen
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December 20, 2023 17 mins
Riot held the first TFT Vegas Open earlier this month. Lukas talks with Chris Cushman, a fan who traveled to the event, and Michael Sherman, Riot's Global Head of TFT Esports, about the inaugural tournament at MGM Grand. LAN Parties: https://twitter.com/LANPartiesPod Chris Cushman: https://twitter.com/CUSHTFT Michael Sherman: https://twitter.com/RiotSherman Lukas Eggen: https://twitter.com/lukaseggen or https://www.thr...
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December 13, 2023 45 mins
On this week's episode of LAN Parties, Erin Ashley Simon, co-owner of XSET, joins the podcast to talk to Lukas about her career, what Las Vegas can do to improve its standing as an esports city, the state of the gaming and esports industries and more! Erin Ashley Simon: https://twitter.com/erinasimon XSET: https://twitter.com/XSET LAN Parties: https://twitter.com/LANPartiesPod Lukas Eggen: https://twitter.com/lukasegge...
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Ryan Smith brings you interviews from the Esports Awards. Ryan talked to Ana Xisdê, Hungrybox, Kevin Wallace and Mortal. Lukas Eggen also shares some personal news. LAN Parties: https://twitter.com/LANPartiesPod Ana: https://twitter.com/anaxisde Hungrybox: https://twitter.com/LiquidHbox Mortal: https://twitter.com/Mortal04907880 Ryan Smith: https://twitter.com/smitty2447 Lukas Eggen: https://twitter.com/lukasegg...
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Keith Waggoner, the founder and CEO of Button Smasher, joins LAN Parties to talk about how Button Smasher will change the game for reviews and ratings for video games, the Esports Awards and more! Keith Waggoner: https://twitter.com/KiWhikeith LAN Parties: https://twitter.com/LANPartiesPod Lukas Eggen: https://twitter.com/lukaseggen
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November 22, 2023 45 mins
He's back!!! Ryan Smith returns to LAN Parties to talk to Lukas about what he's been up to since he left, including a new show! Ryan Smith: https://twitter.com/smitty2447 LAN Parties: https://twitter.com/LANPartiesPod Lukas Eggen: https://twitter.com/lukaseggen Threads: https://www.threads.net/@thelukaseggen
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November 15, 2023 64 mins
Liana Ruppert, a gaming industry veteran with nearly two decades of experience, joins LAN Parties to talk about the state of the gaming industry and why things may have to get worse before they get better. LAN Parties: https://twitter.com/LANPartiesPod Liana Ruppert: https://twitter.com/DirtyEffinHippy Lukas Eggen: https://twitter.com/lukaseggen
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