Online Warriors Podcast

Welcome back to another episode of the Online Warriors Podcast! This week, we have a very special episode in store for you.
We kick off the episode with a special guest interview featuring Lukas Eggen, digital content producer at the Las Vegas Review-Journal and host of the LAN Parties Podcast! Lukas comes on the show today to discuss his experience in journalism and what it was like to pivot into games journalism at a traditional media outlet. Some quick hits from our interview:
Lukas' background and how he got his start in journalism (00:51)
What inspired Lukas to jump into games journalism (3:12)
Some of the biggest challenges when paving the way for games coverage at a traditional news outlet (5:21)
The best moments (so far) of Lukas' career and hopes for future interviews (6:59)
What it was like being named as part of the inaugural "Future Class" at The Game Awards (11:04)
The origins of the LAN Parties name (12:50)
Games that fostered Lukas' love of gaming (16:56)
Lukas' hopes for the future of the gaming industry (19:24)
Living and working in Las Vegas (23:44)
Recommendations to budding journalists (27:56)
Lukas answers: "If you could be a superhero, what would be your superpower?" (29:35)
Next, we jump into some of the latest juicy news in the world of nerdy entertainment:
San Diego Comic Con faces some scheduling controversary as they announce a live event... on Thanksgiving weekend (32:20)
The Suicide Squad gets a new trailer (43:55)
Obi Wan gets more cast announcements and starts shooting next month (54:29)
The crew then goes hands on in their What-Are-You-Up-To Segment:
Nerdbomber watches Raya and the Last Dragon, and plays co-op Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity (1:04:46)
Techtic starts reading Altered Carbon (1:10:28)
Illeagle finishes reading Later and A Drink Before the War, and starts reading The Tipping Point (1:11:37)
This week, we delve into the world of Broadway for our quiz and cover trivia about Andrew Lloyd Webber. (1:16:11)
Special shoutout to our Patreon Producers: Ben Cheknis and Steven Keller
This week's episode is brought to you by The SkinStore! Right now the SkinStore is offering our listeners 20% of your next purchase by using the code POD at skinstore.com/pod.list.
We'd like to thank each and every one of you for listening in every week. If you'd like to support the show, you can drop us a review on your favorite podcast platform or, if you're feeling extra generous, drop us a subscribe over at Patreon.com/OnlineWarriorsPodcast. We have three tiers of subscriptions, each of which gives you some awesome bonus content!
As always, we appreciate you tuning in, and look forward to seeing you next week! Stay safe and healthy everyone!
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Thanks again to Lukas Eggen! Check out his work at...
The Las Vegas Review-Journal: https://www.reviewjournal.com/staff/lukas-eggen/
LAN Parties Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/7ILDlcgjwsshmUONcVJeAo
Twitter:https://twitter.com/lukaseggen

Welcome back to another episode of the Online Warriors Podcast! We've got a beefy episode for you guys this week, with a lot of juicy discussion! Let's jump right in:
Sony reveals a first look at the new PSVR2 Controllers (2:24)
Ace Ventura 3 is officially in the works (19:47)
Square Enix Presents shows off Project Athia/Forspoken, a new Life is Strange, and more (33:17)
Necromunda: Hired Gun is officially revealed via a new trailer (41:49)
The crew's been catching up on a ton of great content in the last week, and share their thoughts in the latest Hands On segment:
Illeagle watches the Great Pottery Throwdown on HBO Max (47:20)
Nerdbomber reads To Sleep in a Sea of Stars by Christopher Paolini of Eragon fame (51:22)
Techtic and Nerdbomber hunker down for 4 hours to watch Zack Snyder's Justice League aka The Snyder Cut (56:28)
To celebrate Harry Houdini's birthday, we have a magical trivia all about the famous illusionist. See who's the master of magic at (1:04:51)
This week's episode is brought to you by PODGO! PODGO is the easiest way for you to monetize your podcast. Apply today to become a member and immediately be connected with advertisers that fit your audience. Go to PODGO.CO and be sure to add our podcast in the “How did you hear about PODGO?” section of the application!
Special shoutout to our Patreon Producers: Ben Cheknis and Steven Keller!
Cross Promo with 90s Court!
We'd like to thank each and every one of you for listening in every week. If you'd like to support the show, you can drop us a review on your favorite podcast platform or, if you're feeling extra generous, drop us a subscribe over at Patreon.com/OnlineWarriorsPodcast. We have three tiers of subscriptions, each of which gives you some awesome bonus content!
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Welcome back to another episode of the Online Warriors Podcast! We've got a more tech-focused episode for you guys this week, with a lot of juicy discussion! Let's jump right in:
Avatar Re-Releases in Chinese theaters to re-take the top box office record (1:45)
NFT Artwork becomes a new crypto-craze (13:49)
Tinder partners with Garbo to introduce dating background checks (26:23)
The crew's been catching up on a ton of great content in the last week, and share their thoughts in the latest Hands On segment:
Nerdbomber watches Tom Holland and the Russo Brothers' latest project, Cherry (39:16)
Techtic delves into Spring Cleaning (43:55)
Illeagle watches The People vs. O.J. Simpson, reads Stephen King's latest novel Later, and discusses his typewriter (45:11)
To celebrate a famous actor's birthday, our quiz this week centers around Rob Lowe! See who takes home this week's trivia trophy at (48:11).
 
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Special shoutout to our Patreon Producers: Ben Cheknis and Steven Keller!
 
Cross promo with The Last Comic Shop!
 
We'd like to thank each and every one of you for listening in every week. If you'd like to support the show, you can drop us a review on your favorite podcast platform or, if you're feeling extra generous, drop us a subscribe over at Patreon.com/OnlineWarriorsPodcast. We have three tiers of subscriptions, each of which gives you some awesome bonus content!
As always, we appreciate you tuning in, and look forward to seeing you next week! Stay safe and healthy everyone.
 
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Welcome back to another episode of the Online Warriors Podcast! This week, we have a very special episode in store for you.
We kick off the episode with a special guest interview featuring the Creative Director and Co-Founder of The Game Bakers: Emeric Thoa! Emeric comes on the show today to discuss his experience in game development while shedding some light on The Game Bakers' newest project: Haven. Some quick hits from our interview:
Emeric's background and how he got his start in the gaming industry (00:44)
What it's like to start an indie game studio and the driving vision behind The Game Bakers (2:06)
The games that inspire Emeric and have been the biggest influence on his career (3:54)
The inspiration behind Haven (6:00)
The process behind writing authentic dialogue for Haven (8:55)
How The Game Bakers found a way to make both solo and co-op play feel balanced for Haven (11:29)
Whether there are any plans for a Haven sequel, or more content set in the world of Haven (14:03)
The core themes and biggest takeaways from the story of Haven (15:20)
How Emeric collaborated with Danger to craft the perfect soundtrack for Haven (17:25)
What it's like designing a game in-between console generations and across multiple platforms (19:29)
Emeric's thoughts on Xbox Game Pass as a developer, and the future of gaming (21:48)
Emeric answers: "If you could be a superhero, what would be your superpower?" (25:23) 
Next, we jump into some of the latest juicy news in the world of nerdy entertainment:
Microsoft shows off their latest Mesh AR technology (27:23)
Disintegration studio, V1 Interactive, shuts down (39:42)
The Duffer Brothers sign on to work on Stephen King's "The Talisman" (50:32)
The crew then goes hands on in their What-Are-You-Up-To Segment:
Techtic starts playing Iron Man VR and finishes his hydroponic grow box (1:01:43)
Nerdbomber plays Squadrons, Beat Saber, and BoxVR (1:06:37)
Illeagle plays The Witness, and takes up Crossword Puzzle Creation and Typewriter Restoration (1:16:06)
This week, we celebration Pi Day in advance with some fun, nerdy pi-themed trivia. Who will be the most victorious (bigger) nerd? Find out (1:19:38)
Special shoutout to our Patreon Producers: Ben Cheknis and Steven Keller
This week's episode is brought to you by The SkinStore! Right now the SkinStore is offering our listeners 20% of your next purchase by using the code POD at skinstore.com/pod.list.
We'd like to thank each and every one of you for listening in every week. If you'd like to support the show, you can drop us a review on your favorite podcast platform or, if you're feeling extra generous, drop us a subscribe over at Patreon.com/OnlineWarriorsPodcast. We have three tiers of subscriptions, each of which gives you some awesome bonus content!
As always, we appreciate you tuning in, and look forward to seeing you next week! Stay safe and healthy everyone!
Find us on Twitter: @OnlineWarriors1, @OWIlleagle86, @OWNerdbomber, @OWTechtic
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Thanks again to Emeric Thoa! You can check out Haven on all consoles and PC now, and keep up to date with The Game Bakers at their website: https://www.thegamebakers.com.

Welcome back to another episode of the Online Warriors Podcast! This week, we have a full crew: Illeagle returns and we have a special guest, one of our Patreon producers - Ben Cheknis. We have a ton of gaming news to cover, so let's jump right into it.
We recap PlayStation's latest State of Play presentation (1:34), including more in-depth conversations around:
Returnal (3:21)
Sifu (5:23)
Knockout City (13:07)
Games we wanted to see, that we didn't - and the impact of the mental hype train (16:57)
Then, Nintendo held a special Pokemon Presents (20:28) to make some big announcements:
A new preview of Pokemon Snap (22:13)
Pokemon Legends: Arceus (23:29)
Pokemon Diamond and Pearl Remake (24:09)
Finally, we turn our attention to some news from EA:
BioWare abandons Anthem and commits to a fully single-player Dragon Age 4 (32:41)
We've got a ton of hands-on takes and reviews, running the gamut of topics this week. The crew discusses:
Ben plays the new Outriders demo (46:11)
Techtic potatoes and gets ready to play Iron Man: VR (49:33)
Illeagle watches WandaVision and Judas and the Black Messiah (51:01)
Nerdbomber watches The Little Things (52:04)
For this week's trivia, run the Queen's Gambit and play some Chess-related trivia! (55:37)
This week's episode is brought to you by PODGO! PODGO is the easiest way for you to monetize your podcast. Apply today to become a member and immediately be connected with advertisers that fit your audience. Go to PODGO.CO and be sure to add our podcast in the “How did you hear about PODGO?” section of the application!
Cross Promo from Harpy Hour Podcast!
Special shoutout to our Patreon Producers: Ben Cheknis and Steven Keller!
We'd like to thank each and every one of you for listening in every week. If you'd like to support the show, you can drop us a review on your favorite podcast platform or, if you're feeling extra generous, drop us a subscribe over at Patreon.com/OnlineWarriorsPodcast. We have three tiers of subscriptions, each of which gives you some awesome bonus content!
As always, we appreciate you tuning in, and look forward to seeing you next week! Stay safe and healthy everyone.
Find us on Twitter: @OnlineWarriors1, @OWIlleagle86, @OWNerdbomber, @OWTechtic
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Welcome back to another episode of the Online Warriors Podcast! Techtic and Nerdbomber make a dynamic duo in this episode to cover this week's trailer-mania! Let's jump right in.
A ton of new movie and television trailers dropped this week, including:
Cruella (1:30)
Mortal Kombat (9:35)
Invincible (15:41)
Kevin Can F**k Himself (24:17)
Then, Nintendo held their first Direct in months (31:58) that featured:
Project Triangle Strategy (33:07)
Mario Golf: Super Rush (37:14)
Skyward Sword HD (38:09)
Finally, we discuss some groundbreaking news in the music world:
Daft Punk announces their break up (40:38)
The crew's been potatoing a bit in the last week, but still have some thoughts to share during their latest Hands On segment:
Techtic hangs out and catches up on WandaVision (43:08)
Nerdbomber finally finishes Assassin's Creed: Valhalla and gives some parting thoughts (45:34)
For this week's trivia, we travel to the arctic and test Techtic's knowledge of Polar Bears! (48:21)
This week's episode is brought to you by The NBA Store. We've teamed up with them to bring our listeners up to 75% off on select items. Head over to PODGO.CO/NBA for up to 75% off select items from The NBA Store!
Special shoutout to our Patreon Producers: Ben Cheknis and Steven Keller!
We'd like to thank each and every one of you for listening in every week. If you'd like to support the show, you can drop us a review on your favorite podcast platform or, if you're feeling extra generous, drop us a subscribe over at Patreon.com/OnlineWarriorsPodcast. We have three tiers of subscriptions, each of which gives you some awesome bonus content!
As always, we appreciate you tuning in, and look forward to seeing you next week! Stay safe and healthy everyone.
Find us on Twitter: @OnlineWarriors1, @OWIlleagle86, @OWNerdbomber, @OWTechtic
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Welcome back to another episode of the Online Warriors Podcast! Techtic returns to the show and we've got a bunch of entertainment news ready to cover! Let's jump right in:
Netflix will be producing a Redwall movie and series (2:37)
A new trailer drops for Zack Snyder's Justice League (15:33)
HBO Max announces a slew of adult animated series, including Velma (21:56)
Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey are cast as the leads in HBO's The Last of Us (31:46)
Jack Black joins the ever-growing cast of the Borderlands Movie (38:25)
The crew's been catching up on a ton of great content in the last week, and share their thoughts in the latest Hands On segment:
Illeagle watches Friends and plays Super Metroid (44:53)
Techtic plays some Sackboy with Nerdbomber on PS5 (46:09)
Nerdbomber catches up on Modern Family and continues her long journey through Assassin's Creed: Valhalla (47:31)
In honor of the 35th anniversary of the Zelda franchise, our quiz this week centers around all things Zelda! See who knows more about this iconic franchise at (53:05).
This week's episode is brought to you by KIND! We are teaming up with KIND and PODGO to bring our listeners 10% or 15% off for military, teachers, students, first responders, doctors and nurses. Go to PODGO.CO/KIND that’s PODGO.CO/KIND.
Special shoutout to our Patreon Producers: Ben Cheknis and Steven Keller!
We'd like to thank each and every one of you for listening in every week. If you'd like to support the show, you can drop us a review on your favorite podcast platform or, if you're feeling extra generous, drop us a subscribe over at Patreon.com/OnlineWarriorsPodcast. We have three tiers of subscriptions, each of which gives you some awesome bonus content!
As always, we appreciate you tuning in, and look forward to seeing you next week! Stay safe and healthy everyone.
Find us on Twitter: @OnlineWarriors1, @OWIlleagle86, @OWNerdbomber, @OWTechtic
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Welcome back to another episode of the Online Warriors Podcast! We've got a Lady and the Tramp special this week, with Illeagle and Nerdbomber holding down the fort. 
Let's jump right in with "The Big Game" recap!
Recapping the Superbowl game (6:55)
Discussing the Superbowl commercials (8:27)
Impressions of the Weeknd's Halftime Show (15:23)
Falcon and the Winter Soldier trailer debut (21:03)
Old trailer debut (30:00)
Then we jump into some gaming news to discuss:
The EA acquisition of Glu Mobile for $2.1 Billion (39:23)
The indefinite delay of the Prince of Persia remake (48:48)
The crew's been catching up on a ton of great content in the last week, and share their thoughts in the latest Hands On segment:
Illeagle watches WandaVision, plays Tony Hawk Pro Skater 1 & 2, and watches The Little Things (54:21)
Nerdbomber watches Palmer on Apple+ (58:21)
For our game show this week, we get retro with a solo-quiz all about Game Boy Games! (1:00:03)
This week's episode is brought to you by KIND! We are teaming up with KIND and PODGO to bring our listeners 10% or 15% off for military, teachers, students, first responders, doctors and nurses. Go to PODGO.CO/KIND that’s PODGO.CO/KIND.
Special shoutout to our Patreon Producers: Ben Cheknis and Steven Keller!
We'd like to thank each and every one of you for listening in every week. If you'd like to support the show, you can drop us a review on your favorite podcast platform or, if you're feeling extra generous, drop us a subscribe over at Patreon.com/OnlineWarriorsPodcast. We have three tiers of subscriptions, each of which gives you some awesome bonus content!
As always, we appreciate you tuning in, and look forward to seeing you next week! Stay safe and healthy everyone.
Find us on Twitter: @OnlineWarriors1, @OWIlleagle86, @OWNerdbomber, @OWTechtic
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Welcome back to another episode of the Online Warriors Podcast! We've got a great show full of some exciting (and controversial) entertainment news. We also have a new soundboard... so let's jump in!
A new Godzilla vs. Kong trailer drops (1:54)
A Harry Potter series MAY be in the works over at HBO Max (15:40)
Controversy swirled around Microsoft's announcement - and retraction - of Xbox Live Gold price increases (32:08)
The crew's been catching up on a ton of great content in the last week, and share their thoughts in the latest Hands On segment:
Illeagle watches Boys States and cleans his Mac Book Pro (41:31)
Techtic continues tinkering on his connected garden grow box (44:32)
Nerdbomber watches and reviews The White Tiger and I'm Your Woman (47:18)
For our game show this week, we swashbuckle our way through some pirate-themed trivia! See if we'll mop the decks with Techtic again, or if he can get his first win at (52:42)
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Special shoutout to our Patreon Producers: Ben Cheknis and Steven Keller!
We'd like to thank each and every one of you for listening in every week. If you'd like to support the show, you can drop us a review on your favorite podcast platform or, if you're feeling extra generous, drop us a subscribe over at Patreon.com/OnlineWarriorsPodcast. We have three tiers of subscriptions, each of which gives you some awesome bonus content!
As always, we appreciate you tuning in, and look forward to seeing you next week! Stay safe and healthy everyone.
Find us on Twitter: @OnlineWarriors1, @OWIlleagle86, @OWNerdbomber, @OWTechtic
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