Hot Las Vegas, being thankful for AC, gameonmedia.net, and podcast coaching00:03:56 - Modules, Jennifer Hale, SkillsHub, the joys of podcasting, and Ben says…00:06:40 - Breaking news, Lukas’ focuses on journalism, and from Evo to AI in gaming00:09:17 - Old school reporting, how news stories have changed, and digital versus printed00:12:51 - What Lukas has been playing: Animal Crossing, Child of Light, and Marvel Snap00:14:46 - Ben has been playing Wife Quest since TEVI, and he is pleasantly surprised00:17:15 - miHoYo’s “Zenless Zone Zero,” “pay to win” popularity, and live service games   00:20:17 - The vision of kids today, wives snapping necks, and the definition and origin00:23:54 - Editorial, perspective, integrity, things presented as news, and bias game news00:27:06 - Content creators, “us older people,” the evolution of cable news, and complicity 00:29:57 - IGN buyouts, where the silicon grows, AI in journalism, and the Gannett connection00:34:30 - Connecting with authors, investing in AI development, and what AI can’t do00:37:35 - Expressions, connecting coincidentally, and the potential for analyzing big data00:40:05 - Nudity for Dragon Age: The Veilguard, and the optics of interviewing Phil Spencer 00:43:36 - Esports World Cup controversy, asking the tough questions, and getting denied 00:46:51 - Everyone has a price, the word association question, and supporting journalists 00:49:50 - Ben brings the goofy, The Great Space Coaster trivia, and no Gary Gnu news00:52:01 - Balancing the tone, and Billy Basso draws inspiration from “Indy Game: The Movie”00:55:23 - Lukas thanks his supporters, there is a me, and closing the show with an invitation 00:57:57 - Open to Threads sponsorship, meeting cool people, and Andrew’s TeePublic promo