Pinball: We discuss Stern Pinball's Metallica Remastered, some hits from Pinball Expo, Ninja Eclipse expecting to sell its initial run, and a couple listener emails.Video Games: We summarize a big payday for Microsoft's Nadella, Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii, a new Super Nintendo theme park, co-op for Subnautica 2, Hitman meets James Bond,…

Hosts: Dennis Kriesel & Zach Meny – Stern Pinball Releases Metallica Remastered – Is Metallica Remastered A New Game Or Retread? – Is Stern Pinball Creating To Many Games To Close Together? – Is Stern Pinball Breaking Their Word About Producing Additional LEs For Older Games? – Stern Pinball Production Updates – 2024 Chicago Pinball Expo – Hands On…

The Pinball Show Episode 162: Alice Does Wonderland Hosts: Dennis Kriesel & Zach Meny – Stern Pinball Production Updates – Hands-On With Uncanny X-Men LE – Keith Elwin Chats About Game Development & Team Management – New Game Launch: Alice’s Adventures In Wonderland – A Hot Halloween Sale Over At American Pinball – Predicting Sales Between Alice, C…

Pinball: We discuss DPX's reveal of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.Video Games: We summarize what's going on with Bethesda, a microphone mode for A Quiet Place: The Road, a new Blizzard book, Ubisoft's future, Genshin Impact losing its voice, Steam's new labeling, and a huge Game Freak hack.Episode Links:Kineticist article on DPX's Alice pinball:…

Pinball: We discuss Stern Pinball's fallout from their first X-Men reveal stream, Christopher Franchi becoming the exclusive artist for Spooky Pinball, and a brief discussion on the state of pinball purchasing today.Video Games: We summarize what's going on with Square Enix, Nintendo suing Palworld and resisting A.I. (while EA embraces the technolo…

Hosts: Dennis Kriesel & Zach Meny – Stern Pinball Production Updates – The Uncanny X-Men Stream & Followup Gameplay Video – George Gomez Goes On Interview Junket – Avatar: The Battle For Pandora Launches By Jersey Jack Pinball – Avatar Pinball First Impressions – The Pinball Battle Is Over, But What About The War? – EXCLUSIVE MEMBERSHIP CONTENT: Wh…

Pinball: We discuss Stern Pinball's reveal of The Uncanny X-Men and Jersey Jack Pinball's reveal of Avatar: Battle for Pandora. We close out the pinball section with a Patreon member's question about Stern and virtual pinball.Video Games: We summarize a big change at Annapurna Interactive, the Unity backpedal, the rise and fall of Concord, the disa…

The Pinball Show Episode 160: The Uncanny X-Men Episode Hosts: Dennis Kriesel & Zach Meny – Stern Pinball Production Updates – The Uncanny X-Men Pinball Machine Is Revealed – The Uncanny X-Men Pinball Launch, Production Schedule, Sales, First Impressions, & Criticisms – Jersey Jack Pinball Announces Avatar: The Battle For Pandora – Pindustry: The B…

Pinball: We go over the teases for Jersey Jack Pinball's Avatar game and Stern Pinball's The Uncanny X-Men, plus talk a bit about Stern trying home games again (this time in partnership with Costco) and then go over several listener emails.Video Games: We summarize problems with the physical edition of Outer Wilds: Archaeologists Edition, the end o…

Pinball: We go over DPX providing images relating to their Alice's Adventures in Wonderland pinball machine, answer a listener question relating to Haggis, talk about our hands-on experience with John Wick Pinball, and discuss what we'd like to see out of the industry over the next 12 months.Video Games: We summarize Square Enix and Embracer seeing…

Pinball: We go over some Haggis Pinball updates, note ABBA now shipping from Pinball Brothers, provide an update from Pinball Adventures, and dive into two discussion topics.Video Games: We summarize some union and layoff activity in the video game space, note the Olympics ending their partnership with Nintendo and Sega, discuss the downturn for Tw…

Pinball: We go over a listener email, talk briefly about a black and white version of Godzilla Pinball, and spend the rest of the time going over the liquidation and demise of Haggis Pinball.Video Games: We (or at least one of us!) defends V.A.T.S. from listener criticism and then we talk Dr. Disrespect, the downtrend in video game hardware sales, …

The Pinball Show Episode 157: Godzilla 70th, How To Increase Product Collectibility, & JJP Game 10 Rumors Hosts: Dennis Kriesel & Zach Meny – Summer Vacations & Theme Parks – Stern Pinball Production Updates – Godzilla 70th Anniversary Edition Pinball Machine Released – Our First Impressions Of Godzilla 70th – Is Stern Pinball Making A Mistake Rele…

Pinball: We update regarding Stern bringing back Rush Pinball, JJP getting a new connected system, and we discuss the issues surrounding Haggis. Plus, we go over several listener emails.Video Games: We talk about the fall of Dr. Disrespect, Warthunder's creators apologizing for an image, a new Street Fighter live-action show coming up, the cancella…

The Pinball Show Episode 156: Hawk Terry Hosts: Dennis Kriesel & Zach Meny God Bless The USA Hawk Terry 23 & Oui Stern Pinball Production Updates The Haggis Pinball Debacle Inside The Pindustry: A Closer Look At The Deposit System MEMBERS ONLY: Can We Really Compare Old Games To New Games? Other News Around The Industry EXCLUSIVE CONTENT AND TPS ME…

Pinball: We update regarding the Funhouse Remakes, ABBA, Spooky's big move, Stern's return of the Black Knight, JJP and Elton John production, and Stern's reveal of arguably the ugliest topper ever. Plus listener emails.Video Games: We talk about Valve getting sued, Sony allowing Discord integration, Sea of Thieves setting records, A Quiet Place be…

The Pinball Show Episode 155: Drowning Ferrets, Throwing Babies, & Sensual Plastic Sculpting Hosts: Dennis Kriesel & Zach Meny – Stern Pinball Production Updates – Stern Pinball Launches Jaws Accessories – Industry News & Updates – Is 1000 Title Units An Industry Success? – The Next Game Launch Timeline For Each Manufacturer – A Lot Of Pinball Cont…

Pinball: There is no news so we spend our entire time answering listener emails, including a lot about podcasting in pinball and why content creators do what they do.Video Games: We talk about Summer Game Fest, Playstation's State of Play, and some Final Fantasy 14 fate-tempting!Episode Links:None!Show Links:EGP Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ecl…

The Pinball Show Episode 154: Pragmatic Peacock Hosts: Dennis Kriesel & Zach Meny – Don’t Fence Dennis In – Stern Pinball Production Updates – What’s Coming Next From Stern Pinball & When? – Opening A John Wick LE – American Pinball’s Possible Public Offering – Chicago Gaming Company Production Updates – Is Medieval Madness Remake Returning In 2024…

Pinball: We discuss Pedretti Gaming's remake of Funhouse, talk about the Stern Pinball damage control tour, and answer some listener emails.Video Games: We talk about Helldivers 2 and its sales success, Atari buying Intellivision, video game industry layoffs, Microsoft adding AI to Minecraft, Playstation versus Xbox sales, and a Uvalde-related laws…

The Pinball Show Episode 135: Toity, Hoity, Shucksy, & Gomie Hosts: Dennis Kriesel & Zach Meny – Stern Pinball Production Updates – John Wick First Impressions & Sales – George Gomez Clears The Air – Psychology Of A Hobbyist – Guntroversy: John Wick No Shoot Art Gun – Current Market Analysis & Sales Patterns – Funhouse Remake – Other Industry News …

Pinball: We spend the entire time discussing the reveal of Stern Pinball's John Wick Pinball, the drama about the lack of guns in the art, and also the marketing campaign and what pinball currently faces in the market overall.Video Games: talk about Critical Role having its own membership service, Steam being blocked in Vietnam, Sony reversing cour…

The Pinball Show Episode 152: The Big John Wick Episode Host: Zach Meny Special Guest Cohost: Greg Bone, Straight Down The Middle (SDTM) & Flip N Out Pinball – Stern Pinball Releases Their Newest Cornerstone Title: John Wick – John Wick Production Schedule – John Wick’s Neon Noir Theming & Which Trim Package Is The Best – John Wick’s Design Element…

Note: Light spoilers regarding vaults in the Fallout TV series (won't be spoilers to those familiar with the games).Pinball: We discuss Homepin's open-source Blues Brothers pinball reveal, that Dutch Pinball supposedly will reveal Back to the Future Pinball at Pinball Expo, and we discuss a variety of our ThemeDreams(tm).Video Games: We cover Doubl…

Pinball: We discuss Stern building more Black Knight: Sword of Rage machines, the now-revealed ABBA Pinball from Pinball Brothers, Multimorphic's production plans for The Princess Bride, and DPX filing trademarks for RAZA and Magic Girl.Video Games: We cover Twitch Mike Ybarra talking some nonsense, Yuji Naka throwing some shade, Ubisoft shutting d…

The Pinball Show Episode 150: Trip Pinballs Hosts: Dennis Kriesel & Zach Meny – Zach Returns With Grievances As Dennis Nearly Destroys The Pinball Show – Stern Pinball Production Updates – ABBA Pinball Is Launched Through Space AND Time… – … And It Wants To Steal Your Soul – Dutch Pinball Announces A New Company & Locks In Failed IPs… – … DPX PX Px…

Pinball: We discuss several listener emails, talk about Pinball Brothers preparing a new game while losing a couple of founders, and Dutch Pinball launching sister company DPX and what we think of that idea.Video Games: We cover Twitch changing their rules, Larian moving away from D&D games, Xbox wanting to get into the handheld software space, and…

The Pinball Show Episode 149.5: D&D Hosts: Dennis Kriesel & David Dennis Dennis and David recount their predictions from years ago on what would happen to pinball in the COVID-19 pandemic and review what they got right and wrong. Plus, Canadian Pinball Market Trends! – MEMBERS ONLY: 2024 Texas Pinball Festival: David Asks Dennis What Was Cool There…

Pinball: Technically recorded the last day of TPF (so quasi-post TPF) on this episode we focus on the new games (or at least new to us) that Texas Pinball Festival had to offer.Episode Links:None!Show Links:EGP Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/eclectic_gamersWebsite: http://eclecticgamers.comEGP T-shirts: https://teespring.com/stores/eclectic-gamer…

The Pinball Show Episode 149: Challenged Hosts: Dennis Kriesel & Zach Meny – Daylight Savings Time Is For Matthew McConaughey – Dennis Says “Screw Em!” – Stern Pinball Production Updates – The Insider Connected March Madness Controversy – American Pinball Releases Barry O’s BBQ Challenge – BBQ Challenge Features, Launch Timeline, Reception, & Analy…

Pinball: We go over some listener emails but spend most of our time talking about The Princess Bride for the P3.Video Games: We go over the games Balatro and Pacific Drive, talk about more video game layoffs, talk about Rockstar returning employees to the office, discuss another Nintendo lawsuit, talk about a studio breaking away from Activision, a…

The Pinball Show Episode 148: Numbers Don’t Why Hosts: Dennis Kriesel & Zach Meny Ron Burgundy At A Concert Stern Pinball Production Updates Jaws Pinball First Impressions: What Is Great & What Needs Work Shark Eat Ball Mod MEMBERS ONLY: What To Make Of The Recent Haggis Pinball Update New Titles Begin To Ship Multimorphic Launches The Princess Bri…

Pinball: We cover listener emails, note JJP's production of Elton John CEs, talk about the Jaws LE delay, talk about a Jaws Pro mod that can actually eat the ball, note the upcoming Princess Bride reveal, and spend a lot of time regarding the Haggis update on the state of production challenges they are facing.Video Games: We go over the delay of th…

The Pinball Show Episode 147: Choppy Waters Hosts: Dennis Kriesel & Zach Meny Stern Pinball Game & Accessory Production Updates Spooky & CGC Starting To Ship Games American Pinball’s Big Announcements MEMBERS ONLY: Is Dave Fix & American Pinball Trying To Sue Me?! Dave Fix Interviewed On Pinball Profile Jersey Jack Trending P3 QC Updates The 2023 T…

Pinball: We talk about the 3rd Annual Pinball Degenerates Awards, Pulp Fictions finally being built, Labyrinth toppers now shipping, and a long discussion about American Pinball's investor situation and continued reliance on original themes.Video Games: We go over Nintendo shutting down some old online play services, Overwatch having a new competit…

The Pinball Show Episode 146: Is AI Trying To Purchase American Pinball? Hosts: Dennis Kriesel & Zach Meny Dennis Takes A Winter Fall Stern Pinball Production Updates Stern’s George Gomez Talks Vault LEs, Home Leaderboards, & All-Access Spooky Pinball Sees Themselves Dominating Over The Next Five Years Production Updates On Looney Tunes, Pulp Ficti…

Pinball: We go over Stern Pinball's Jaws and the No-Eat-BallGate that has manifested. We also spend a bit of time talking about Princess Bride and Little Shop of Horrors and use that as a springboard to talk about other 1980s themes that may work for pinball.Video Games: We go over a lot of industry layoffs, some Square Enix AI news, Ubisoft's subs…

The Pinball Show Episode 145: Shark No Eat Ball Hosts: Dennis Kriesel & Zach Meny The Gift That Keeps On Giving All Year Long Stern Pinball Production Updates Shark No Eat Ball: Deal Breaker Or Game Maker? Reactions To Jaws Gameplay Video MEMBERS ONLY: Alice In Wonderland Pinball: What You Need To Know About The Upcoming Release Reactions To Looney…

Pinball: We go over the Stern Pinball Jaws reveal and also touch on some other Stern information.Video Games: We go over someone "beating" Tetris, Twitch updating their nudity policy (again), Square Enix and their plans for AI, Baldur's Gate 3 and troubles with the Xbox version, and a $48,000 DLC pack of Star Citizen.Episode Links:Pinball News arti…

The Pinball Show Episode 144: The Big Jaws Episode Hosts: Dennis Kriesel & Zach Meny Stern Pinball Releases Jaws Pinball Stern Pinball Production Updates Future Plans For Stern Pinball Changing Course On LEs & Bringing Back What Once Was Market & Sales Response Of Jaws Pinball Jaws Game Features & First Impressions MEMBERS ONLY: More Bally Williams…

Pinball: We quickly go over some more pinball award stuff, talk about Planetary Pinball granting Pedretti the ability to make WMS remakes, and then do our year-end review of the manufacturers.Video Games: We go over E3's cancellation, several Activision-related topics, a couple major hacks of video game companies, changes to the Epic store, changes…

The Pinball Show Episode 143: The Best Pinball Of 2023 & The Death Of Pinball Award Shows Hosts: Dennis Kriesel & Zach Meny – Announcing The Pinball Giveaway Winners – Numbers Don’t Lie: The Pinball Show Continues To Grow – Stern Pinball Production Updates – Spooky Pinball Releases Looney Tunes & The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Pinball Machines – Papa?…

Pinball: We talk about Spooky Pinball's reveal of two new pinball machines: Texas Chainsaw Massacre and Looney Tunes. We also talk about changes to the TWIPY awards and why the toxic behavior around it is getting out of hand.Video Games: We go over The Game Awards (reveals and awards), GTA 6, Twitch leaving South Korea, Bethesda going back into pai…

The Pinball Show Episode 142: WIN A Topper, Playfield, Armor, & More – HOLIDAY GIVEAWAY + 2023 Full Industry Analysis Hosts: Dennis Kriesel & Zach Meny The Pinball Show 2023 Holiday Giveaway: WIN A TOPPER, PLAYFIELD, ARMOR, INSIDER CONNECTED, SHAKER MOTOR, BANNERS, & MORE! Talk Is Cheap, We Appreciate You For Making Us The World’s Most Popular & Fa…

Pinball: We talk about Dutch Pinball moving on past TBL, Stern Pinball releasing their Insider Connected app and more Black Knight toppers, and Kineticist acquiring TWIP.Video Games: We go over the Game Awards, Baldur's Gate getting a physical edition, a delay for Space Marine 2, Gabe Newell having to talk lawsuits, and the end of the Overwatch Lea…

Pinball: We talk about Stern's production line, the rumor Dutch Pinball has Back to the Future, a bit about The Princess Bride, and two listener emails that we discuss in depth.Video Games: We go over a Steam code recipient game review, talk about Baldur's Gate, cover the results of the Golden Joystick Awards, discuss Mortal Kombat 1 demanding too …

The Pinball Show Episode 140: Is The Sky Falling In Pinball? Hosts: Dennis Kriesel & Zach Meny Dennis B-Day Giveaways Zach Is Feelin’ Festive Stern Pinball Production Game & Accessories Update Stern Pinball Eliminates Pricing Guidelines For A Number Of Discontinued Titles Rumored Future Pinball Titles From Around The Industry MEMBERS ONLY: Top Stor…

Pinball: We talk about the upcoming 2023 Kansas City Pinball Championship, JJP's new game Elton John, Stern loosing the price requirements on some older titles, and CGC finally completing an official Pulp Fiction machine.Video Games: We go over Embracer reducing staff at Zen Studios, Paradox releasing Harebrained Schemes, Ubisoft delaying Skull and…

The Pinball Show Episode 139: Labyrinth, Elton John, Elvira’s Blood Red Kiss, Ninja Eclipse, Elements, & More! Hosts: Dennis Kriesel & Zach Meny Chicago Pinball Expo 2023 Who Stole The Show?! What Was The Biggest Surprise?! Labyrinth Pinball Launch & Impressions Elton John Launch & Impressions Elvira’s House Of Horrors Blood Red Kiss Special Editio…

Pinball: We talk about the new company Barrels of Fun and their new pinball machine Labyrinth, we discuss Stern Pinball basically re-releasing two games, we go over a new version of Pinball Brothers' Alien, we talk about the JJP reveal planned for Expo along with some other Expo expected happenings, and we go over why we love pinball and our curren…