Episode 131 - 2020 Year-End Review
Pinball: Discussion covers The Pinball Industry Awards, Stern Pinball's Led Zeppelin, Stern's EULA changes, and a discussion of pinball in 2020. Video Games: Discussion here covers Cyberpunk 2077 litigation and a discussion of video games in 2020. The Pinball Industry Awards: Roanoke Pinball Museum (EGP Sponsor): Website: EGP T-shirts: iTunes: SoundCloud: Stitcher: Facebook: Twitter: Twitch: YouTube: Email: eclecticgamerspodcast@gmail.com
Kineticist’s take
2020 year-end pinball review: new awards framework, Led Zeppelin game critique, Stern Pinball crackdown concerns.
Synopsis
Dennis and Tony host a 2020 year-end review episode covering pinball industry awards, the Led Zeppelin pinball release, Stern's new EULA restrictions on streaming and modifications, and broader concerns about intellectual property enforcement. They discuss the newly announced Pinball Industry Awards (critics' choice, hall of fame, and excellence awards), provide critical reactions to Led Zeppelin artwork and design, and analyze Stern's increasingly restrictive licensing language targeting unauthorized software, modifications, and content distribution.
Entities
- Stern Pinball· company
- Pinball Industry Awards· event
- Texas Pinball Festival· event
- Twippies· event
- Black Knight· game
- Campus Queen· game
- Dead Flip· game
- Guns N' Roses· game
- Led Zeppelin· game
- Super Awesome Pinball Show· media
- Pinball Network· organization
- Roanoke Pinball Museum· organization
- Dennis· person
- Gary Stern· person
- Jack Danger· person
- Jack Danger· person
- Jeff· person
- Steve Ritchie· person
- Tony· person