Episode 134 - $1k Increases & Stadia Fail?
Pinball: News discussion covers the thousand-dollar increase Jersey Jack Pinball has deployed for Guns N' Roses Pinball. The guys also discuss the results of the Pinball Industry Awards. Video Games: Discussion focuses on Blizzard not planning to release Diablo 4 or Overwatch 2 in 2021, Google Stadia closing its gaming studios, Gearbox Studios being acquired by Embracer, and information about the Mass Effect Legendary Edition. The Pinball Industry Awards ceremony: The Pinball Industry Awards website: Website: EGP T-shirts: iTunes: SoundCloud: Stitcher: Facebook: Twitter: Twitch: YouTube: Email: eclecticgamerspodcast@gmail.com
Kineticist’s take
JJP and Stern announce major pinball price increases amid supply chain pressures.
Synopsis
Eclectic Gamers discusses pinball pricing increases from Jersey Jack Pinball ($1,000 increase on Guns N' Roses) and Stern ($500 on Elvira and Batman '66), speculating about bill of materials cost drivers versus potential demand suppression strategy. They review the Pinball Industry Awards Hall of Fame results and analyze game selections across decades.
Entities
- Jersey Jack Pinball· company
- Stern Pinball· company
- Attack from Mars· game
- Batman '66· game
- Elvira House of Horrors· game
- Guns N' Roses· game
- Lord of the Rings· game
- Medieval Madness· game
- Wizard of Oz· game
- Loser Kid Pinball Podcast· organization
- Straight Down the Middle Productions· organization
- Carl D'Angelo· person
- Charles Acosta· person
- Dennis· person
- Emoto Harney· person
- Gavin Free· person
- George Gomez· person
- Ken Cromwell· person
- Tony· person