Episode 158 - Rush Those Stats
The episode starts with a summary of the 2021 podcast statistics, as part of our annual tradition. In pinball discussion focuses on three companies Dennis missed in the year-end review, a walkthrough of Pinball Industry Award Hall of Fame voting, Stern Pinball's newest announced game based on the band Rush, and finally Rumor Corner. In video games discussion covers some general NFT thoughts, then Yoku's Island Express, the rumor of a new Armored Core game, Bioware refocusing its efforts on actually good games, the possible end to E3, and finally some Xbox nail polish. The Pinball Industry Awards Hall of Fame voting: This Week in Pinball's deep dive of Rush: Website: EGP T-shirts: iTunes: SoundCloud: Stitcher: Facebook: Twitter: Twitch: YouTube: Email: eclecticgamerspodcast@gmail.com
Kineticist’s take
EGP 2021 stats analysis: 37k plays, 39% growth; Balarama startup criticized for vague plans.
Synopsis
Tony and Guinness review Eclectic Gamers Podcast 2021 statistics, revealing 37,000+ plays (39% increase from 2020), with top cities being Boardman OR, Columbus OH, and Melbourne AU. They discuss their most/least popular episodes and cover industry topics including Balarama, an Australian startup attempting Kickstarter-funded pinball manufacturing, which they criticize for lacking concrete plans and relying on buzzwords rather than actual design or manufacturing strategy.
Entities
- Balarama· company
- Deep Root· company
- Home Pin· company
- Jersey Jack Pinball· company
- Premiere· company
- Stern Pinball· company
- Cactus Canyon Remake· game
- Godzilla· game
- Sorcerer's Apprentice· game
- Spinal Tap· game
- Eclectic Gamers Podcast· organization
- Pinball Network· organization
- Pinside· organization
- This Week in Pinball· organization
- Guinness· person
- Jeff· person
- John Norris· person
- Lyman Sheets· person
- Steve Ritchie· person
- Tony· person
- Zach· person
- Insider Connected· product