Episode 194 - You're a Wizard, Gollum

PodcastMay 28, 2023By Dennis Kriesel & Tony Kurkowski

Eclectic Gamers Podcast

1 hr 32 min

Summary

Jersey Jack Pinball secures Harry Potter license; hosts speculate on design, pricing, and release timeline.

Tony and Dennis discuss Jersey Jack Pinball confirmed acquisition of the Harry Potter pinball license, announced by Joe Kaminkow after the previous episode. They speculate on game design (single game with multiple art packages), pricing ($12,000+ minimum, likely increase), designer assignment (Eric Meunier expected), release timeline (late 2025 or 2026), and licensing strategy. They contextualize this against the Toy Story 4 experience and J.K. Rowling's historical hesitation about pinball bar placement.

From the creator

Pinball: We discuss Jersey Jack Pinball reportedly securing the Harry Potter license, talk about how we would have done a Whirlwind 2.0 project, and cover Rumor Corner. Video Games: We read a listerner review of a Steam game, talk about Overwatch 2 abandoning PvE, the return of BlizzCon, no planned DLC for Final Fantasy 16, do an overview of the Playstation showcase, discuss the Homeworld 3 delay, talk about Gollum and how awful it is, discuss a Nintendo DMCA relating to an emulator, and we end with more information about the Microsoft-Activision merger. None!