Episode 204 - Barrels of Activision
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 current top five pinball games. Video Games: We go over three Steam code video game reveals, discuss Microsoft completing its acquisition of Activision, talk about a Sony hack and its slim PS5, cover the unionization of CD Project Red, discuss some Diablo 4 stuff, and Tony explains how Paradox ruined Battletech. Knapp Arcade article on Labyrinth Pinball: Knapp Arcade article on Ellen Ripley version of Alien Pinball: Website: EGP T-shirts: iTunes: SoundCloud: Facebook: YouTube: Email: eclecticgamerspodcast@gmail.com
Kineticist’s take
Barrels of Fun Pinball revealed with Labyrinth; new competitor threatens Spooky's boutique dominance.
Synopsis
Eclectic Gamers discusses the surprise reveal of Barrels of Fun Pinball, a new Houston-based boutique manufacturer launching with Labyrinth as their first title (1,100 units at $10,600). The episode explores the apparent exodus of Spooky-affiliated personnel to Barrels of Fun, questions about competitive positioning in the limited-run licensed game market, and concerns about Spooky's future licensing capabilities and build quality relative to this new competitor.
Entities
- Barrels of Fun Pinball· company
- Chicago Gaming Company (CGC)· company
- Jersey Jack Pinball· company
- Multimorphic· company
- Spooky Pinball· company
- Stern Pinball· company
- Pinball Expo· event
- Labyrinth· game
- Bo· person
- Brian Savage· person
- Bug· person
- Charlie Emery· person
- David Van Ez· person
- Dennis· person
- Dr. John· person
- Eric Pripke· person
- Karen· person
- Phil Grimaldi· person
- Spooky Pinball personnel (unnamed)· person
- Tony· person