Episode 209 - 2023 Year-End Review
Pinball: We quickly go over some more pinball award stuff, talk about Planetary Pinball granting Pedretti the ability to make WMS remakes, and then do our year-end review of the manufacturers. Video Games: We go over E3's cancellation, several Activision-related topics, a couple major hacks of video game companies, changes to the Epic store, changes and reverted changes for Twitch, PS5 sales figures, and Valve dealing with cheaters in its own special way. Knapp Arcade article about Pedretti making classic WMS games: Website: EGP T-shirts: iTunes: SoundCloud: Facebook: YouTube: Email: eclecticgamerspodcast@gmail.com
Kineticist’s take
Eclectic Gamers 2023 year-end review covers Twippies changes, Pinball Awards cancellation, and Planetary Pinball's new manufacturing deal.
Synopsis
Eclectic Gamers hosts their 2023 year-end review on Christmas Eve, discussing major industry news including Twippies award changes (new content creator category, no live ceremony), the cancellation of the Pinball Awards for 2023, and Planetary Pinball's arrangement with Pedretti Gaming to produce classic Williams remakes alongside their continued partnership with Chicago Gaming Company. The hosts express frustration with Chicago Gaming's production delays and discuss concerns about Pedretti's Italy-based manufacturing affecting U.S. market distribution.
Entities
- Chicago Gaming Company· company
- Haggis Pinball· company
- Naps Arcade· company
- Pedretti Gaming· company
- Pinball Brothers· company
- Planetary Pinball· company
- Chicago Expo 2021· event
- Pinball Awards· event
- Texas Pinball Festival· event
- Twippies· event
- Cactus Canyon· game
- Monster Bash· game
- Canada's Pinball Podcast· organization
- David Dennis· person
- Dennis· person
- Emoto· person
- Josh Sharp· person
- Kerry Hardy· person
- Lucas Pepke· person
- Rick W.· person
- Robert G.· person
- Sid Fathom· person
- Tony· person
- Will O'Edding· person
- Zach Sharpe· person