Episode 251 - Foundation of Bones
Pinball: We talk about Jack Danger becoming Stern Pinball's Head of Community and then hit a couple pinball topics a listener submitted: if Predator could work with a more historic approach to art and what is our preferred size of LCD screen for pinball. Video Games: We talk Donkey Kong Bonanza, Microsoft thriving while laying off folks, Hasbro doing great with Magic: The Gathering using Final Fantasy, Itch.io deindexing NSFW content, Hades 2 getting close(r) to full release, Microsoft backing off their original game price increases, Switch 2 displacing PS4 as the fastest selling console in U.S. history, Bioshock 4 in a state of failure, Nintendo planning price increases on Switch titles, Battlefield 6 getting close to release, various Nintendo Showcase topics, Microsoft dominating the top-selling list with Playstation, and Sony suing Tencent. Kineticist article covering Jack Danger's new role at Stern Pinball: Website: EGP T-shirts: iTunes: SoundCloud: Facebook: YouTube: Email: eclecticgamerspodcast@gmail.com
Kineticist’s take
Jack Danger shifts from Stern game designer to Head of Community role, likely due to project management burnout.
Synopsis
Tony and Dennis discuss Jack Danger departure from game design at Stern Pinball to become Head of Community, focusing on the transition's motivation (likely management burnout), business implications, and what Stern gains from the move. They speculate that Jack requested the position change due to stress managing design teams rather than creative work itself, compare his situation to Keith Elwin insights on lead designer responsibilities, and debate whether the arrangement makes strategic sense for Stern given Jack will stream non-Stern content.
Entities
- Stern Pinball· company
- Foo Fighters· game
- Jurassic Park Home Edition· game
- X-Men· game
- Kineticist· media
- Loser Kid Pinball Podcast· media
- Deadflip· media/platform
- Dennis· person
- Jack Danger· person
- Keith Elwin· person
- Tony· person