Episode 256 - The Worst Deal in Gaming
Pinball: We discuss Planetary Pinball's new collectable figurines and discuss a listener email about the viability of sending a message to pinball manufacturers when individuals do not buy a particular game. Video Games: We talk about Zaccaria Pinball, a new table announcement from Zen, EA being purchased by a new investment group, Vantage Studios handling Ubisoft's big properties, Microsoft making the best deal in gaming one of the worst, Fallout 76 getting a big update, Funcom doing lay-offs, Mindseye doing lay-offs, Battlefield 6's launch, Nintendo suing some Reddit moderator, and the next Minecraft movie. Knapp Arcade article about the Pinball Legends collectable figurines: Website: EGP T-shirts: iTunes: SoundCloud: Facebook: YouTube: Email: eclecticgamerspodcast@gmail.com
Kineticist’s take
Eclectic Gamers debates figurine pricing, Death Star defects, and whether boycotting low-effort Stern games sends any real message.
Synopsis
Tony and Dennis discuss pinball news including Death Star manufacturing defects on Star Wars machines, Planetary Pinball's new collectible figurines based on classic Bally/Williams characters, and debate whether individual buyers can send a message to Stern by refusing to purchase perceived low-effort games like Star Wars: Fall of the Empire. The hosts conclude that while voting with your wallet is personally meaningful, large manufacturers prioritize distributor sales and are unlikely to notice individual boycotts.
Entities
- Planetary Pinball· company
- Stern Pinball· company
- Pinball Expo· event
- Dr. Dude· game
- Star Wars: Fall of the Empire· game
- Tales of the Arabian Nights· game
- Eclectic Gamers Podcast· organization
- Pinball Legends Club· organization
- Dennis· person
- Lewis· person
- Lior· person
- Melvin Williams· person
- Tony· person
- Zach· person
- Death Star Rejects· product