Episode 261 - 2025 Year-End Review
Pinball: We recap the major 2025 pinball releases. Video Games: We talk about the 2025 Game Awards, summarize the end of the Sony v Tencent litigation, and provide the latest on the Rockstar union-busting controversy. None! Website: EGP T-shirts: iTunes: SoundCloud: Facebook: YouTube: Email: eclecticgamerspodcast@gmail.com
Kineticist’s take
Eclectic Gamers reviews 2025 pinball releases, calling it a strong theme year despite economic concerns.
Synopsis
In their 2025 year-end review, Dennis and Tony from Eclectic Gamers Podcast provide a comprehensive recap of major pinball releases across manufacturers. They discuss 2025 as a strong theme year despite perceived economic headwinds, walking through Stern's four releases (D&D, King Kong, Star Wars, Walking Dead Remastered), Multimorphic's Portal, Turner Pinball's Merlin's Arcade, Barrels of Fun's Dune and Winchester, and Jersey Jack's Harry Potter. Key themes include code/QA concerns, theme selection impact on sales, and the surprising success of niche titles like Winchester.
Entities
- Barrels of Fun· company
- Jersey Jack Pinball· company
- Multimorphic· company
- Stern Pinball· company
- Turner Pinball· company
- Texas Pinball Festival (TPF)· event
- Dune· game
- Dungeons and Dragons: The Tyrant's Eye· game
- Harry Potter· game
- King Kong: Myth of Terror Island· game
- Merlin's Arcade· game
- Portal· game
- Star Wars: Fall of the Empire· game
- The Walking Dead Remastered· game
- Winchester Mystery House· game
- Carl D'Angelo· person
- Dennis· person
- Dwight Sullivan· person
- Elwynn· person
- Lyman· person
- Tony· person
- Zach· person