Pinball: We briefly discuss that it seems JJP's Harry Potter pinball is delayed, cover some listener emails, and then have a discussion topic on what pinball company would we resurrect to compete in today's market.

Video Games: We talk about a bunch of video game movies being worked on, Embracer's reorganization, Gearbox grinding people's gears, and EA's move against remote work.

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Pinball: We briefly discuss how Kong and Dune are doing, go over a couple listener emails, and then pick five Stern games we think would be interesting for the Remaster treatment.

Video Games: We talk about Overwatch's unionization, Nintendo wanting to brick their systems for cheating, EA having more layoffs, and Xbox raising the price on their years' old systems. Plus, GTA6 is delayed now.

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Pinball: We go over the new reveals of Dune Pinball from Barrels of Fun and King Kong: Myth of Terror Island Pinball from Stern Pinball.

Video Games: We cover the Resident Evil 4 and Oblivion remakes, Funstock stopping orders to the USA over tariffs, and all the Switch 2 pre-order drama also driven by tariffs.

Episode Links:

Knapp Arcade article on Barrels of Fun's Dune launch: https://www.knapparcade.org/post/barrels-of-fun-officially-reveals-game-2-dune

Kineticist article on Stern's King Kong launch: https://www.kineticist.com/post/stern-launches-king-kong-myth-of-terror-island

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Pinball: We summarize what we know about the upcoming King Kong pinball from Stern, Dune from Barrels of Fun, and Harry Potter from Jersey Jack. We also discuss what companies have indicated regarding the impact of USA tariffs.

Video Games: We cover all the information we have about Nintendo's upcoming Switch 2 console.

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Stern Pinball's King Kong teaser video: https://youtu.be/M2hz-Jd8VWE

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Pinball: We summarize the new games we played at TPF 2025 and discuss some other aspects related to the show.

Video Games: We cover Ubisoft's new subsidiary, Warner Brothers cancelling an expansion to Hogwarts Legacy, and information out of the latest Nintendo Direct.

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Marco Specialties: https://www.marcospecialties.com/control/main

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Pinball: We cover the indications that Multimorphic has Portal is their next P3 theme, and read some listener emails.

Video Games: We cover Scopely buying Pokemon, Forza Horizon 5 coming to Playstation, Xbox rumors on their next console, the Switch 2, Chrono Trigger's 30th anniversary, an AI-related leak from Sony, Ubisoft exploring the launch of a new business to support their most popular titles, EA adding micro transactions into an Alpha build of a game, and BlizzCon skipping 2025.

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Pinball: We cover a thimble full of news, and announce the 4th annual PiNBVALL DeGENeRaTE awards, but then rely on listener emails to save us, which they do. We talk prediction on several things, reshape the Pinside Top 10, and even have a listener-submitted Rumor Corner!

Video Games: We cover Marvel Rivals layoffs, Niantic looking for a new owner, the crash of all console sales, Twitch changing their enforcement rules, the growth of live service gaming, Baltro getting a new EU rating, the French voice cast of Apex Legends fighting against AI, new Pokemon starters, and Monster Hunter Wilds crushing records.

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Warning: The first 25+ minutes are an in-depth discussion of the Western film genre. You have been warned!

Pinball: We cover Stern Pinball's Dungeons and Dragons LE version having node board ten issues, talk about a delay on DPX's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland production, the new company Ramp's Pinball, and answer a listener email regarding The Green Mile as a pinball theme.

Video Games: We cover Castle Crashers getting new DLC, PSN being down for a day, Sony's State of Play, Blizzard changing up the expansions for Diablo 4, Square Enix shutting down a version of Crystal Chronicles, Overwatch 2 bringing back loot boxes, EA talking Dragon Age and the importance of live service games, and Bobby Kotick giving an "everything is fine" interview regarding his tenure at Activision.

Episode Links:

Knapp Arcade article about the delay in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland: https://www.knapparcade.org/post/alice-s-adventures-in-wonderland-delayed-again

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Pinball: We cover several emails relating to prior topics and Dennis's inability to pronounce certain words. We discuss the sub-$1,000 planned Alice Goes to Wonderland from Wonderland Amusements and also play a little requested This or That.

Video Games: We cover the upcoming release of Doom the Dark Ages and Ninja Gaiden 4. We discuss John Gonzalez returning to Obsidian, Sony eliminating mandatory PSN account requirements for single-player games, and Microsoft's latest gaming financials.

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Pinball: We talk briefly about the general reaction to Stern Pinball's new release, Dungeons & Dragons: The Tyrant's Eye, David Fix leaving American Pinball, and then we play a new game where Tony and I pick what we think are the three weakest, and strongest, themes used in pinball during the 2020 through 2024 period.

Video Games: We cover the Nintendo Switch 2 reveal, the end of Metroid Prime 4 preorders, Tencent now being seen as the Chinese military, and name our favorite runs from 2025's Awesome Games Done Quick.

Episode Links:

Knapp Arcade article about the post-Fix status of American Pinball: https://www.knapparcade.org/post/american-pinball-sends-update-to-distributors

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