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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EGP Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/eclectic_gamers

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Pinball: We talk all about Stern Pinball's new release, Dungeons & Dragons: The Tyrant's Eye.

Video Games: We cover a variety of leaks related to Nintendo's Switch 2, the big upcoming video game releases of January and February, discuss Stardew Valley's smashing sales success, and denote the 2025 start of Awesome Games Done Quick.

Episode Links:

Knapp Arcade article on Stern Pinball's release of Dungeons & Dragons: The Tyrant's Eye: https://www.knapparcade.org/post/stern-pinball-officially-reveals-dungeons-dragon-s-the-tyrant-s-eye

Kineticist article on Dungeons & Dragons Pinball: https://www.kineticist.com/post/stern-launches-dungeons-dragons

LoserKid Pinball interview on D&D Pinball with Brian Eddy and Dwight Sullivan: https://youtu.be/9UNXtD3_vaQ?si=Jxps9l1fwRjDMCKd

Stern's gameplay reveal of D&D Pinball: https://youtu.be/zHM0D6kHouY?si=is92LtEGTvBd7sfi

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Email: [email protected]

Pinball: We talk about the LoserKid Pinball Podcast interview with American Pinball's David Fix, recap the year of 2024 for pinball, and play a game!

Video Games: We answer listener questions, Tony gives his 2024 Steam statistics, we cover the 2024 Game Awards, and we talk about Secret Levels, the Amazon Prime series of short videos about various video game worlds.

Episode Links:

LoserKid Pinball Podcast interview with David Fix of American Pinball: https://soundcloud.com/loserkidpinballpodcast/ep-155-is-american-being-sued-with-david-fix

Tony's Steam replay

https://s.team/y24/crnctvw?l=english

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Email: [email protected]

Pinball: We provide a Rumor Corner but spend most of our time discussing the interesting happenings in pinball during 2024.

Video Games: We summarize Star Citizen's funding milestone, talk about early access for Path of Exile 2, the hit success of the Nintendo Alarmo, the death of Foamstars, a handheld PS5, Baldur's Gate still getting content, and No Man's Sky now not being seen as trash via Steam reviews.

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Pinball: We discuss some corrections regarding retired games at American Pinball but spend most of the segment going over Spooky Pinball's new game: Evil Dead Pinball.

Video Games: We summarize some Steam news on how they are going to handle season passes, talk about a new sequence for Path of Exile 2, discuss mods with Baldur's Gate 3, talk Xbox and releasing to other platforms, cover Half-Life 2 news, and mention the new Minecraft movie trailer.

Episode Links:

Straight Down the Middle Evil Dead Pinball trailer: https://youtu.be/aReP5_JHVa8?si=fdd7QdAZi0kFnF41

Kineticist article on Evil Dead Pinball: https://www.kineticist.com/post/spooky-pinball-reveals-new-evil-dead-pinball-machine

Knapp Arcade article on Evil Dead Pinball sales: https://www.knapparcade.org/post/spooky-pinball-evil-dead-sales-update

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EGP Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/eclectic_gamers

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Pinball: We discuss Barrels of Fun hiring Butch Peel, American Pinball ceasing production of Houdini and Legends of Valhalla, a Rumor Corner on Spooky Pinball, and a discussion on Stern's catalog and what we'd like to see remastered.

Video Games: We summarize some key activities for the upcoming Awesome Games Done Quick, talk about Amazon doing a Mass Effect TV show, mention Sega delisting a bunch of games and Nintendo's Switch sales, and talk a bit about Twitch streaming rules and changes applied.

Episode Links:

None!

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Email: [email protected]

Pinball: We discuss Stern Pinball's Metallica Remastered, some hits from Pinball Expo, Ninja Eclipse expecting to sell its initial run, and a couple listener emails.

Video Games: We summarize a big payday for Microsoft's Nadella, Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii, a new Super Nintendo theme park, co-op for Subnautica 2, Hitman meets James Bond, and ALARMO.

Episode Links:

Kineticist article on Metallica Remastered: https://www.kineticist.com/post/stern-drops-metallica-remastered

Knapp Arcade interview with Chris Turner of Turner Pinball: https://www.knapparcade.org/post/turner-pinball-update-sales-production-and-the-future

Show Links:

EGP Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/eclectic_gamers

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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC40Frd1Fep4u5bjrw3cvwoQ

Discord: https://discord.gg/sgnrsBT

Email: [email protected]

Pinball: We discuss DPX's reveal of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.

Video Games: We summarize what's going on with Bethesda, a microphone mode for A Quiet Place: The Road, a new Blizzard book, Ubisoft's future, Genshin Impact losing its voice, Steam's new labeling, and a huge Game Freak hack.

Episode Links:

Kineticist article on DPX's Alice pinball: https://www.kineticist.com/post/dpx-alices-launch

Link to the They Create Worlds podcast: https://www.theycreateworlds.com/about

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EGP Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/eclectic_gamers

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Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/eclecticgamerspodcast/

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Discord: https://discord.gg/sgnrsBT

Email: [email protected]