Eclectic Gamers Podcast - Pinball & Video Games
by Dennis Kriesel & Tony Kurkowski
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Episode 272 - Why Ball No Transform?
May 24, 2026
Unknown duration
Episode 271 - Big Bang Bar Remake Remake
May 10, 2026
Unknown duration
Episode 270 - What Can Defeat Pokémon?
Apr 26, 2026
52m 06s
Episode 269 - Friends Are Optional
Apr 12, 2026
51m 44s
Episode 268 - 2026 Texas Pinball Festival Recap
Mar 28, 2026
1h 31m 48s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
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| 5/24/26 | Episode 272 - Why Ball No Transform? | Pinball: We discuss Stern's new pinball machine: Transformers: More than Meets the Eye Pinball. Video Games: We talk about AtGames and their Zen conflict, Summer Games Done Quick, Destiny 2, Switch 2, GTA 6, Subnautica 2, a LOTR game, and Sony's decision to put narrative, single-player games out only on their PS5. Episode Links: Kineticist article on Stern's new Transformers: More than Meets the Eye Pinball: https://www.kineticist.com/news/stern-transformers-reveal Show Links: EGP Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/eclectic_gamers Website: http://eclecticgamers.com EGP T-shirts: https://teespring.com/stores/eclectic-gamers-podcast iTunes: http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/eclectic-gamers-podcast/id1088802706?mt=2 SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/user-465086826 Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/eclecticgamerspodcast/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC40Frd1Fep4u5bjrw3cvwoQ Discord: https://discord.gg/sgnrsBT Email: eclecticgamerspodcast@gmail.com | — | ||||||
| 5/10/26 | Episode 271 - Big Bang Bar Remake Remake | Pinball: We discuss Stern's schedule for the next cornerstone, the fall of Big Bang Bar Remake Remake, and some listener emails. Video Games: We talk about Subnautica 2's launch, Activision stepping away from the PS4 and Xbox One for Call of Duty, Value's Steam controller, Xbox's new management, hit sales for Pragmata, and Nintendo raising the price of the Switch 2. Episode Links: None! Show Links: EGP Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/eclectic_gamers Website: http://eclecticgamers.com EGP T-shirts: https://teespring.com/stores/eclectic-gamers-podcast iTunes: http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/eclectic-gamers-podcast/id1088802706?mt=2 SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/user-465086826 Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/eclecticgamerspodcast/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC40Frd1Fep4u5bjrw3cvwoQ Discord: https://discord.gg/sgnrsBT Email: eclecticgamerspodcast@gmail.com | — | ||||||
| 4/26/26 | Episode 270 - What Can Defeat Pokémon?✨ | pinballvideo games+4 | — | PokémonZen Pinball+9 | — | pinballPokémon+5 | — | 52m 06s | |
| 4/12/26 | Episode 269 - Friends Are Optional✨ | PinballVideo Games+4 | — | PalworldBrotato+9 | — | pinballvideo games+5 | — | 51m 44s | |
| 3/28/26 | Episode 268 - 2026 Texas Pinball Festival Recap✨ | Texas Pinball Festivalpinball games+3 | — | Subnautica 2 | Texas | Texas Pinball Festivalpinball+5 | — | 1h 31m 48s | |
| 3/15/26 | Episode 267 - Twisted Metal & Downsized Battlefield✨ | listener emailsvirtual pinball+4 | — | Twisted MetalBattlefield+7 | New York | Twisted MetalBattlefield+7 | — | 58m 13s | |
| 3/1/26 | Episode 266 - G.D. Donut!✨ | pinballvideo games+5 | — | Dungeon Crawler CarlHighguard+4 | — | pinballDungeon Crawler Carl+5 | — | 1h 13m 05s | |
| 2/15/26 | Episode 265 - Gotta Catch 'Em All✨ | PinballVideo Games+4 | — | Pokémon PinballOverwatch+9 | — | Stern PinballPokémon Pinball+5 | — | 1h 18m 55s | |
| 2/1/26 | Episode 264 - Ubisoft: The Segment✨ | PinballVideo Games+4 | — | American PinballStern+3 | — | PinballUbisoft+5 | — | 1h 13m 19s | |
| 1/18/26 | Episode 263 - Maimai... is Texas Pinball Now?✨ | Texas PinballLEGO video game sets+4 | — | JB Vincent LPAmerican Pinball Inc.+6 | — | Texas PinballAmerican Pinball+5 | — | 1h 41m 12s | |
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| 1/4/26 | Episode 262 - Welcome to 2026!✨ | virtual pinball gamingpinball industry+5 | — | EASteam+2 | — | virtual pinballpinball industry+5 | — | 1h 02m 00s | |
| 12/21/25 | Episode 261 - 2025 Year-End Review✨ | pinball releases2025 Game Awards+2 | — | SonyTencent+1 | — | pinballvideo games+7 | — | 1h 28m 10s | |
| 12/7/25 | Episode 260 - Production Rockstar | Pinball: We discuss several listener emails, many of which revolve around Spooky Pinball's release of Beetlejuice. Video Games: We talk about some virtual pinball updates, Netflix acquiring Warner Bros (or trying to at least), the collapse of POSTAL, SEGA and its earnings, the latest on EA ownership, the upcoming plans for Witcher games, RAM prices, Embracer shedding more studios, Rockstar's union-busting (or is it?), a strange Game Awards statue, and some news related to upcoming video game movies. Episode Links: None! Show Links: EGP Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/eclectic_gamers Website: http://eclecticgamers.com EGP T-shirts: https://teespring.com/stores/eclectic-gamers-podcast iTunes: http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/eclectic-gamers-podcast/id1088802706?mt=2 SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/user-465086826 Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/eclecticgamerspodcast/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC40Frd1Fep4u5bjrw3cvwoQ Discord: https://discord.gg/sgnrsBT Email: eclecticgamerspodcast@gmail.com | — | ||||||
| 11/23/25 | Episode 259 - It's Showtime! | Pinball: We discuss Spooky Pinball's release of Beetlejuice. Video Games: We talk about impacts of the global RAM shortage, follow-up on Rockstar's terminations, news about Krafton going A.I.-first, Ubisoft having great (but delayed) financials, some of the Game Award nominations, and Valve getting ready to drop some new hardware. Episode Links: None! Show Links: EGP Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/eclectic_gamers Website: http://eclecticgamers.com EGP T-shirts: https://teespring.com/stores/eclectic-gamers-podcast iTunes: http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/eclectic-gamers-podcast/id1088802706?mt=2 SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/user-465086826 Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/eclecticgamerspodcast/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC40Frd1Fep4u5bjrw3cvwoQ Discord: https://discord.gg/sgnrsBT Email: eclecticgamerspodcast@gmail.com | — | ||||||
| 11/9/25 | Episode 258 - The Walking Orange & Blue | Pinball: We discuss some more information about Beetlejuice and Spooky Pinball but spend most of our time on Stern Pinball's reveal of The Walking Dead Remaster and answering listener emails. Video Games: We talk about Zaccaria's latest pinball tables, Nintendo happenings on the sales and patent fronts, EA claiming creative control will still be with developers, Red Dead Redemption 2 moving up the sales charts, GTA 6 being pushed back yet again, and Square Enix turning into the arms of A.I. We also talk a bit about Amazon's gaming layoffs. Episode Links: Knapp Arcade article on The Walking Dead Remastered: https://www.knapparcade.org/blog/stern-pinball-reveals-the-walking-dead-remastered Show Links: EGP Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/eclectic_gamers Website: http://eclecticgamers.com EGP T-shirts: https://teespring.com/stores/eclectic-gamers-podcast iTunes: http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/eclectic-gamers-podcast/id1088802706?mt=2 SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/user-465086826 Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/eclecticgamerspodcast/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC40Frd1Fep4u5bjrw3cvwoQ Discord: https://discord.gg/sgnrsBT Email: eclecticgamerspodcast@gmail.com | — | ||||||
| 10/26/25 | Episode 257 - Winchesterjuice | Pinball: We discuss Barrels of Fun and their surprise release of Winchester Mystery House. Plus some Expo news (regarding Hexa Pinball, CGC, and Dutch Pinball). We also talk about Spooky doing Beetlejuice and we have a Rumor Corner regarding JJP. Video Games: We talk about a TwitchCon incident, Battlefield 6 having huge sales figures, more Mindseye drama, some fallout on Starfield, Microsoft raising prices, Remedy seeing failure in FBC Firebreak, and Switch 2 struggling to run Elden Ring. Episode Links: Kineticist article on Winchester Mystery House: https://www.kineticist.com/post/barrels-of-fun-reveals-winchester-mystery-house Knapp Arcade article on Beetlejuice: https://www.knapparcade.org/blog/spooky-pinball-confirms-beetlejuice-price-production-number-stern-star-wars-fall-of-the-empire-crushing-it-on-location-the-new-scorbit Show Links: EGP Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/eclectic_gamers Website: http://eclecticgamers.com EGP T-shirts: https://teespring.com/stores/eclectic-gamers-podcast iTunes: http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/eclectic-gamers-podcast/id1088802706?mt=2 SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/user-465086826 Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/eclecticgamerspodcast/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC40Frd1Fep4u5bjrw3cvwoQ Discord: https://discord.gg/sgnrsBT Email: eclecticgamerspodcast@gmail.com | — | ||||||
| 10/12/25 | 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. Episode Links: Knapp Arcade article about the Pinball Legends collectable figurines: https://www.knapparcade.org/blog/planetary-pinball-launches-new-pinball-legends-line-of-collectable-figurines Show Links: EGP Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/eclectic_gamers Website: http://eclecticgamers.com EGP T-shirts: https://teespring.com/stores/eclectic-gamers-podcast iTunes: http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/eclectic-gamers-podcast/id1088802706?mt=2 SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/user-465086826 Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/eclecticgamerspodcast/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC40Frd1Fep4u5bjrw3cvwoQ Discord: https://discord.gg/sgnrsBT Email: eclecticgamerspodcast@gmail.com | — | ||||||
| 9/27/25 | Episode 255 - Worst Decisions | Pinball: We provide some brief update information and then discuss the top five worst decisions a pinball manufacturer or designer has made. Video Games: We talk about Pinball FX, Doug Bowser retiring from Nintendo, the Death Stranding film, Costco pulling Xbox, Hades 2 releasing, Star Trek Voyager getting a video game, Splinter Cell getting an animated series, and various reveals from the Playstation State of Play and Xbox Tokyo Game Show. Episode Links: None! Show Links: EGP Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/eclectic_gamers Website: http://eclecticgamers.com EGP T-shirts: https://teespring.com/stores/eclectic-gamers-podcast iTunes: http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/eclectic-gamers-podcast/id1088802706?mt=2 SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/user-465086826 Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/eclecticgamerspodcast/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC40Frd1Fep4u5bjrw3cvwoQ Discord: https://discord.gg/sgnrsBT Email: eclecticgamerspodcast@gmail.com | — | ||||||
| 9/14/25 | Episode 254 - Star Wars the Star Wars | Pinball: We talk about the reveal of Stern Pinball's Star Wars Fall of the Empire, plus answer a listener email about saying games have good flow. Video Games: We talk about Pinball Arcade, a Nintendo Direct, Silksong's success, and Ninteno getting a patent for everything related to summoning. Episode Links: Knapp Arcade article on Stern Pinball's Fall of the Empire Star Wars pinball machine: https://www.knapparcade.org/blog/stern-pinball-star-wars-fall-of-the-empire-revealed Show Links: EGP Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/eclectic_gamers Website: http://eclecticgamers.com EGP T-shirts: https://teespring.com/stores/eclectic-gamers-podcast iTunes: http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/eclectic-gamers-podcast/id1088802706?mt=2 SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/user-465086826 Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/eclecticgamerspodcast/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC40Frd1Fep4u5bjrw3cvwoQ Discord: https://discord.gg/sgnrsBT Email: eclecticgamerspodcast@gmail.com | — | ||||||
| 8/31/25 | Episode 253 - Empire Records | Pinball: We talk about what little we know so far about Stern Pinball's upcoming Star Wars game "Fall of the Empire" and respond to some listener emails. Video Games: We talk about digital pinball, Silksong, Path of Exile 2, and a bunch of Gamescom announcements. Episode Links: None! Show Links: EGP Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/eclectic_gamers Website: http://eclecticgamers.com EGP T-shirts: https://teespring.com/stores/eclectic-gamers-podcast iTunes: http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/eclectic-gamers-podcast/id1088802706?mt=2 SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/user-465086826 Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/eclecticgamerspodcast/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC40Frd1Fep4u5bjrw3cvwoQ Discord: https://discord.gg/sgnrsBT Email: eclecticgamerspodcast@gmail.com | — | ||||||
| 8/17/25 | Episode 252 - A Warburton Suit | Pinball: There's no real news so we cover several listener emails and play a game: Kansas versus Dungeon Crawler Carl. Video Games: We talk about PETA's demands on Nintendo, Louisiana's lawsuit against Roblox, Tencent's adjustments to Light of Motiram, Battlefield 6 and its huge beta test player count, and Nintendo telling people to think about temperature when using a Switch 2. Episode Links: None! Show Links: EGP Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/eclectic_gamers Website: http://eclecticgamers.com EGP T-shirts: https://teespring.com/stores/eclectic-gamers-podcast iTunes: http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/eclectic-gamers-podcast/id1088802706?mt=2 SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/user-465086826 Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/eclecticgamerspodcast/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC40Frd1Fep4u5bjrw3cvwoQ Discord: https://discord.gg/sgnrsBT Email: eclecticgamerspodcast@gmail.com | — | ||||||
| 8/3/25 | 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. Episode Links: Kineticist article covering Jack Danger's new role at Stern Pinball: https://twip.kineticist.com/p/flippers-and-butts Show Links: EGP Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/eclectic_gamers Website: http://eclecticgamers.com EGP T-shirts: https://teespring.com/stores/eclectic-gamers-podcast iTunes: http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/eclectic-gamers-podcast/id1088802706?mt=2 SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/user-465086826 Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/eclecticgamerspodcast/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC40Frd1Fep4u5bjrw3cvwoQ Discord: https://discord.gg/sgnrsBT Email: eclecticgamerspodcast@gmail.com | — | ||||||
| 7/20/25 | Episode 250 - Iconic | Pinball: We have no news so thanks to listeners we discuss pinball art and then play a game: Marry, Love, Old Yeller. Video Games: We talk video game movies and TV shows, the official end of a voice-acting strike, the fall of the Wargaming game, the FBI dealing with Nintendo ROM sites, Dragon Quest 7 remake coming (someday), reports that King employees trained their own AI replacements, and Roblox using AI for safety reasons. Episode Links: None! Show Links: EGP Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/eclectic_gamers Website: http://eclecticgamers.com EGP T-shirts: https://teespring.com/stores/eclectic-gamers-podcast iTunes: http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/eclectic-gamers-podcast/id1088802706?mt=2 SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/user-465086826 Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/eclecticgamerspodcast/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC40Frd1Fep4u5bjrw3cvwoQ Discord: https://discord.gg/sgnrsBT Email: eclecticgamerspodcast@gmail.com | — | ||||||
| 7/6/25 | Episode 249 - Steelbound for Battlefield | Pinball: We discuss Stern Pinball's new premium version of Jaws for the 50th Anniversary of the film, For Amusement Only's newly announced title Steelbound for the P3, CGC's delay on Cactus Canyon Expansion kits, and finally a discussion topic on what it means to be a pinball collector. Video Games: We talk about Summer Games Done Quick, Helldivers 2 coming to Xbox, EA's expectations for Battlefield 6, and Microsoft's mass layoffs impacting their Xbox division. Episode Links: Bloody Disgusting article on Stern's Jaws 50th pin: https://bloody-disgusting.com/video-games/3886613/stern-pinball-celebrates-jaws-50th-anniversary-with-new-pinball-machine-launch-at-sdcc/ Pinball News article on Steelbound's announcement: https://www.pinballnews.com/site/2025/07/01/steelbound-announced/ Knapp Arcade article covering the CGC Cactus Expansion delay: https://www.knapparcade.org/post/chicago-gaming-company-delays-cactus-canyon-expansion-again-jaws-50th-pinball-to-make-public-debut Show Links: EGP Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/eclectic_gamers Website: http://eclecticgamers.com EGP T-shirts: https://teespring.com/stores/eclectic-gamers-podcast iTunes: http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/eclectic-gamers-podcast/id1088802706?mt=2 SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/user-465086826 Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/eclecticgamerspodcast/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC40Frd1Fep4u5bjrw3cvwoQ Discord: https://discord.gg/sgnrsBT Email: eclecticgamerspodcast@gmail.com | — | ||||||
| 6/22/25 | Episode 248 - Get to Da Pinball! | Pinball: We spend most of this segment going over our thoughts on Pinball Brother's revealed Predator Pinball. We also talk about the AI scandal surrounding JJP's Harry Potter, our thoughts on Stern's code release states, and how we would retheme a host of existing pinball machines. Video Games: We talk about the Xbox games showcase, a change in leadership (sort of) for Embracer Group, the end of the SAG-AFTRA strike, and Borderlands 4 pricing. Episode Links: Pinball News article on Predator Pinball: https://www.pinballnews.com/site/2025/06/18/predator-revealed/ Show Links: EGP Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/eclectic_gamers Website: http://eclecticgamers.com EGP T-shirts: https://teespring.com/stores/eclectic-gamers-podcast iTunes: http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/eclectic-gamers-podcast/id1088802706?mt=2 SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/user-465086826 Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/eclecticgamerspodcast/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC40Frd1Fep4u5bjrw3cvwoQ Discord: https://discord.gg/sgnrsBT Email: eclecticgamerspodcast@gmail.com | — | ||||||
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