Eclectic Gamers Podcast - Pinball & Video Games
Pinball and video games. We're a mixed gaming podcast, but pinball and video games are our bread and butter, and our two permanent segments. Pinball generally receives the most attention of the two. We also, on occasion, cover other types of gaming (namely tabletop games such as RPGs and card games). We aren't known as eclectic for nothing!
Episodes
August 30, 2026 • 84 mins
Pinball: We talk about Dutch Pinball's "Jesus Edition" of The Big Lebowski, American Pinball's Cirqus Voltaire Reimagined, and Stern's soon-to-release next cornerstone.
Video Games: We talk about GTA6, EA, Cloud Imperium, U.S. hardware sales, the end of 2XKO support, a class action lawsuit against Twitch, Xbox and disc-to-digital, and Gamescom announcements.
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Knapp Arcade article on the Jesus Edition of The Big Lebo...
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August 16, 2026 • 64 mins
Pinball: We talk about Stern's new Costo-sold Pokémon Home Edition Plus.
Video Games: We talk about Roblox, Rockstar doing an extended look at GTA 6, Twitch working with A.I., Pokémon Pokopia selling great, and Kingdom Hearts 4 information.
Episode Links:
Knapp Arcade article on the Stern Pinball Pokémon Home Edition Plus: https://www.knapparcade.org/blog/costco-version-of-stern-pinballs-pokmon-to-launch-today-
2nd Knapp article...
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August 2, 2026 • 95 mins
Pinball: We talk about Multimorphic's new releases of Dungeon Crawler Carl and Ender's Game, Barrels of Fun's release of Bon Jovi Pinball, and American Pinball revisiting Galactic Tank Force with the Victory Edition.
Video Games: We talk about downed service situations for PlayStation and Xbox, Double Fine's staff reductions, and EA moving forward with its private acquisition.
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Kineticist article on Dungeon Crawler ...
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July 19, 2026 • 73 mins
Pinball: We talk a bit about Multimorphic revealing soon but mostly cover listener questions.
Video Games: We talk about Microsoft's big gaming changes and Summer Games Done Quick.
Episode Links:
Pinside thread on the proposed Bride of Pinbot: 25th Anniversary Super LE, with the "unique" art design: https://pinside.com/pinball/machine/dutch-pinball-bride-of-pinbot
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July 5, 2026 • 88 mins
Pinball: We discuss JJP's Sonic the Hedgehog and some rumors regarding Dungeon Crawler Carl.
Video Games: We talk about Microsoft price increases on Xbox, Switch 2 sales record, GTA 6 not being physical, changes from Sony, the pricing of the Steam Machine, and an end to the Subnautica 2 saga.
Episode Links:
Kineticist article on JJP's Sonic the Hedgehog: https://www.kineticist.com/news/jjp-launches-sonic-the-hedgehog
Knapp Arcad...
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June 21, 2026 • 95 mins
Pinball: We discuss Pedretti Gaming's Tales of the Arabian Nights (TOTAN) Remake.
Video Games: We talk about lots of game reveals from Xbox and Nintendo, along with Xbox slashing budgets, Steam dropping physical gift cards, and EA launching a new advertising platform.
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EGP Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/eclectic_gamers
Website: http://eclecticgamers.com
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June 7, 2026 • 66 mins
Pinball: We discuss the purported JJP leak of the Sonic playfield.
Video Games: We talk about Subnautica 2, the PlayStation State of Play, the Summer Game Fest, the IGN Live, and a few other things.
Episode Links:
Kineticist article with the image of the purported Sonic playfield leak: https://twip.kineticist.com/p/loading-screen
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EGP Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/eclectic_gamers
Website: http://eclecticgamers.com...
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May 24, 2026 • 61 mins
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.kineticis...
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May 10, 2026 • 62 mins
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.
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April 26, 2026 • 52 mins
Pinball: We have no news so instead we talk about whether JJP or Stern will get their next game out first and what, if anything, might be "bigger" than Pokémon.
Video Games: We talk about Zen Pinball updates, Resident Evil Requiem, reduced Game Pass prices, Black Flag Resynced, more Ecco dolphin gaming, Nintendo and their Splatoon single-player experience, an update regarding the Mass Effect show, and some additional gaming news.
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April 12, 2026 • 51 mins
Pinball: We correct that Monster League Hockey does permit single-player games, discuss American Pinball "reimagining" Circus Voltaire, and cover a listener email.
Video Games: We talk about Warhorse going to A.I. translation, Palworld actually making a dating sim version of the game, Mindseye and its relaunch, the success of the Super Mario Galaxy movie, Nexon embracing A.I. while Take-Two backs away from it, the Mass Effect movi...
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March 28, 2026 • 91 mins
Pinball: We 2026 TPF, in terms of the overall show and finally getting caught up with playing a lot of games that came out in 2025 that we had yet to experience.
Video Games: We talk about some virtual pinball, video game layoffs, and the latest drama stemming from Subnautica 2.
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None!
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EGP Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/eclectic_gamers
Website: http://eclecticgamers.com
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March 15, 2026 • 58 mins
Pinball: We discuss a bunch of listener emails.
Video Games: We talk about virtual pinball, Pokopia, New York suing Valve, Microsoft's new gaming hardware, the background of Overwatch, the shutdown of Highguard, a major win for the National Videogame Museum, PlayStation walking away from a PC release strategy, and EA downsizing their Battlefield team.
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Jeff Kaplan interview: https://youtu.be/H9rF1CSSh-w?si=Zb6PzqCEz...
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March 1, 2026 • 73 mins
Pinball: We discuss a bunch of listener emails and also the report that Dungeon Crawler Carl is getting a pinball machine.
Video Games: We talk about Highguard, Xbox's leadership change, Genshin Impact and A.I., Discord walking back some plans, and all sorts of 30th anniversary Pokémon stuff.
Episode Links:
None!
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EGP Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/eclectic_gamers
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February 15, 2026 • 78 mins
Pinball: We discuss Stern Pinball finally revealing Pokémon Pinball, and the announced end of DPX (Dutch Pinball Exclusive).
Video Games: We talk about Sony's patent for some weird A.I. thing, a major Overwatch update, Steam Machine's delay, Discord and identifying your face, 2XKO and Highguard both seeing team size reductions, Blizzard bringing in the Warlock, and Arc Raiders doing great.
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Kineticist article on Ste...
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February 1, 2026 • 73 mins
Pinball: We discuss more about American Pinball, what little we know about Stern's next cornerstone plans, and answer some listener emails.
Video Games: We talk a bunch about Ubisoft but also hit on Highguard and Dispatch.
Episode Links:
None!
Show Links:
EGP Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/eclectic_gamers
Website: http://eclecticgamers.com
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iTunes: http://itu...
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January 18, 2026 • 101 mins
Pinball: We discuss JB Vincent LP, a Texas-based entity, acquiring the assets of American Pinball Inc. We also cover a couple listener emails.
Video Games: We talk about some new LEGO sets based off video games, Amazon planning another Fallout show, Cygames and its A.I.-focused subsidiary (which leads to a long rant about what is going on in A.I. so be forewarned!), layoffs at Ubisoft, a union update regarding Rockstar, Steam's ne...
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January 4, 2026 • 62 mins
Pinball: We discuss the most affordable way to get into virtual pinball gaming and talk about what we hope to see from the pinball industry in 2026.
Video Games: We talk about the loss of Vince Zampella, EA's ownership change moving forward, the top 10 selling products on Steam post-Christmas, the upcoming CES, and the impact of RAM pricing and shortages across the industry.
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December 21, 2025 • 88 mins
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.
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.a...
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December 7, 2025 • 61 mins
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 Ga...
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