January 2022 – Eclectic Gamers Podcast

In pinball discussion we discuss the tragic loss of Lyman Sheats, talk about Haggis finally starting production on Fathom Revisited, cover the new P3 game Flipper Foxtrot Rhythm Explosion, discuss some Pinball Industry Awards Hall of Fame follow-up on the 2000-2009 category, and do Rumor Corner.

In video games discussion is entirely about the huge news of Microsoft moving forward with purchasing Activision-Blizzard.

Episode Links:
Pinball News article covering Lyman Sheats’ death: https://www.pinballnews.com/site/2022/01/21/lyman-sheats-dies/

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The episode starts with a summary of the 2021 podcast statistics, as part of our annual tradition.

In pinball discussion focuses on three companies Dennis missed in the year-end review, a walkthrough of Pinball Industry Award Hall of Fame voting, Stern Pinball’s newest announced game based on the band Rush, and finally Rumor Corner.

In video games discussion covers some general NFT thoughts, then Yoku’s Island Express, the rumor of a new Armored Core game, Bioware refocusing its efforts on actually good games, the possible end to E3, and finally some Xbox nail polish.

Episode Links:
The Pinball Industry Awards Hall of Fame voting:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/DMK3MLF

This Week in Pinball’s deep dive of Rush: https://www.thisweekinpinball.com/stern-pinball-announces-rush-pinball-deep-dive-in-depth-overview-of-the-machine-features-rules-and-more/