Episode 135 - Hires and Cons

PodcastFeb 21, 2021By Dennis Kriesel & Tony Kurkowski

Eclectic Gamers Podcast

50 min

Summary

JJP pricing strategy and American Pinball restructuring dominate sparse pinball discussion.

Eclectic Gamers Podcast hosts Dennis and Tony discuss sparse pinball news, focusing on Jersey Jack Pinball $1,000 price increase on Guns N' Roses (with speculation about future Toy Story pricing strategy) and American Pinball personnel moves (hiring Jack Haeger as art director and Dennis Nordman as lead designer). The hosts debate whether these changes will improve American Pinball fortunes, concluding that theme selection and game quality matter more than roster changes, while American Pinball remains on life support despite organizational restructuring.

From the creator

Pinball: Discussion covers a bit more about Jersey Jack Pinball's GnR price increase followed by American Pinball's hiring of Jack Haeger as Art Director. Video Games: Discussion focuses on some creative police force usage of DMCA, Blizzard's virtual convention, and CD Projekt Red being hacked.