Episode 208 - Kojima TWIPY Massacre
Eclectic Gamers Podcast
1 hr 34 min
Summary
Spooky reveals Texas Chainsaw Massacre and Looney Tunes pins; Twippies Awards controversially cut media categories amid interpersonal drama.
Eclectic Gamers Podcast discusses two new Spooky Pinball game reveals (Texas Chainsaw Massacre and Looney Tunes sharing the same layout but with different design teams), their pricing strategy, and commercial viability. The episode pivots to addressing controversy surrounding the Twippy Twippies Awards, where the committee eliminated several media-oriented award categories (streamer, podcast, YouTube channel, website), triggering complaints from Chris of Canadian A Pinball Podcast, who has historically dominated the favorite podcast category. The hosts debate the merit of the database removal and broader award structure issues.
Pinball: We talk about Spooky Pinball's reveal of two new pinball machines: Texas Chainsaw Massacre and Looney Tunes. We also talk about changes to the TWIPY awards and why the toxic behavior around it is getting out of hand. Video Games: We go over The Game Awards (reveals and awards), GTA 6, Twitch leaving South Korea, Bethesda going back into paid mods, Capcom planning more Resident Evil remakes, and some fun statistics on Baldur's Gate 3. Dennis's Top 5 Watch Releases of 2023: Dennis's 5 Worst Watch Releases of 2023: Knapp Arcade article about the two new Spooky games: Knapp Arcade article specific to Looney Tunes: Knapp Arcade article specific to Texas Chainsaw Massacre: SDTM featurette on Looney Tunes Pinball: SDTM featurette on Texas Chainsaw Massacre Pinball: Website: EGP T-shirts: iTunes: SoundCloud: Facebook: YouTube: Email: [email protected]
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