Jeff Patterson is the founder and editor of This Week in Pinball (TWIP), a prominent pinball industry newsletter and media outlet. He is a long-time figure in pinball media who has collaborated with key industry figures like Zach Meny and more recently brought on Will Odding as a partner and webmaster. Patterson has been involved in organizing major pinball community events, including the Twippies Awards, and maintains close connections within the pinball community.
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Jeff Patterson took over This Week in Pinball business and operates it fairly without fleecing customers
Jeff Patterson stepped back from This Week in Pinball operations due to a career promotion and new job focus
Jeff Patterson is no longer part of the Twippies award show as co-creator
Jeff Patterson is taking an undefined hiatus from This Week in Pinball production
Host of This Week in Pinball; will create timestamped clips/cuts of Slam Tilt YouTube content
Host of This Week in Pinball; provides industry news that Poor Man's Podcast references and discusses
Co-creator of the Twippies award show; has stepped aside from the role; Kaneda notes his departure and questions the show's future hosting and format
Host of 'This Week in Pinball'; contacted Jack Gunnery regarding Willy Wonka production status
Partner with Zach Minney on This Week in Pinball podcast
Artist who created artwork for Houdini and Oktoberfest; mentioned as drawing 'one of the most beautiful pins' and creating 'hilarious' bartender character for Oktoberfest.
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Pinball News (Jeff Patterson) is giving away PS5s as weekly promotions
Jeff Patterson is 'the almighty when it comes to journalism for this hobby' and most media gets information from This Week in Pinball
A TWIPY committee was created this year to verify vote legitimacy after year one concerns
Frisco, Texas infrastructure and development is largely less than 5 years old
Jeff Patterson's approach to major pinball events is to prioritize fun and community over coverage agendas
Twippies Awards ceremony will be held Saturday at 8 p.m. Central / 9 p.m. Eastern
Jeff Patterson spends approximately 15-20 hours per week compiling news and writing up This Week in Pinball posts for Monday and Tuesday publication.
This Week in Pinball was founded because Jeff Patterson wanted a way to easily consume pinball news from multiple sources while traveling.
I don't release anything unless I have 100 percent approval from my source, and even then I may withhold if I think it's inappropriate
Star Wars Pinball suffered from strict licensing constraints that frustrated the designer
This Week in Pinball grew from a planned 2-hour weekly project to consuming 30-40 hours per week
Patreon monetization became necessary for TWIP after reaching unsustainable 30-40 hour weekly workload while maintaining full-time employment
Zach Minney frequently flips machines at a loss but provides valuable unboxing content and often gives buyers good deals
Harry Potter pinball, if produced, will never live up to community expectations regardless of quality
Main Street Amusements in Lafayette, Indiana operates the largest arcade in the state
Steve Ritchie indicated he is done with licensed properties after Star Wars
This Week in Pinball publishes news every Monday and conducts interviews every Thursday, serving as reference point for all pinball podcasters
Jeff Patterson began work on the Twippies concept after Pinball Expo in late October/November 2016
Writer for This Week in Pinball; published article about Deep Root Pinball facility tour
Creator and founder of This Week In Pinball website/podcast; developer of the Twippies awards concept
Founder of Pinball News website; organizer of Twippies Awards; attending TPF 2019; interviewed as prominent pinball media figure
Host of This Week in Pinball podcast; met hosts for drinks at Concrete Cowboy and later at his hotel
Host of This Week in Pinball; conducted interview with Robert Mueller about Deep Root's revised launch plans
Host of This Week in Pinball podcast, participated in Special When Lit's JJP tailgate party stream
Associated with This Flipping Podcast; reached out to Ken to co-host
Photographer/journalist (This Week in Pinball); provided first studio images of Deep Root prototype to community
Founder/creator of This Week in Pinball; organizer of Twippies awards; was part of Twippy Committee decision-making
Host of This Week in Pinball podcast, associated with Twippy Awards
Associated with TWIP; recipient of Macho's 'olive branch' offering to host Twippies
Operator of This Week in Pinball news aggregation site
This Week In Pinball author; wrote detailed deep dive article on The Mandalorian game
Host of This Week In Pinball, pinball industry news analyst
Host of This Week In Pinball podcast; attended same high school as Jeremy Packer; father taught classes and coached sports.
Host/operator of This Week in Pinball; wrote letter explaining hiatus; financially supported Twippies awards
Operator of This Week in Pinball website that summarizes top pinball news
Founder of Pinball News; organizer of Twippies Awards; complimented Kaneda's fan loyalty
Associated with Twippies Awards; referenced as awards show organizer; expected to host first live ceremony
Founder of This Week in Pinball. Recently stepped back from operational role due to career promotion; still maintains manufacturer connections per Will Oetting but no longer driving weekly content or voting administration.
This Week in Pinball operator; toured Deep Root Pinball facility
Previous operator/organizer of Twippies Awards before transition to Will Oetting and now Colin Patterson under Kineticist. Referenced in Macho character's comedic bit.
Associated with This Week in Pinball, described as solid business partner supporting Don's content
Founder/operator of This Week in Pinball, creator of the Twippies Award Show concept, industry news publisher
Creator/host of This Week in Pinball; credited for pinball news coverage (Willy's Wonderland homebrew, Deep Root updates, etc.)
Creator of 'This Week in Pinball' news source referenced by hosts
Associated with Cameron Silverball Swag, met Scott Ian through Neil at PinQuest
Associated with This Week in Pinball; helps organize pinball news coverage
Host of This Week in Pinball; received misleading information from Jersey Jack Pinball about asset synchronization; regarded as 'stand-up guy' by community
Host of This Week in Pinball; provides pinball industry news content used on Poor Man's Pinball Podcast
Runs Pinball News content; covers weekly pinball news; hosts podcast; runs promotional giveaways including PS5
Podcast listener who sent email with encouragement and suggested Harry Potter as pinball theme
Associated with This Week in Pinball operations; George expresses concern about his workload across multiple projects
Creator/operator of This Week in Pinball website, organized community voting for Twippies Awards
Editor/owner of This Week in Pinball, organized TWIPY committee
Founder of This Week in Pinball newsletter and Twippies awards, content creator who compiles pinball industry news.
Expected to produce deep dive video breakdown of Rick and Morty pinball following official reveal
Host of This Week in Pinball; conducted first impression ranking system on Stranger Things with Hardy
Received exclusive HD photos and video of Heist from Multimorphic for initial reveal coverage
Organizer/producer of the Twippies awards; requested trophy segment work from Carrie's brother
Host of This Week in Pinball podcast; reached out to Robin for official statement
Host/operator of This Week in Pinball (TWiP); announcing hiatus from content production for undetermined duration
Provided deep dive documentation with feature lists for Godzilla tiers
Interviewer for TWIP who conducted original interview with Robert Mueller
Staff member at This Week in Pinball (TWIP); member of the Deep Six.
Appears to be organizer/administrator of the Twippies; delivered the decision to Carrie Hardy not to host
Host of This Week in Pinball; one of six tour invitees; described by Carrie as 'the almighty when it comes to journalism for this hobby'
Pinball personality; part of Deep Root VIP focus group
Content creator for This Week in Pinball; voluntarily removed leaked TMNT content after Stern contact
Host of This Week in Pinball podcast, editor of TWIP articles
Host of This Week in Pinball; published detailed Twippies vote breakdowns on Pinside; changed policy from not revealing percentages to publishing full voting data
Founder of This Week in Pinball, published detailed Twippies results breakdown
Co-creator of TWIP podcast with Zach Minney
Associated with This Week in Pinball Awards (not Pinball Industry Awards as Dennis initially confused)
Former host of This Week in Pinball; no longer communicates with Josh Roop after 2019-2020 leak incident; unknown current activities.
Tournament industry figure; scheduled as interview guest for Twippy Awards discussion; referenced in conversation with Ed about podcaster influence scope
Owner-operator of This Week in Pinball; invited to The Deep Six event.
Implied founder/leader of Twippies; known for inclusivity-focused approach; allowed controversial Kaneda acceptance speech.
Referenced as owner of Twippies awards; declined Zach's offer to purchase despite significant financial offer.
Original host of This Week in Pinball; criticized for unclear communication around TPN transition
Host of This Week in Pinball; conducted Robert Mueller interview and deep dive analysis of Heist
Host of Twippies awards show (Kineticist); Macho claims to have hacked his show; Patterson lost original host
Founder and operator of This Week in Pinball (TWIP), a major pinball industry news aggregation and media platform; runs Patreon-funded model; maintains strict sourcing ethics and source confidentiality.
Head of Twippies awards committee, coordinating TPF awards ceremony production
Founder/editor of This Week in Pinball; pinball media personality; recently added Will Odding as partner/webmaster
Editor of This Week in Pinball; organized 2019 Twippies virtual awards ceremony during pandemic
Co-founder/runs This Week in Pinball; collaborates with Zach on Twippies Awards and TWIP podcast
This Week in Pinball host; attended school with Jeremy Packer (Zombie Yeti); submitted question about Keith's second game ruleset via podcast
Host of This Week in Pinball newsletter/media outlet; long-time friend of Loser Kid Podcast