We’re Hosting the TWIPYs! | News with Colin | Kineticist
It’s official — BASH Pinball is hosting the upcoming 2025 TWIPY Awards! In this episode Matt and Don chat with Colin of Kineticist and This Week In Pinball. They discuss the changes for the 2025 TWIPYs, Stern’s Cabinet-Gate, Spooky’s Beetlejuice, and Walking Dead’s shaky launch. Video Version Here: TWIPY Voting Starts Jan 5th @ TWIPYs.com Contact Us! –> pod@bashpinball.com Instagram, Youtube: @bashpinball Streaming on: twitch.tv/bashpinball Theme Song: Venus by Wren and Au Lune
Kineticist’s take
Bash Pinball hosts Twippies; Pokemon/Transformers confirmed as Stern rumors; Cabinet Gate resolved.
Synopsis
Bash A A Pinball Podcast will host the 2026 Twippies awards ceremony in a new format focusing solely on commercial game awards. Colin from Kineticist discusses upcoming pinball rumors including confirmed Pokemon and Transformers as potential next Stern cornerstone releases, Dutch Pinball's DPX sub-brand bringing back Raza, and Spooky's rumored next title (Gremlins or Goonies). The conversation also covers Cabinet Gate controversy surrounding The The Walking Dead 3 cabinet design changes and George Gomez's response defending the engineering decisions.
Entities
- Barrels of Fun· company
- Chicago Gaming Company· company
- DPX· company
- Dutch Pinball· company
- Spooky Pinball· company
- Stern Pinball· company
- Twippies· event
- Beetlejuice· game
- Pokemon· game
- Raza· game
- The Walking Dead· game
- Transformers· game
- Bash Pinball Podcast· organization
- This Week in Pinball· organization
- Cary Hardy· person
- Christopher Franchi· person
- Colin· person
- Don· person
- George Gomez· person
- Jack Danger· person
- Melvin Williams· person
- Wormhole Pinball· venue