DPP #184 "Is Kong here now?! Who else is dropping games?"

King Kong media day April 17; spring release rush converges with tariff pressures

Synopsis

Don reports on imminent Stern Pinball cornerstone release (King Kong) with media day confirmed for April 17th in Chicago, featuring simultaneous public access at Pinball at the Zoo. Multiple other major releases are clustering around the same timeframe (Barrels game, American Pinball upcoming title, Predator from Pinball Brothers, and Harry Potter), creating a competitive release window. Don discusses manufacturing complexity, tariff impacts on imports like Dutch Pinball's Alice, and celebrates various industry innovations including premium glass options and glow-in-the-dark pinballs.

Entities

• American Pinball· company
• Barrels of Fun· company
• Dutch Pinball· company
• Jersey Jack Pinball· company
• Multimorphic· company
• Pinball Brothers· company
• Stern Pinball· company
• Wise Trailers· company
• MGC· event
• Pintastic· event
• TPF· event
• Pinball at the Zoo· event/venue
• Alice's Adventures in Wonderland· game
• Avatar Revenge of the Fallen/Battle for Pandora· game
• Evil Dead· game
• Harry Potter· game
• King Kong· game
• Portal· game
• Predator· game
• Brian Savage· person
• Chris Turner· person
• Don· person