Episode 1227: "Kaneda's Back With Some Hot News!"

Kaneda reveals Sonic June 23rd launch and cascade of licensing/release date rumors for 2026-2027 pinball pipeline.

Synopsis

Kaneda announces Sonic the Hedgehog release date (June 23rd) and delivers multiple rumors about upcoming pinball releases: Keith Elwin's Fallout pushed to March 2027, John Borg music game (likely Ozzy Osbourne or AC/DC) coming next for Stern around Expo, Pinball Brothers securing The Fifth Element license, Jersey Jack Pinball licensing The Grateful Dead, and Spike 3 remakes of popular Spike 2 titles including James Bond Goldfinger. He also discusses community sentiment shifts around John Wick and Predator gaining popularity while Pokémon and Transformers underperform, and previews Back to the Future from Dutch Pinball with extreme limited production and secondary market speculation.

Entities

• American Pinball· company
• Dutch Pinball· company
• Jersey Jack Pinball· company
• Pinball Brothers· company
• Spooky Pinball· company
• Stern Pinball· company
• Back to the Future· game
• Galactic Tank Force Deluxe· game
• Goonies· game
• Gremlins· game
• Houdini's· game
• James Bond Goldfinger· game
• John Wick· game
• Keith Elwin's Fallout· game
• Pokémon· game
• Predator· game
• Sonic the Hedgehog· game
• The Fifth Element· game
• The Grateful Dead· game
• Transformers· game
• David Van Es· person
• George Gomez· person
• John Borg· person
• Kaneda· person
• Keith Elwin· person
• Steve Ritchie· person