Pinball Industry News: February 2020 Re-cap
Spooky Pinball, Ben Heck and Chicago Gaming join forces, three pinball companies on the move, interview with Jim Patla on management changes at American Pinball, new game for Multimorphic coming soon, Stranger Things UV lighting and much more.
Kineticist’s take
Major relocation wave and personnel moves reshape pinball manufacturing landscape in Feb 2020.
Synopsis
February 2020 saw major industry shifts: Spooky Pinball and Ben Heck reunited to design a licensed game for Chicago Gaming to manufacture; Jersey Jersey Jack Pinball relocated from Jersey Jack Pinball to Elk Grove Village, Illinois (near Stern); Homepin moved from China to Taiwan; American Pinball relocated within Illinois to a shared facility with parent company Ametron. Jim Patla joined American Pinball as COO, with Game 3 (a licensed title) set for reveal at Texas Pinball Festival.
Entities
- American Pinball· company
- Ametron· company
- Chicago Gaming· company
- Homepin· company
- Jersey Jack Pinball· company
- Spooky Pinball· company
- Stern Pinball· company
- Weche· company
- Texas Pinball Festival· event
- Alice Cooper's Nightmare Castle· game
- Rick and Morty (SE)· game
- Ben Heck· person
- Eric Priebke· person
- Gary Flower· person
- Jack Danger· person
- Jack Guarnieri· person
- Jen Guarnieri· person
- Jim Patla· person
- Jonathan Euston· person
- Martin Ayobe· person
- Mike Kalinowski· person