Pinball Industry News: July 2018 Re-cap
The Editors of Pinball News and Pinball Magazine look back on the month's events including: - Wayne Neyens celebrated 100th birthday july 29th - Monster Bash confirmed as remake #3 - Team Pinball revealed + Mafia - JJP starts production on POTC - Spooky rumored to have lost the Godzilla license in a bidding war to Stern. - Code updates for Batman, Guardians and Star Wars - Keith Elwin wins Pinburgh - Dutch Pinball low on funds, will meet with ARA lawyers at the end of August after filing 141 pages of defense - ColorDMD released/announced Last Action Hero and Slugfest - Stern went to CominCon - Pinball Hall of Fame to close at Tropicana to move to the strip
Kineticist’s take
July 2018: Wayne Neyens turns 100, Monster Bash confirmed, Team Pinball launches, Stern outbids Spooky for Godzilla.
Synopsis
July 2018 industry recap covering Wayne Neyens 100th birthday celebration, Monster Bash remake announcement (leaked via UL certifications), Team Pinball debut EM-style game 'The Mafia' with Raspberry Pi architecture, Jersey Jersey Jack Pinball starting Pirates of the Caribbean production with single disc instead of triple discs, Spooky Pinball losing Godzilla license to Stern in a bidding war, and ongoing Dutch Pinball manufacturing crisis with ARA settlement negotiations.
Entities
- ARA· company
- Chicago Gaming Company· company
- Dutch Pinball· company
- Jersey Jack Pinball· company
- Spooky Pinball· company
- Stern Pinball· company
- Team Pinball· company
- Zytec· company
- Godzilla· game
- Monster Bash· game
- Pirates of the Caribbean· game
- The Mafia· game
- Pacific Pinball Museum· organization
- Charlie· person
- Jack Danger· person
- Jonathan Houston· person
- Keith Elwin· person
- Martin Ayub· person
- Robert Mueller· person
- Wayne Neyens· person
- Will White· person