Pinball Magazine & Pinball News November 2020 recap PINcast
We're back! Yes, Jonathan from Pinball Magazine and Martin from Pinball News are back with their monthly PINcast Pinball Industry News podcast looking back at all the key events in the pinball world in the month of November. It was an eventful month with lots of new products, new code, and plenty of wider news from the pinball business to dissect. Naturally, there are some surprises too in a packed final scheduled show of 2020.
Kineticist’s take
EU tariff threatens pinball exports; Deep Root shows progress with subscription model plans; Stern releases Star Wars comic pin variant.
Synopsis
In November 2020, the EU imposed a surprise 25% tariff on US-manufactured pinball machines and parts, significantly impacting pricing in Europe and threatening major manufacturers' export revenues. Deep Root Pinball demonstrated a production model of their game at a coffee shop with mixed reception on lighting and graphics quality, while cached website data revealed plans for a $4,999 arcade model with optional monthly subscription for updates and DLC. Stern Pinball announced a Star Wars comic art pin variant using artwork from their arcade version, positioning it as a lower-priced alternative to Jersey Jack's Guns N' Roses premium offering.
Entities
- American Pinball· company
- Deep Root Pinball· company
- Dutch Pinball· company
- Haggis Pinball· company
- Homepin· company
- Jersey Jack Pinball· company
- Spooky Pinball· company
- Stern Pinball· company
- European Union· organization
- Antoinette Johnson· person
- Blueberry Johnson· person
- George Gomez· person
- Jonathan Houston· person
- Martin· person
- Randy Martinez· person
- Robert Mueller· person
- Stephen Bowden· person
- Guns N' Roses· product
- Retro-Atomic Zombie Adventureland· product
- Star Wars comic art pin· product