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Pinball Magazine & Pinball News PINcast December 2025 recap

PodcastAnalysis updated 5d ago2 hr 21 min listenBy Martin Ayub, Jonathan Joosten
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As we bid a warm welcome to 2026, there’s plenty to look back on in the pinball industry throughout the final month of last year. So, Jonathan from Pinball Magazine and Martin from Pinball News...

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Highlights

  • Stern has released new accessories for Uncanny X-Men, Star Wars Fall of the Empire, Walking Dead Remastered, and Jaws 50th Anniversary
  • X-Men topper features a rotating three-sided billboard with RGB lighting for $1,500
  • Stern distributors' briefing was postponed, potentially delaying new game announcement past CES
  • Godzilla is 'about to become Stern's best selling title ever'
  • Barrels of Fun paused Dune production after 500+ units sold, accepting orders until December 31st with February build/March shipment
  • Dune sold over 500 units as a 'sleeper title'
  • Dune animated topper features wriggling sandworm and orbiting moons with parallax effect, priced at $1,675
  • All overseas Evil Dead games have shipped to European distributor RS Pinball; remaining run expected complete by end of January
  • Spooky released Dead Bar RGB lighting strip for $94 with 150 units ready to ship; sold out immediately but available to order
  • Total Nuclear Annihilation received version 1.6.0 update with rule changes and now has dedicated TNApinball.com website

Notable quotes

“I still remember the days when you could buy entirely used games for $1,500. Ah, well, yes. You could buy brand new ones for that price. Going back even further. A year ago, yes.”
Jonathan and Martin
“Accessories are a major part of the sales for the company now... Forget the game, we're just going to do accessories.”
Martin
“I think $1,500 seems to be the price for anything that's got any animatronics in it. If it's got a display in it, it probably goes up to $2,000. If it hasn't got either of those, it's probably $1,000.”
Jonathan
“Well, yeah, you just get the head. I think it might be a little ambitious to put the entire thing on top of your game.”
Martin
“So, yeah, we need something new, Stern. Come on.”
Martin
“It turned out to be a bit of a sleeper title, if you don't mind me saying it... more and more people are actually warming up to the game.”
Martin
“Very nice of you to hold these sweepstakes in US for US residents only but how about you start your term here in Amsterdam with such a sweepstake”
Jonathan
“I did not see that coming. No, no.”
Jonathan
“Either it's going to be Pokemon, designed by Jack Danger, and finished by George Gomez, or it's going to be Transformers, based on the cartoons of Transformers.”
Martin
“It's not limited or anything... It's also very likely to be integrated in upcoming titles.”
Martin

Entities

  • Barrels of Fun· company
  • Multimorphic· company
  • RS Pinball· company
  • Spooky Pinball· company
  • Stern Pinball· company
  • CES (Consumer Electronics Show)· event
  • EAG Expo· event
  • Dune· game
  • Evil Dead· game
  • Godzilla· game
  • Jaws 50th Anniversary· game
  • King Kong Myth of Terror Island· game
  • Star Wars Fall of the Empire· game
  • Uncanny X-Men· game
  • Walking Dead Remastered· game
  • George Gomez· person
  • Jack Danger· person
  • John B. Angelia· person
  • Johnny Crap / Jonathan Bergeron· person
  • Jonathan Euston· person
  • Martin Eyre· person
  • Nick Baldridge· person
  • Scott Dinesi· person
  • Steve Ritchie· person
  • Spike 3· product

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