Pinball Magazine & Pinball News PINcast February 2022 recap
February was another packed month in the world of pinball, so Martin from Pinball News and Jonathan from PinballMagazine are back to bring you everything you need to know in their regular Pinball Industry News PINcast. As we mourn the loss of another giant of the industry, there’s also much brighter news as ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic gets his own pinball courtesy of Multimorphic. The duo talk to the Creative Director, Stephen Silver, and Lead Developer, Michael Ocean, to learn all about the game's development. Plus, there’s a look ahead to the upcoming Texas Pinball Festival with co-organizer Edward VanderVeen to find out what the show’s team have planned for later this month. In addition, there’s all the latest news on current and upcoming releases from every pinball manufacturer, new opportunities to work in the industry, some newly-released products, and Gary is scheduled to call with his latest hot news before it all goes viral. #Stern Pinball #Jersey Jack Pinball #Multimorphic, Inc #Spooky Pinball #Dutch Pinball #Homepin #Haggis Pinball #Pinball Brothers #Chicago Gaming Company #Marco Specialties #"Weird Al" Yankovic #pinball #pinball news #pinball magazine
Kineticist’s take
Barry Oursler's passing and Weird Al P3 launch dominate Feb 2022 pinball news recap.
Synopsis
Pinball Magazine and Pinball News editors Jonathan Hewson and Martin Leib recap February 2022 industry events, opening with the passing of legendary designer Barry Oursler and transitioning to the successful launch of Multimorphic's Weird Al's Museum of Natural Hilarity for the P3 platform. The episode includes interviews with creative director Stephen Silver and lead developer Michael Ocean discussing the game's development, licensing, mechanical complexity, and design philosophy. Key developments include Barry Engler's return to American Pinball as senior production manager and Barry Oursler's incomplete tenure there before his death.
Entities
- American Pinball· company
- Jersey Jack Pinball· company
- Multimorphic· company
- Texas Pinball Festival· event
- Heist· game
- Weird Al's Museum of Natural Hilarity· game
- Barry Engler· person
- Barry Oursler· person
- Bowen Kerins· person
- Colin McAlpine· person
- Greg Goldie· person
- Jerry Sellenberg· person
- Jonathan Hewson· person
- Martin Leib· person
- Matt Andrews· person
- Michael Ocean· person
- Rory Cernuda· person
- Scott Danesi· person
- Stephen Silver· person
- T.J. Weaver· person
- Weird Al Yankovic· person
- P3 Pinball Platform· product