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Pinball Magazine & Pinball News PINcast July 2023 recap

PodcastAnalysis updated 2mo ago1 hr 23 min listenBy Martin Ayub, Jonathan Joosten
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Two new games, a raft of new appointments and lots of production updates made July a really busy month in the pinball world. So, join Jonathan from Pinball Magazine and Martin from Pinball News as they bring you up-to-date with all the month’s key news in another brand new edition of the Pinball Industry News PINcast. Stern Pinball finally unleashed the Venom game we’ve all be waiting for, incorporating innovative new rules and new Insider Connected features which change the game and put the final wizard mode within everyone’s reach. Meanwhile, Haggis Pinball unveiled their much anticipated second Bally remake, with Centaur Revisited. Limited to just 300 machines, this updated classic features a whole new ruleset to complement the original rules, RGB LED lighting and displays, lavish cosmetic enhancements and much more. It’s the hiring season, as many new positions have been created. Find out who’s now working where, what they’re doing and what it might mean. Plus, there’s a well-earned retirement and the very sad passing of an industry stalwart. There are also production updates, new code details, the latest on Deeproot, and news of yet another new entrant into the world of pinball design and manufacturing. It’s all crammed into another packed PINcast, so ensure you haven’t missed out on what’s been happening in the pinball world by listening to the podcast the pinball industry listens to.

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TL;DR

Venom launches amid pricing concerns; Centaur Revisited announced; Stern hires Zombie Yeti as staff artist.

Synopsis

July 2023 pinball industry recap covering Stern's Venom launch (Brian Eddy design, $13K LE pricing causing lukewarm response), Haggis Pinball's Centaur Revisited reissue (limited Beast/Oblivion editions at $10K-$16.7K), multiple Stern staff appointments including Jeremy Packer (Zombie Yeti) as full-time project artist, and news from Hexa Pinball and Pinball Brothers. Notable themes: pricing concerns on premium machines, artist talent consolidation at Stern, and manufacturer expansion.

Entities

  • Haggis Pinball· company
  • Hexa Pinball· company
  • Light and Wonder Inc. (LNW)· company
  • Pinball Brothers· company
  • Planetary Pinball Supply (PPS)· company
  • Stern Pinball· company
  • Centaur Revisited· game
  • Venom· game
  • Brian Eddy· person
  • Dorothy Brown· person
  • Dwight Sullivan· person
  • Gary Stern· person
  • Jeremy Packer (Zombie Yeti)· person
  • Jonathan Euston· person
  • Josh Riggle (The Riggler)· person
  • Kyle Spiteri· person
  • Mark Tremonti· person
  • Martin Hamm· person
  • Paul Ferris· person
  • Shelley Sachs Eldridge· person
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