Pinball Magazine & Pinball News September 2020 pinball industry news recap
Pinball News editor Martin Ayub and Pinball Magazine editor Jonathan Joosten look back at the pinball industry news of September 2020 and the first week of October, covering the following: reveal of Jersey Jack Pinball's new Guns n Roses game Deeproot failing to launch again Interview with Rob Berk and David Fix of Virtual Pinball Expo and much more
Kineticist’s take
JJP teases Guns N' Roses reveal while Deep Root's cancelled launch triggers FOMO and design criticism.
Synopsis
This September 2020 Pinball News & Magazine podcast recap covers Jersey Jack Pinball teased reveal of their 6th game (confirmed as Guns N' Roses), featuring a novel five-day social media countdown and shipped units available on launch day. The episode also extensively covers Deep Root Pinball cancelled September 21st reveal after external feedback during a private event, leaked prototype images showing controversial design choices (floating backbox, touchscreen 'pin bar', sharp lock bar edges), and Deep Root's reactive damage-control article via This Week in Pinball explaining their cabinet innovations.
Entities
- Deep Root Pinball· company
- Jersey Jack Pinball· company
- Stern Pinball· company
- Houston Arcade Expo· event
- Texas Pinball Festival· event
- Guns N' Roses· game
- Pirates of the Caribbean· game
- Raza· game
- Pinball Magazine· media
- Pinball News· media
- This Week in Pinball· media
- Duff McKagan· person
- Eric Meunier· person
- Jack Guarnieri· person
- Jean-Paul de Win· person
- Jonathan Joosten· person
- Martin Ayub· person
- Robert Mueller· person
- Slash· person