The Pinball Show: Top Stories - September 19, 2022
The Pinball Show: Top Stories - September 19, 2022 Host: Craig Bobbie This week The Pinball Show's Craig Bobbie gives on overview of the Stern Pinball James Bond 007 release and what to expect later this week. email: thepinballnetwork@gmail.com website: thepinball.network facebook: facebook.com/thepinballnetwork twitch: twitch.tv/pinballnetwork youtube: youtube.com/thepinballnetwork instagram: @thepinballnetwork twitter: @therealTPN review: thisweekinpinball.com/the-pinball-show/
Kineticist’s take
Stern's James Bond reveal implodes after queen's death and community leaks dominate narrative.
Synopsis
Stern Pinball delayed James Bond reveal became a chaotic PR disaster after the game was unveiled at the IAAPA trade show in London just days after Queen Elizabeth II's death. Low-res leaked images sparked community panic about design quality, which Stern failed to address, while Kaneda's A Pinball Podcast filled the void with daily leaks of pricing, features, and rumors of a mysterious 60th Anniversary Edition redesigned by Keith Elwin. By Friday, high-res images restored confidence in the game's design and gameplay, but the entire rollout was characterized as one of the worst reveal strategies in the modern Stern era.
Entities
- Stern Pinball· company
- IAAPA trade show (London)· event
- Beatles (pinball machine)· game
- Elvira 40th Anniversary· game
- James Bond (pinball machine)· game
- British Film Institute· organization
- Pinside· organization
- The Pinball Network· organization
- Craig Bobby· person
- George Gomez· person
- Kaneda· person
- Keith Elwin· person
- Queen Elizabeth II· person