{"id":35187,"date":"2025-02-04T13:49:33","date_gmt":"2025-02-04T13:49:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/?p=35187"},"modified":"2025-02-04T13:49:49","modified_gmt":"2025-02-04T13:49:49","slug":"december-2024-pincast-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/2025\/02\/04\/december-2024-pincast-2\/","title":{"rendered":"JANUARY 2025 PINCAST"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

2025 really started with a bang with a new game reveal by one company and big changes at another, while the show season got off to a flying start in both the US and the UK.  So, Martin from Pinball News and Jonathan from Pinball Magazine are back to bring you all the exciting news from the industry throughout the month of January in their Pinball Industry News PINcast.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Last month\u2019s PINcast anticipated the reveal of Stern Pinball\u2019s first new release of the year, and sure enough Dungeons & Dragons: The Tyrant\u2019s Eye duly launched, with public premieres soon after at CES in Las Vegas and EAG Expo in London.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Martin and Jonathan were at EAG to play it, but they also got to sit down with Gary Stern, John Buscaglia and Doug Skor from Stern Pinball to talk about the new game, the latest news from the company as well as the state of the wider industry, while Gary also shared his cooking tips.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Big changes at American Pinball where their EVP David Fix is one of many staff no longer working there as the owners look to transition the company into a contract manufacturer.  Whith hardly anyone left, what does are the prospects for their seventh title which is ready to launch?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To find out, the duo speak to David Fix about his departure and those of his fellow employees, while exploring the convoluted way American Pinball has been managed in recent years, where the business is now, and which of their many development projects might yet see the light of day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One feature being newly integrated into one American Pinball game is the Scorbit scores and achievements tracking system.  But they aren\u2019t the only ones adding Scorbit, as Pedretti Pinball announce it will also feature in the next code update to their Funhouse Remake game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Speaking of which, there are lots of new code updates this month, including Jersey Jack Pinball\u2019s Avatar: The Battle for Pandora reaching feature-complete v1.00 status and Spooky Pinball\u2019s Looney Tunes getting its new wizard mode.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Plus, there is news of a Customer Referral Program from Multimorphic which could save $1,000s on a new P3<\/sup> game, the opportunity to get a Toy Story 4 game with a $2,000 discount, the latest updates on the two Alice in Wonderland titles in development, and a hands-on review of Homepin\u2019s The Blues Brothers game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There\u2019s also a look at the potential impact of trade tariffs being imposed by the US and the resulting retaliatory action, as well as sad news of the passing of a prolific and popular pinball voice artist whose talents you are almost certain to have enjoyed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Click below to play this month’s PINcast<\/em>, or visit the PINcast<\/em> library<\/a> for this and all the previous editions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can also visit the Pinball Industry News PINcast<\/em> page on Spotify<\/a> to stream or download this and all 93 previous episodes, and subscribe to get automatic notifications of future editions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n