Finally got my Pro last week after the first one arrived damaged at the beginning of August. It has a play field date of July 21st. I didn't look at the game build date. It has the new Slimer mech as well as the fix for the bending rail on the captive ball. The first one also had wrap around side art but this one is separate stickers for the sides and the front. Played about 60 games so far and no play field problems. Everything worked great right out of the box. It's a tough game but I'm really liking it. More so than any other pin I've gotten in recent years. That's it just my 2 cents...