That's whats needed anymore to assure you're gonna get one. My LZ order was in 8 months ago

If you find out, please let us all know!

Kme Godzilla

I think I’ll buy Keith’s next game unless the theme is a total dud.

I didn’t buy AIQ because of the theme. And I still haven’t played one (been overseas). It’s just not a theme I can get into.

But my JP2 premium ... it’s never leaving my collection.

Hope his #4 is a knockout. I’m definitely paying attention.

Talk about wasted talent but sadly stern MO is to put the great designers on sub par themes and the avg designers on blockbuster themes.

Always assume whysnow is being trolly. So he is saying elwin is a great designer and it would be a waste of his talents to put him on a subpar theme like rush.

As awesome as rush is unfortunately I’m pretty sure it would be a dud of a seller for stern.

agree

Harry Potter from Keith would be great. My girlfriend would not stop to beg me to buy the LE because of the theme and another kme game for me. Win win.

KE on Bond (Full assets, all Bonds, all 25 movies)
Make it a Kapow game if the license for all bonds is expensive, it’d be worth paying the premium price.
Come on Keith “Nobody does it better”

One thing to bear in mind is that we know Zombie Yeti will be doing the art for Keith's next game. (Man Jeremy Packer is a busy guy!) So we should also be thinking of themes that will lend themselves to his art style.

I think Zombie Yeti is teamed up with Borg and Dwight on Welk. Don't know if you will see him do art on Keith's next game. Though Jeremy is prolific and could be working on some stuff simultaneously.

Well, it was revealed by the wonderfully sassy Kaite Martin that the artist doing Keith's current game (Avengers) would also be doing his next one. At the time she first revealed this info, we didn't yet know that it was Zombie Yeti on Avengers. Given her close relationship with Keith, I feel pretty comfortable that she knows what she's talking about. I suppose things can always change, but I feel like they do the art on these things so far out, that it would be a challenge to change artists part-way through.

She actually revealed that info on a podcast that I had the honor of hosting. She was part of a panel featuring Imoto, Mrs. Pin, and Stephanie Guida.

https://www.thepinballnetwork.net/e/off-the-record-ep-3-women-in-pinball-roundtable-discussion/

Sadly, I don't remember the exact timestamp, but it's in there somewhere. Great discussion from the ladies as well btw. Very informative and entertaining.

Pretty sure it's John and Dwight.

Polka ? That's a very small part of the Welk allure. There is much more in Music and Show with Welk. People are going to be very surprised when it's revealed. Should be a great game. Just so much to work with.

But no - this one's not in Keith's wheelhouse. And definitely not an Eddy title. This one has Borg written all over it.

what is Welk? I'm out of the loop

are we talking Lawrence Welk?

how did this not get mentioned anywhere else? I need to listen to the pod you posted....
very curious. I'm super glad that ZY sticks with elwin. great combination. Elwin gives ZY all the room to draw on the PF with FEW inserts. I really like how they collaborate.

I'm just curious how I have not heard this anywhere but here on this forum.

We have an informant out here in SoCal regarding Elwin's work who told us about JP a month before release. that person is very close to Elwin, and I'm stoked to have the small trickle of advanced insider info....

Well, it has been mentioned in a few podcasts like The Super Awesome Pinball Show and also TPN's The Pinball Show. If your looking for Kaite's quote I think it was in the 2nd half. It's a long discussion but very entertaining. Keith Elwin and Katie dated at one point, hence how she knows what she knows.

If it’s Elwin with Godzilla then it’s an instant buy for me. Godzilla and BTTF(done right) are dream themes for me.

I’m loving the challenge of IMDN and the shots I’m on AIQ are some of the best I’ve ever played.Once AIQ code is finished it will be amazing and will probably never leave my collection.

I too, have no idea what “welk” is lol.

Would love a Back to the Future or Mandolorian with Zombie Yeti art

Oh, now i see it. I think I missed that badly. I had heard subtle comments to that before, but i suppose I plain missed it. I'm impressed that KE still discusses these topics with his EX; I know I sure wouldn't (am in the middle of a divorce). To me, the previous partners need to be shut out on work topics; just deal with the kids together.

In any case, its nice to have nuggets to discuss in our hobby. without that, its just all of us hypothesizing and pretending to know stuff. I prefer the alternative, with these nuggets to talk about.

Cheers!!

HOG

I will do so, my man. I have a small time podcast where I share the details as they come in from SoCal. It was right twice already (IMDN and JP stern), so I trust the source at this point. I am grateful to be somewhat connected out here. I know the best "inside" sources are out in Chicago, IL.

I think we can all rest assured that, no matter what the theme is (love it or hate it), the PF and art will be another great product. I love the confidence that we can all share in future KE and ZY releases. At least we can all count on that going foorward. Let's not forget Rick Naegele and Harrison Drake, as other team members who were on the teams for all three releases thus far. Those guys are awesome craftsmen in their own right as well, and deserve the accolades and due credit.

I suppose it is just plain awesome to have some semblance of continuity with KE's releases. We can have faith in certain constants at Stern; they have a commitment to certain "teams" and they keep them together. I love that they don't try to fix what is not broken. I'm sure their sales are the basis for those types of decisions. I'm impressed by their discipline in any case. Sometimes, an Executive team can "overthink" something like this by making vain attempts to make it "better" by changing the lineup, despite the success of the existing team. Let us all be grateful that they have not done that, yet. I also hope that Stern compensates the KE team according to the success of their games. We all have no clue how that works, but honestly, that team has produced three HITS, in every respect, and they deserve their due. I would add, if I were a central team member like one of those guys, I would have a quarterly meeting with George Gomez to discuss the track record and buck for the commensurate increase in compensation, or a major bonus! Surely we all agree they deserve it based on our understanding of the market demand for those games.

Cheers!
HOG

In case you want to follow the Pod: Anchor.fm/bosshog is the main page. It's on several different formats (apple, spotify, etc...)

I hope you enjoy. It's unfiltered, unedited content, and always straight to the point, and less than 30 minutes. No dialogue, and no tourney and tech talk. Many other long as heck podcasts get a bit verbose and make us follow their friendly, irrelevant discussion, IMO.

Beware, SR gets roasted in the most recent posted pods. A couple small deviations from the generally positive tone and topic of the pod week in and week out.

Cheers!
HOG

It’s Jaws.

Shots, flow, rules ... you forgot my favorite - JP2. I haven’t played AIQ yet but my JP2 is never leaving the game room.

Is that a wishful statement or one made with a degree of insight? Elwin on Jaws is an immediate buy for me, even if my game room is currently full.

I want a BTTF with a flying dolorian that lands on the playfield, loads the balls for multiball Flying through the air and release the bals on the ramp. That's what I should make if I was the designer for that game.

Keep dreaming.

AIQ is amazing. It’s the best shooting game
Elwins made to date. I’m a huge fan of the Avengers theme as well. If you like JP2 then You’ll love AIQ. The code isn’t as vertical as JP2 which makes the game super deep and fun.

Anything Elwin touches seems to be instant hits. He always adds a new element to his games which keeps it fun and exiting. And he’s got the best pinball artist of our time on his team. Just keep the hits coming KME!

Someone I know who has been correct several times in the past said they are 90% certain that it’s Jaws. Late summer release.

Thanks!!!I hope your friend is correct.

You could do some cool things with Dune.

Agreed.

When concert ticket sales began dropping in 2008/2009:
It was widely known Rush and Dave Matthews quietly became top earners for the industry due to strong, international attendance.

Keith doing Rush would be larger that SR doing Zeppelin.
Tons of pinheads are engineer types:

This would be a knock it out of the park earner for Stern if done right, and Keith has been spot on so far.