Yes, in every "Next Game" thread since 2009!

Seem's like we'll know soon enough!

It makes sense. It will sell to any Kiss Pinhead and will attract anyone who played a Kiss pinball back in 78'. I just looked it up and it had 17,000 units sold. Kiss Army!

KISS

that was my first game

wonder if it will cost about the same as the Bally version

Not a game I would have much interest in. It could be fun to have a Peter Criss bash toy though. Beth mode starts and Beth start playing. That should be enough to make anyone bash his head 4 times with a metal ball as quickly as possible.

It probably IS the next Stern. But this time, Kiss is just the warm-up band. Game of Thrones is the main act...and that's probably up after Kiss.

What I have heard is that the licensing fell through, but that Stern is working hard to sort out the issues with the license holders. I wouldn't be surprised if we SEE a Kiss pin, but I don't think it's next (I think that goes to a VE or GoT).

Kiss? I suppose there are a lot of old people that liked that crap. Some songs are alright, love gun multiball has a ring to it. Lol.

I was in Ecuador a few weeks back and saw fliers for a Kiss concert (40th anniversary or something). It shows how popular they must be to have a fan base in a third world country that doesn't speak English for the most part.

I have no interest in a Kiss pin but I think they have broad appeal still.

Total pass. And imho another whiff for stern , that's like 3 in a row counting WNBJM. Will they make 4 titles in a row that are this lame ? Wrestling, EM, old ass KISS, what's next? Muppets? Lmao.

Kiss is always next. Search "kiss next" and you will see 5 threads going back several years. Same old thing - a few fans versus majority who don't care.

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Muppets would be an excellent choice imo. Lots of nostalgia for those of us in our 30's and 40's and I heard Disney (ABC) may be bringing back "The Muppet Show" soon!

http://www.vulture.com/2015/04/abc-wants-to-bring-back-the-muppet-show.html

Fast and the furious.

Sorry but this is not tru the next game is not KISS; next title should be announced soon, but Kiss is not next; a little further down the line

Ghostbusters is up next.

Yeah Muppets would be so universal around the globe

that is why Brian signed Muppets over to Disney in the 1st place

Jim wanted the exposure for World Wide exposure but some family issues soured the deal before Jims death

I would be in for a Foz Bear LE

I think Stern could pull another "Tron" out of their hat by releasing a Blade Runner pin to go along with the new movie. Sounds like it's going to star Harrison Ford and Ryan Gosling and have Ridley Scott as Executive Producer.

This is always an issue because of the "Original" members and the guys who have been the "new" Kiss.
I'm sure Gene will work something out....

Some other threads suggest Fast and Furious.

If Stern did Wrestlemania, KISS, and then the Muppets, they'd hit the holy trinity of my youth. That would infuriate the masses, but put the biggest grin on my face. Hell, a Muppet I made out of Lego's is my avatar! I'd be concerned that someone at Stern was spying on me because no one else can like those things, right?

KISS is so polarizing because to many they're a commercializing group first and a band second. Any time someone mentions they hate KISS, I ask if they like AC/DC. Musically they are as close as Nickelback is to my toilet flushing. Both KISS and AC/DC put out very basic "4-on-the-floor" standard toe-tapping rock songs. Both have very distinct frontmen, and both have lead guitars that are great. But if you take just 1 month of drum lessons, you can play half of KISS' catalog and 98% of AC/DC's.

KISS may already have had a pin from ~35 years ago, but IMO their image/theme/brand is so much more pin-friendly than AC/DC. If they had a pin which had an awesome light show that captured live KISS concerts, they'd have something anyone could enjoy (though many wouldn't admit).

If there was a Firehouse mode with red sirens all around the PF, or a God of Thunder mode with most lights off and occasional lightning, or even a Love Gun sequence where the machine reacts to that 5 second snare riff throughout the song, it would be a damn cool machine.

My best friend's sister's boyfriend's brother's girlfriend heard from this guy who knows this kid who's going with the girl who overheard a distributor taking pre-orders for it on his cell phone at 31 Flavors last night.

Actually it will be a little cheaper.

$1800 in 1978 is worth $6,480 in 2015 dollars.

You should take your wife to the strip bar more often:

JAWS!!!!

Could be worse... Teletubbies might be next..

I would rather see this than another remake.

I would actually purchase this sight unseen (and I don't do that).... My two older boys are Ghostbusters crazy.... It will never happen though.

You might want to look close before you buy.

The new Ghostbusters cast:

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http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/dan-aykroyd-new-ghostbusters-cast-767943

I mean I like KISS. They're okay - not a band I would obsess over, although I know they do have their following and everyone is entitled to an opinion. I Just don't know if their music lends itself to a great pinball game like ACDC does. At this particular moment, I wouldn't be thrilled with the announcement of a KISS pin. I mean how is Stern going to progress the game with a title like KISS? That doesn't exactly lend itself to the addition of an LCD or any other obviously needed advances in the technology of pinball. I just don't know. Maybe I'll like it after I see a layout.

I would be on board with the original 2 movies.

Tongue ramp.

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I'd be on board for all three.... Only because if Slimer and StayPuft are on there, there is no way I COULDNT buy it. I had no idea a 7 and 4 year old could like Gohstbusters so much. I took them to the theaters for the 30th anniversary showings, and it was like a flashback to when I saw it in the theaters with my parents.

Whatever it is, I'm looking forward to a sell off to fund it. I need an Iron Man that is local. All of the good deals have been too far away and shipping kills it.

Kiss is so polarizing. If you were born after 1977 you mist likely dont give a crap about em. I am a musician and born in 1979 and can't stand them. Stern might as well make a Bee Gee's pin they had a lot of fans too or better yet a Motor City Madman Ted Nugent Hunting/rock concert pin. Yikes! Why not make an Iron Maiden pin they are only the biggest band in the world since 1983-present??? And they are really talented and have great Art the pin would write itself. Two thumbs waaaaaay down on Kiss.

Borg and Ritchie are not Kiss fans; so that would be JT's game and all things lead to The Fast and The Furious

Major players in the pinball industry are saying otherwise, it's next.

WWE was a major flop

That's what is so great about KISS.

Most people hate them.

That leaves only the drifters and homosexuals.

Rock on bitches!

It will be KISS.

And it will sell because old people like KISS, like pinball and have money.

Muppets, 3 Stooges, Jaws crowd... let it go. I'm sorry nobody in their right mind is going to do those titles (and that's coming from a guy who wants to make an Old Testament game

Greatest Strutter cover evah:

LE's will sell out in minutes.....can almost guarantee a Premium model

Agreed Muppets is a terrible idea, 3 Stooges is another old mans game and terrible idea, Jaws on the other hand could be great but seems out of place as there is nothing going along with it to drum up support other than its a great movie. Vid1900 People hate kiss because they aren't good. I would compare Kiss to a painted up modern Boy Band. Kiss's recording quality is garbage, the song structures are garbage and if it wasn't for their live shows they would be complete garbage. Problem is we are stuck listening to their crappy songs on the radio and in pop culture for who knows what reason. I understand why they were popular in the 70's because they were shock rock and counter-culture, but they remind me of Marilyn Manson or GWAR with less talent. Total right place at right time. 30 somethings like myself now have disposable income and we don't want KISS.

Saves me $9000 no interest in this title...

Here is the quote from Pinball Magazine:

. . . Designer John Popadiuk confirmed he was unable to secure the KISS-license after displaying his KISS-prototype at the Midwest Gaming Classics show. He had been informed the license had been secured by Stern since then. Please note that Stern have not confirmed they secured this license and we apologize if a previous listing may have given the impression they did. If true, it would most likely be a title for 2015. On the Pinside Forum former pinball designer Mark Ritchie has been briefly rumored as the designer of this game, but when asked about it at Pinball Expo 2014 Mark denied being involved. If any of these rumors are true the most logical designer to be working on it would be John Trudeau.