Quoted from Cobray:I have a buddy that's a huge Kiss fan, and he's pretty much fed up with Kiss with the whole Rock and Roll hall of fame shunning of Peter and Ace by Paul and Gene. Also, Paul has been tearing Ace and Peter up in interviews and in his book. Top that with Paul's voice going to hell, and we have an unhappy Kiss fan base as of late, according to him. Some collectors are selling their collections and boycotting the latest tour.
Couple that with the fact that 95% of Kiss fans that would drop pinball machine price money on something would want Peter and Ace depicted in the artwork and NOT the impostors (Thayer and Singer),
Come on now. They have to do what's best for the band. Those guys just can't cut it anymore. And they did it to themselves.