First post here, as I was following the rumours and speculation from Friday and thought I'd sign up to chip in.

I have an Attack from Mars at present and I'm looking for a change. Game of Thrones is a great theme for me and I have my name pencilled in against an LE. First impressions of the artwork is very underwhelming. Like most others I'd prefer it to be dark, but this to be designed to attract people in arcades etc (more than just fans of the TV series and books).

Playfield looks very interesting in terms of shots and toys. I'm a little disappointed that the artwork is generic but it'd be impossible to try and fit every character from the show on there. Someone will always complain that one character or another has been omitted. Interestingly, I thought the same thing about the Star Trek playfield when I saw it, and that game plays well. Stern have said you can choose you house. With seven houses, how could you incorporate enough characters from each one on there (as well as dragons, white walkers, the Wall etc) without it looking very, very busy?

Finally (since others have mentioned it), I've had the Alien sneak peak from Heighway at the UK Pinball Party and, if it ends up looking anything like their plans, it could be very interesting. Continued delays and a relatively new pinball house put me off though.

So, the Premium has the potential to have the best artwork of all (based around the north and the wall). It should certainly be "grimmer" than the others.

Am I missing something but the once you're looking at the playfield (i.e. playing the game) there will be no difference between the LE and Premium? Not even an inanimate toy? Am I wrong or is this a first? I'm on the list for an LE but I'm not paying an extra £700 for side armour (and a few inconsequential elements).

You missed the question about toy then?

"...there will be no difference between the LE and Premium? Not even an inanimate toy?"

There's no shaker motor on Star Trek Premium, for example.

Impressive rage. You said "everything under the glass is the same", when it clearly isn't. Saying you can fit something later (at additional cost) is missing the point entirely when comparing off-the-shelf costs. But, whatever. Feel free to punch your caps lock a few more times if it makes you feel big.

Stern have finally added that features matrix to their website. I wonder what the hold-up is with the Premium artwork (unless it's not actually ready yet).

They're entirely almost British, but many of the actors/characters have different accents from different regions so I can understand the confusion. On the positive side, as an Englishman, the accent on call outs won't raise any flags to me because I hear so many different dialects in the show anyway.

Absolutely and there are many different northern accents. People from Yorkshire, Newcastle and Liverpool (for example) sound very different. I think they do a pretty good job of keeping them grouped on the show. I'd rather that than people attempt to imitate an accent and risk doing a bad job!

Russell Crowe's accent in Robin Hood is hilarious. In every scene he sounds like he's from a different part of the UK. Maybe he should have followed Kevin Costner's lead (from Robin Hood Prince of Thieves) and not even attempted one. Still, it could be worse I guess. You have to put up Jason Statham attempting an American accent...