I have never seen the show so can't say it is a must for me and can understand the use of some gears given the time setting but just seems like it is almost going steampunk as a little too many gears.

There are some elements that are cool and some that are terrible:
-nice that stern provided 3d renders of the game which are nice quality but the game components will never look this so doubt the finished product will match these images.
- I like the sword idea for stopping the ball and letting just one ball at a time through from the ball lock (I think) - can see the sword getting some realistic mod upgrades
- the shield inserts are cool, and new for this game which is nice and original but the playfield looks a little over powered by them all - almost out of proportion or unbalanced.
- the super jackpot / wildfire log looks like a similar Dutch Pinball rug idea concept idea.
- the pro is radically different and looks too bland and empty in the back lhs corner - wonder if some one would contemplate a mini-playfield mode for the pro. Someone could get a le and pro and compare and could possibly do well in a $1000 kit to bolt in??? to add features like a le....
- in a way it is better without characters on the playfield to make it a little more appealing in the future but the trans and cabinet art on the pro especially is crap.

when you see those little videos of the mechs and buildings growing there could of been some cool toys to hit which with each hit could of evolved a new ramp path / game play feature / access to a new arena. Instead of the battering ram just hitting a target they could of taken it one step further and actually bust a door open or open a access path to something.

can't believe they had this long to develop this layout especially for the pro version, maybe they need to play zen 2 for some creative ideas

has anyone counted how many gears are actually on this game, it would be like the "how many jelly beans are in the sealed jar" competition

I think I GoT 94 gears on the Pro, which included I guessed 12 just on the ball launch guide

wonder if the mech is partly concealed in the pyramid and on top and is similar to the star trek ship mech ???

the pyramid looks like a part that could be modded as similar multi panel part like the ac/dc cannon, but the dragon looks cool

good points but I wonder what would happen if more and more people start to hang back for better code before buying could cause another issue, as in the past games that are not so popular don't tend to get updated code and therefore not reach their potential.

here is a short history of Stern released MSRP prices at time of initial release

September 2015 / Game of Thrones / Pro / $5995
September 2015 / Game of Thrones / Pro / $7595
September 2015 / Game of Thrones / Pro / $8795

May 2015 / Kiss / Pro / $5995
May 2015 / Kiss / Premium / $7595
May 2015 / Kiss / LE / $8795

March / 2015 / Whoa Nellie / Boutique / $6499

January / 2015 / WWE / Pro / $5495
January / 2015 / WWE / LE / $8595

December / 2014 / The Walking Dead / Premium / $7595
September / 2014 / The Walking Dead / Pro / $5995
September / 2014 / The Walking Dead / LE / $8595

June / 2014 / Iron Man Vault / Pro / $5495

March / 2014 / Mustang / Pro / $5395
March / 2014 / Mustang / Premium / $7495
March / 2014 / Mustang / LE / $8495

December / 2013 / AC/DC Luci Premium / $7495

September / 2013 / Star Trek / Pro / $5385
September / 2013 / Star Trek / Premium / $7495
September / 2013 / Star Trek / LE / $8795

April / 2013 / Metallica / Pro / $4995
April / 2013 / Metallica / Premium / $6995
April / 2013 / Metallica / LE / $7595

November / 2012 / Avengers / Pro / $5699
November / 2012 / Avengers / LE (2 models) / $8099

October / 2012 / Transformers "The Pin" / $4000

June / 2012 / X-Men / Pro / $5699
June / 2012 / X-Men / LE (2 models) / $7999

March / 2012 / AC/DC / Pro / $5699
March / 2012 / AC/DC / Premium / $7699
March / 2012 / AC/DC / LE (2 models) / $8499

September / 2011 / Transformer / Pro / $4795
September / 2011 / Transformer / LE (3 models ?) / $6295 ? (need to confirm)

May / 2011 / Tron / Pro / $4799
May / 2011 / Tron / LE / $5999

January / 2011 / Rolling Stones / Pro / $4799
January / 2011 / Rolling Stones / LE / $5999

August / 2011 / Avatar / Pro / $4799
August / 2011 / Avatar / LE / $5999

LE's did not really exist before Avatar

April / 2010 / IronMan / Pro / $4799
April / 2010 / IronMan / Classic (Home) / $3799

yeah, I have been recording each release as a quick reference in game and date release, puts things into perspective

interesting that SR's LE's jump up on AC/DC and ST and other releases drop down, and GoT maintained the same price as Kiss LE

I started another dedicated thread a little while back here
https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/sterns-game-release-history

as well as here which has some of the recent Aus Pricing at different dates but never went back further, sorry.
http://aussiepinball.com/index.php?topic=13571.msg180296;topicseen#msg180296

I only captured the press release pricing of Stern's MSRP, not updated ones as time moves on as starts to get messy unless you setup a spreadsheet, this list is a good starting point at least instead of guessing and speculation.

that list was purely the press release MSRP prices at the time of each launch, so dealers are probably supplying better prices and MSRP on some titles may have gone up as well as think I read that the MSRP on say Metallica is a little higher now. Purely putting some data in as a measure and interesting that ever SR pin the price goes up except for GOT.

no worries, I did the list more because a while back I saw a pattern and that I believed they jumped their prices when JJP announced their prices of WOZ.

I will keep the dedicated thread running and updated as becomes a good bit of historical data instead of trying to find it in heaps of different places.

Totally agree especially when this game has copped some negativity and then you have to listen to him carry on.

Gotta wonder what Steve Ritchie was thinking sometimes when Jody was carrying on

http://www.twitch.tv/dead_flip/v/18246015

definitely looks better, especially the darker look and the shield