They must have opened up those rooms recently as I know some people who tried to get rooms at the Westin a couple weeks ago and they were sold out at the time.

Alien is practically new with all the hardware and software changes a year later.

Legitimate question because I don't get to many shows and haven't been to expo in a LONG time but aren't the days of those kinds of vendors being at shows basically gone from all shows now? I think the internet has basically made it to the point that it's probably a lot easier and cheaper for Pinball Life, Marco, Titan, Comet, etc. to stay home and fill orders rather than truck or ship a bunch of product to a show and man a booth selling to the attendees. ColorDMD is a good example, he only brings pre-ordered product with him because it's too costly and inconvenient to haul and store a bunch of expensive (and fragile) kits and then dealing with hauling back whatever he can't sell there.