New York, NY
A brief arena tour isn't significant enough to make stern rearrange their production schedule and acquire a license for acdc.
Not saying it isn't happening but a 2 month tour wouldn't be the reason.
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I can assure you this is not happening. The AC/DC ship has long ago sailed. But STERN did just sign a new licensing agreement with another popular band of the last 40 years. (not Aerosmith).
Quoted from Jimmyd044:How about a new model with drop targets, no lower playfield and improved artwork. I would also like to see Bon Scott included to the artwork.
I'd settle for just a new art package by Zombie Yeti. ACDC with hand drawn art would be well worth the licensing cost!
Quoted from Iceman5000:I can assure you this is not happening. The AC/DC ship has long ago sailed. But STERN did just sign a new licensing agreement with another popular band of the last 40 years. (not Aerosmith).
Do Tell! 
Quoted from centerflank:It's Wham!
Rarehero already sent in his preorder money.
will it come with a glory hole like your LUCI? 
Quoted from freddy:will it come with a glory hole like your LUCI?
Every NIB comes with a GH! 
Quoted from Iceman5000:I can assure you this is not happening. The AC/DC ship has long ago sailed. But STERN did just sign a new licensing agreement with another popular band of the last 40 years. (not Aerosmith).
Well, Iron Maiden was formed in 1975 so that is 40 years. 
U2 was formed in 1976 so that is also about 40 years but I don't see them as a pinball machine.
I can't say more than this: You hear their music played during most professional sporting events in stadiums as crowd pumping music, along with music from AC/DC and Metallica.
Sana'a
Quoted from Iceman5000:I can't say more than this: You hear their music played during most professional sporting events in stadiums as crowd pumping music, along with music from AC/DC and Metallica.
Please be Motley Crue!
Quoted from Iceman5000:I can't say more than this: You hear their music played during most professional sporting events in stadiums as crowd pumping music, along with music from AC/DC and Metallica.
Kick start my heart?
The Who was formed around 1964, so that's stretching it at 52 years. Don't know if that would fly, considering the controversy of Pete Townsend. Otherwise, I'd love to hear original Who tunes, not the silliness from Tommy. And somebody said Steve Ritchie is a Who fan...
Quoted from Iceman5000:I can't say more than this: You hear their music played during most professional sporting events in stadiums as crowd pumping music, along with music from AC/DC and Metallica.
Queen, We Will Rock You
GNR, Welcome to the Jungle
Ozzy, Crazy Train
The Ramones, Blitzkrieg Bop
Quoted from Iceman5000:I can assure you this is not happening. The AC/DC ship has long ago sailed. But STERN did just sign a new licensing agreement with another popular band of the last 40 years. (not Aerosmith).
Well if you, Iceman500, are personally assuring this, then I guess I better start looking at the used market again. Damn.
Breda, Holland
Yeah, this game is so much fun had to come one day.
I am outpriced of these NIB pins. But......
If Stern makes AC-DC Pro Luci, with the premium bell + sideway, and replace the standups with drop targets...
Absolutely a dream pin for me than. And i will try whatever i can to own it one day.
I love these kinds of threads where one person has "an inside source" and another has it "on good authority" - each saying the opposite thing...
Quoted from Khabbi:But STERN did just sign a new licensing agreement with another popular band of the last 40 years. (not Aerosmith).
Out with it !
Melbourne
Quoted from centerflank:It's Wham!
Only available to play in public toilets!
Quoted from Iceman5000:I can assure you this is not happening. The AC/DC ship has long ago sailed. But STERN did just sign a new licensing agreement with another popular band of the last 40 years. (not Aerosmith).
Please be Maiden, 40 years on the mark just about.
All these old fart rock bands and irrelevant movie themes from a bygone era make it real easy for this long time pinballer to keep his money in his pocket.
Bob Marley and the waylers?
No idea how popular they were in the USA.
Music still and always will be awesome. Might sell to a few coffeeshops out here.
Quoted from Iceman5000:But STERN did just sign a new licensing agreement with another popular band of the last 40 years.
Ok, so at best that pin is 18 months out assuming what you say is true. What does that have to do with a remake of ACDC in the next few months? In my opinion these are two unrelated rumors.
Quoted from Plungemaster:Bob Marley and the waylers?
If they are going to do another band from the past it should be one that is no longer with us so we don't have to look at their fat asses and bald heads on the machine.
As an owner of a Luci, I'm all for this if it means they put another software update out.
Lyman said he had a couple of pages of notes worth of stuff for AC/DC that he wanted to do to make the code 'final'.
Quoted from rubberducks:As an owner of a Luci,
still would like to know LUCI production #'s seems to be a big secret! 
Quoted from rai:This is horrible news for JJP
Why? Were they planning on releasing The Andrews Sisters at the same time?
I have a premium, but missed out on getting a BIBLE or a LTBRLE...if JJP can come out with a 75th anniversary for WOZ and Stern can come out with Luci editions (not to mention vault editions of previously released pins)...why can't they make another AC/DC LE...perhaps a Highway To Hell LE...
Quoted from o-din:Why? Were they planning on releasing The Andrews Sisters at the same time?
I mean if they don't start shipping TH sooner rather than later. In time Stern will be making new and re-license pins like Tron, LOTR etc.. While JJP is shipping air?
Quoted from Iceman5000:I can assure you this is not happening. The AC/DC ship has long ago sailed. But STERN did just sign a new licensing agreement with another popular band of the last 40 years. (not Aerosmith).
It's Stern, no need to clarify that the band is 40 years old, that's implied.
Quoted from o-din:All these old fart rock bands and irrelevant movie themes from a bygone era make it real easy for this long time pinballer to keep his money in his pocket.
What recent crappy band would you prefer to see over some of the all time great rock bands??? Everything new is hip hop crap.
Quoted from smassa:What recent crappy band would you prefer to see over some of the all time great rock bands???
I don't need a band or an old movie. Until I see something new that wows me, I'm over it.
But I'm definitely not going to pay tribute to the 80s in my living room. Unless it was made then.
Quoted from rai:This is horrible news for JJP
Yep two lines going full blast ...fast shipping... new titles every 3-4 months... is bad news for JJP.
Not that they will but - lowering costs down under 7k would be heartbreaking and possibly back breaking for JJP.
Seems JJP pricing goes up every month --Woz RR is what 9k now. You could get a GB pro and Got Prem for that price delivered before TH prepay people get TH....just a prediction.
Quoted from o-din:All these old fart rock bands and irrelevant movie themes from a bygone era make it real easy for this long time pinballer to keep his money in his pocket.
Your timing is way off. The time for irrelevant bashing of ACDC was a few years ago when the first pictures of the game were released and all the usual haters panned it. Now that it is a #1 seller and a top 10 pin its a little too late.
Quoted from HOOKED:Yep two lines going full blast ...fast shipping... new titles every 3-4 months... is bad news for JJP.
Not that they will but - lowering costs down under 7k would be heartbreaking and possibly back breaking for JJP.
Seems JJP pricing goes up every month --Woz RR is what 9k now. You could get a GB pro and Got Prem for that price delivered before TH prepay people get TH....just a prediction.
I don't think JJP are trying to compete on any kind of volume basis yet. They have a product Stern either can't or aren't yet matching in terms of build quality, features, art and code updates. I think people will always be prepared to pay more for a product they feel is a cut above. If they were producing games very similar to Stern at a higher price, then yeah I'd agree.
Hobbit doesn't interest me at all as a theme (WoZ does), but the game looks like a superb package. Once it's finally out of the door I'm sure they'll sell as many as they can produce.
Quoted from rubberducks:I don't think JJP are trying to compete on any kind of volume basis yet. They have a product Stern either can't or aren't yet matching in terms of build quality, features, art and code updates. I think people will always be prepared to pay more for a product they feel is a cut above. If they were producing games very similar to Stern at a higher price, then yeah I'd agree.
Hobbit doesn't interest me at all as a theme (WoZ does), but the game looks like a superb package. Once it's finally out of the door I'm sure they'll sell as many as they can produce.
I'm not a JJP hater I just believe the longer the delays the more impatient buyers will be. If Stern pumps out say 6 options a year (new and VT) along with Williams remakes (1) vs JJP one every 2 years that would be customer costly for JJP....Prepay model is over.
Lets hope GB is packed with goodies in all versions and TH hits the streets by summer (not prepays but pay today get next week buyers).
Regina, SK
Quoted from rubberducks:As an owner of a Luci, I'm all for this if it means they put another software update out.
Lyman said he had a couple of pages of notes worth of stuff for AC/DC that he wanted to do to make the code 'final'.
That's news from 2 years ago though. Has anyone talked to him recently about it? I don't think anyone can really deny the game could use another udpate:
- Enable live mode
- Balance Hells Bells and other songs
- Do something more with the cannon inserts
- Make the mini playfield more lucrative to play. It's kind of a dud right now.
- Other various scoring tweaks
Rob
Quoted from herbertbsharp:Don't quote me on that part though.
Too late Herbie. 
Quoted from thearcadegeek:I love these kinds of threads where one person has "an inside source" and another has it "on good authority" - each saying the opposite thing...
I'm betting at least one is right. Funny hiw many of these threads have been right in the last couple years. If stern is making it someone out there knows about it.
Quoted from Rob_G:- Enable live mode
- Balance Hells Bells and other songs
- Do something more with the cannon inserts
- Make the mini playfield more lucrative to play. It's kind of a dud right now.
- Other various scoring tweaks
Rob
AcDc is the code that Stern could put up there with LOTR and TSPP when people talk about great code, it's great now but it could be really great, especially the lower PF is not much except for fun, I wish there was some more with the lower PF maybe both upper and lower PF running at the same time. I always love that when it's necessary to hit a shot on an upper or lower PF while also keeping track of the main PF.
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