I'm not sure 'when', but AIQ is the abbreviation for 'avengers infinity quest'

edit: lol. I completely misread your message. you're asking when AIQ is next on the line. sorry grabbing the info from last page, I don't see it on the docket for this year

May 2022 - Godzilla Pro & Premium
May 2022 - Mando Pro
June 2022 - Mando Premium
June 2022 - Rush Pro & Premium
July 2022 - JP Pro
July 2022 - Godzilla Pro & Premium
Aug 2022 - Star Wars Pro & Premium (original art package)
Aug 2022 - NEW STERN CORNERSTONE
Sep 2022 - NEW STERN CORNERSTONE
Oct 2022 - Star Wars the pin (original & comic art)
Oct 2022 - NEW STERN CORNERSTONE
Nov 2022 - JP the pin
Nov 2022 - Elvira Premium
Dec 2022 - TMNT Pro & Premium

stern should really reconsider changing the aug star wars production (pro & premium) to the comic art version. my guess is that the demand would be higher for that art package

I'm still kind of stunned that we haven't seen or heard of anything for the mando, godzilla or rush toppers and with rush being the most recent title which is now 8 months old

just who do you think you are? some who actually cares about the hobby? remind me to buy you a drink this weekend!

at some point during the last 14-15 months, stern changed their policy and no longer will ship any parts for games that they are running on the line.

I've been waiting 11 months now for parts for games that are not being run, but the last time we were actually at the warehouse, we we only able to grab 4 of the 40+ items that I have on order.

it's kind of sad when you're there to pick up about $2K worth of parts and all they can hand you is a spinner, a spinner bracket, an opto bracket, and a decal.

one question:
who in their right mind would record a single song onto a 90min cassette and label each cassette like that?

it's nice and I gave you a thumbs up, but isn't it a bit redundant? the very same logo image is on the backglass not 4" south of that topper

I'm sorry that I could only provide one thumbs up for this type of business ethics

this is exactly the same as what happened in the 80s and 90s when you had big box stores competing with each and offering to price match. highland appliance and fretter used to advertise "we'll match or beat their price on the same item" but then would have companies like hp, sony, etc... produce a product with sku that was unique to their retail chain so that they didn't have to price match.

why would they even consider re-running that god awful crystal skull game?

I see the word "nefarious" and I immediately think of dr. nefario from the minion movies
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to anyone that takes the tour this year, I'd love to hear their response to why all of these defects are occurring right out of the box given that they "test each and every machine" prior to it being boxed up and leaving the factory floor. a comment that they proudly make near the end of the tour.

if this was truly the case, none of the issues that we users are experiencing would occur. they need to go back to QC checklists with employees having to sign off. that way, when people receive their machines with issues, stern will know who to re-train, discipline, and/or terminate.

from the video... "name a cooler job than pinball machine tester"

umm... pinball designer, pinball coder, pinball architect
sort of like "name a cooler job than [x] assembly line worker"

and parts. I still have parts on order from stern for over 2 years now. originally, the mantra was "we can't/don't ship parts for games that are on the line" but that doesn't explain the fact that I've not been able to get nearly anything that I've had on order with them for a periods ranging from 6 - 30 months

I thought that this was the last run for deadpool (both pros and premiums). is stern extending the license so that they can produce more in Q4 of next year?

I picked up my DP side armor from the chicago expo last year knowing that it was hard to find. I grabbed the only set at the show and I haven't seen another vendor having stock of it since.

is it a code issue or a broken game?

on the LE that I played last week, the [shark] fin target never raised above the playfield, although the red [blood] in the water was moving in the arc and the display was prompting players to shoot.