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The Hobbit
Jersey Jack, 2016When / or how often are titles usually announced? Will we know by feb? I guess I should never try and pin down a date in this business but what's a good guess? Was hoping to be looking for a used Hobbit or MMR by feb. but don't think that is happening...
Stern seems to be on the two new titles per year wagon right now. With that in mind my guess is early March announcement with games shipping in late March.
Did a bunch this year didn't they? IMVE, Mustang, walking dead, star trek(2014?) 2 is good with me, at least they are coming out....
just follow their facebook, watch pictures they are posting, and search for a small clue on the background (as often now)
WNBJM please please please 
Quoted from DaveB:I'm guessing game of thrones near end of March a little before the new season premiers.
Maybe KISS first?
Quoted from DaveB:I'm guessing game of thrones near end of March a little before the new season premiers.
New season starts in Feb I believe so that would line up properly with the rumour that their next announcement is also in Feb.
Wow, too many good themes coming out! Walking Dead owners seem to be really happy with their games. I wonder what the next game will bring? I'd like to see Stern do another toy like the pirate ship or castle in Medieval Madness. Looking forward to seeing the playfield design.
Quoted from lllvjr:It's game of thrones by Ritchie.
This rumor getting stronger and stronger - I believe now 
Quoted from Shapeshifter:This rumor getting stronger and stronger - I believe now
All the recent rumors have ended up being true...
Avengers
Metallica
Star Trek
Mustang
Walking Dead
Those were all strong pinside rumors. Some of them I literally bet money against (and lost!) so at this point I'm inclined to believe the titles being kicked around are accurate. We just don't necessarily know their order.
Quoted from lllvjr:It's game of thrones by Ritchie.
I'm excited about Ritchie doing GoT but having it be the game following TWD means that it most likely won't be coded by Lyman which is a bummer. A Trudeau/Lyman Muppets game to follow it would make up for it though
I thought it was confirmed that the next release will be John T as designer?
I was told announcement from Late Jan-Late Feb timeframe.
I would prefer almost anything besides KISS that has been mentioned thus far.
My biggest vote is MORE flippers. I need another John T 3 (or more) flipper game with unique upper flipepr shots.
Quoted from MikeS:I'm excited about Ritchie doing GoT but having it be the game following TWD means that it most likely won't be coded by Lyman which is a bummer. A Trudeau/Lyman Muppets game to follow it would make up for it though
Oddly enough I think Richie has Lyman for his next game
Quoted from westofrome:Things look grim for Muppets but I'm keeping my fingers crossed.
Yeah I doubt it will be Muppets even though they get brought up in the rumor mill every couple years and get my hopes up. Most likely it will be Kiss (Trudeau) and Guardians of the Galaxy (Borg) for the 2 games following since Stern has a thing for Superhero and Music themes.
Quoted from Pdxmonkey:Oddly enough I think Richie has Lyman for his next game
That would be cool if it's true since they are the best combo in pinball. SM and ACDC are among the best games ever! ST could have joined that group if it had Lyman's rules. I wonder what the other programmers have been working on since it's been nearly a year since Mustang was released?
Quoted from Whysnow:I would prefer almost anything besides KISS
Phew 
I'm glad im not the only one.........
Quoted from ff6735:Phew I'm glad im not the only one.........
Kiss will be a complete sales dud if they do it, huge mistake. Not sure that them doing WNBJM is such a good idea either. Great looking game, but who are their customers for this one? Is it worthwhile for them to do a run of 200 machines in a custom cabinet?
Quoted from lllvjr:It's game of thrones by Ritchie.
Steve's game isn't due until late 2015 4th 1/4 around expo time.
Quoted from mnpinball:Steve's game isn't due until late 2015 4th 1/4 around expo time.
You sure? By the rotation is should be Steve.
Quoted from kbliznick:Kiss will be a complete sales dud if they do it, huge mistake. Not sure that them doing WNBJM is such a good idea either. Great looking game, but who are their customers for this one? Is it worthwhile for them to do a run of 200 machines in a custom cabinet?
I think pricing is the key to WNBJM.
Quoted from Pdxmonkey:Oddly enough I think Richie has Lyman for his next game
Stern will say Lyman is lead on EVERY game from here on out.
Quoted from kbliznick:Kiss will be a complete sales dud if they do it, huge mistake. Not sure that them doing WNBJM is such a good idea either. Great looking game, but who are their customers for this one? Is it worthwhile for them to do a run of 200 machines in a custom cabinet?
That's what I wonder...an EM with a tasteless theme? How many of these will actually sell? And for what price?
Quoted from kbliznick:Kiss will be a complete sales dud if they do it, huge mistake. Not sure that them doing WNBJM is such a good idea either. Great looking game, but who are their customers for this one? Is it worthwhile for them to do a run of 200 machines in a custom cabinet?
Agreed, it may be for some but I have no interest personally.
Quoted from pinball_erie:You sure? By the rotation is should be Steve.
Yes, Trudeau next up then Steve later in the year. Stern is on a 2 new game a year with reruns, vaults, WNBJM, MMr etc .
With titles coming up, I'm guessing only a moderate amount of collectors will care.
TWD was a bold step for Stern, too bold. Time to pull it back. (?)...
Whatever. Great ideas were abound, back to playing it safer I guess. 
Hoping designs will rock cuz themes won't.
Not bashing Stern, just was hoping they would've stayed in the current direction of adult themes AND built friendlier titles @ the same time. One lane road thinking over there is gonna cause financial headaches later.
Quoted from mnpinball:Yes, Trudeau next up then Steve later in the year. Stern is on a 2 new game a year with reruns, vaults, WNBJM, MMr etc .
Only 2 games next year then?
Well, strongest rumors are KISS plus Game of Thrones.
We shall see.
Quoted from underlord:TWD was a bold step for Stern, too bold. Time to pull it back. (?)...
I'm just curious why you think "TWD was a bold step...too bold". There's nothing bold or revolutionary about the game play or features and the theme is not that bold. Think Tales of the Crypt.
QSS
In the Trudeau interview, he mentioned that whatever theme he is working on is very clear in direction. Not like Mustang where they had to create a whole game concept. So I would think likely not a music pin since those are pretty much wide open books.
So a movie or tv show.
I feel like folks have just about given up even speculating on whether the next game will have a new system, LCD, etc. It feels like under the current regime it will never come.
Aside from an LCD, the biggest game-changer I'd like to see would be wifi for saved scores and profiles, better and more comprehensible asynchronous tournaments (think: notification on your phone when someone beats your score - better get back to the bar), and automatic software updates.
Quoted from westofrome:more comprehensible asynchronous tournaments (think: notification on your phone when someone beats your score - better get back to the bar)
wow, there is money right there.
Quoted from frolic:So a movie or tv show.
Muppets!! 
Quoted from QuickSilverShelby:I'm just curious why you think "TWD was a bold step...too bold". There's nothing bold or revolutionary about the game play or features and the theme is not that bold. Think Tales of the Crypt.
QSS
Gore. Not as tame as TFTC. For Stern in the last 20 years it's bold. 
Going to an Adult theme. David mentioned he liked the concept. But...
Gary still has influence on ideas I guess.
Shouldn't Gary be moving to Florida anytime soon? Maybe give the reins to someone who cares a bit more about the collector?
I'm just frustrated. Not a big fan of going backwards in life.
Btw, since TWD was such a success, guess the LCD color display idea is scrapped. Great! Another awesome cost cutting measure. Cheap asses ...
The sad truth is I don't care what the next game is. Won't be buying it no matter the theme. Stern doesn't want to sell finished games, not wasting my money to play the frustrated code dance for a year or more.
Quoted from monty-:Let me be the first to bring Tron VE into this thread...
Is 2015 the year? Let's hope so!!!
No no no 
LOTR VE, yes yes yes 
Quoted from mnpinball:Yes, Trudeau next up then Steve later in the year. Stern is on a 2 new game a year with reruns, vaults, WNBJM, MMr etc .
So zero Borg titles in 2015? That sucks...bad.
Quoted from John_I:Next game is a JT machine with a family theme.
If family theme that means no Kiss or Game of Thrones. Also likely means it will be another DMD game. I figured Ritchie would be doing the first LCD release.
On one hand I can see a game like GoT benefiting from an LCD and have it compete with TH. On the other hand I'd prefer not to pay an additional ~$500 just to get into the game. It will be interesting if they release Pro's with DMD's and Premiums/LE with LCD's. It seems that would be a lot of work to do both dots & video production for the same title though..
Quoted from pinball_erie:You sure? By the rotation is should be Steve.
Steve said on Spooky's podcast that his project was going to be a longer dev cycle than normal due to the new tech so it make sense that it will be "out of order". He also brought up GoT a few times, FWIW.
Quoted from btw75:Steve said on Spooky's podcast that his project was going to be a longer dev cycle than normal due to the new tech so it make sense that it will be "out of order". He also brought up GoT a few times, FWIW.
Let's hope the new tech is the LCD display...finally. I need to listen to that podcast.
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