# French Company HEXA Pinball Shares Another Peek of Its Soon to Be Revealed Game Space Hunt **Source:** Knapp Arcade **Type:** article **Published:** 2023-05-25 **Beat:** Pinball **URL:** https://www.knapparcade.org/french-company-hexa-pinball-shares-another-peek-of-its-soon-to-be-revealed-game-space-hunt --- ## Analysis Hexa Pinball, a new French manufacturer, released a teaser showing the cabinet side art for Space Hunt, featuring the antagonist character Cerberus opposing the protagonist Spherus. The game will be publicly revealed at the French Pinball Show on June 10-11 at Salon de Pontacq. ### Key Claims - [HIGH] Hexa Pinball is a new French company entering the pinball manufacturing market — _Article header identifies Hexa Pinball as 'the new French company' and describes Space Hunt as 'the very first HEXA PINBALL pinball machine'_ - [HIGH] Space Hunt will be revealed at the Salon de Pontacq French Pinball Show on June 10-11 — _Article explicitly states 'the game will be shown off on June 10th and 11th at the French Pinball Show at the Salon de Pontacq'_ - [HIGH] Cerberus is an antagonist character in Space Hunt; Spherus is the protagonist — _Article identifies Cerberus as 'one of the antagonists for the game's protagonist Spherus' and the marketing copy calls Cerberus 'a strong opponent for Spherus'_ - [HIGH] The cabinet side art features character artwork of Cerberus — _Article states 'the cabinet side are for its soon to be revealed pinball machine Space Hunt. This side of the cabinet shows a picture of a character in the game called Cerberus'_ ### Notable Quotes > "THE REDOUTABLE CERBERUS HAS TAKEN A PLACE ON THE BOX" > — **Hexa Pinball (marketing)**, n/a > _Official announcement of Cerberus character inclusion on cabinet artwork_ > "This week we reveal the existence of a brand new character called Cerberus" > — **Hexa Pinball (marketing)**, n/a > _Confirms character reveal timing and novelty of Cerberus_ > "it will be a strong opponent for Spherus, which we no longer need to introduce you" > — **Hexa Pinball (marketing)**, n/a > _Establishes Spherus as previously-known protagonist and Cerberus as antagonist; suggests earlier marketing established Spherus_ > "TIC...TAC...TIC...TAC, the hunt will soon be able to begin" > — **Hexa Pinball (marketing)**, n/a > _Marketing tagline building anticipation for Space Hunt reveal_ > "See you on June 10th & 11th at the 'Salon de Pontacq' to discover the Space Hunt, the very first HEXA PINBALL pinball machine" > — **Hexa Pinball (marketing)**, n/a > _Confirms Space Hunt is Hexa Pinball's debut machine and official reveal date/location_ ### Entities | Name | Type | Context | |------|------|---------| | Hexa Pinball | company | New French pinball manufacturer debuting Space Hunt as their first machine; marketing presence at Salon de Pontacq | | Space Hunt | game | Hexa Pinball's debut pinball machine; features space theme with protagonist Spherus and antagonist Cerberus; public reveal scheduled June 10-11 | | Spherus | product | Protagonist character in Space Hunt; appears to have been introduced in earlier Hexa Pinball marketing | | Cerberus | product | Antagonist character in Space Hunt; newly revealed this week; featured on cabinet side art | | Salon de Pontacq | event | French Pinball Show venue hosting Space Hunt official reveal on June 10-11 | | Knapp Arcade | organization | News outlet/blog covering pinball industry; published this article and earlier coverage of Hexa Pinball | ### Topics - **Primary:** New manufacturer entry, Upcoming game reveal/announcement, Game character/theme design - **Secondary:** Marketing teaser campaign, Pinball show events ### Sentiment **Positive** (0.8) — Hexa Pinball presenting Space Hunt with energetic marketing language and clear anticipation-building strategy. Neutral/positive coverage from Knapp Arcade. No criticism or controversy present. ### Signals - **[event_signal]** Salon de Pontacq French Pinball Show scheduled June 10-11 as official debut venue for Space Hunt (confidence: high) — Multiple references in article and official Hexa Pinball marketing confirming date and location - **[market_signal]** Hexa Pinball using incremental character reveals and teaser imagery to build anticipation pre-launch (confidence: high) — Article notes Cerberus reveal 'this week' as part of ongoing teaser campaign; playfield teaser mentioned in earlier coverage - **[announcement]** Hexa Pinball officially announcing character Cerberus as part of Space Hunt cabinet art and game narrative (confidence: high) — Official marketing post from Hexa Pinball identifying Cerberus as new antagonist character --- ## Transcript This afternoon the new French company HEXA Pinball shared a sneak peek at the cabinet side are for its soon to be revealed pinball machine "Space Hunt." This side of the cabinet shows a picture of a character in the game called "Cerberus," one of the antagonists for the game's protagonist "Spherus." As I mentioned in my previous article on the company, the game will be shown off on June 10th and 11th at the French Pinball Show at the Salon de Pontacq. "THE REDOUTABLE CERBERUS HAS TAKEN A PLACE ON THE BOX Here here here a little new one again ---- Here's another little new one This week we reveal the existence of a brand new character called Cerberus The only thing we can tell you so far is that it will be a strong opponent for Spherus, which we no longer need to introduce you TIC...TAC...TIC...TAC, the hunt will soon be able to begin And don't forget friends... See you on June 10th & 11th at the "Salon de Pontacq" to discover the Space Hunt, the very first HEXA PINBALL pinball machine ! ---- HEXA Pinball Manufacturer of French Pinball The hunt is coming soon ... Find all the news at https://hexa-pinball.com/ And subscribe to the Newsletter to receive the latest news." And below is the teaser picture of the playfield that I shared in my last article: _(Acquisition: raw_text, Enrichment: v1)_ --- *Exported from Journalist Tool on 2026-04-13 | Item ID: 09ee8970-ab0d-40bb-b4f3-c07f34954cc6*