# Stern Pinball Production Update & Rumored Stern Cornerstone at Year-End **Source:** Knapp Arcade **Type:** article **Published:** 2022-09-13 **Beat:** Pinball **URL:** https://www.knapparcade.org/stern-pinball-production-update-rumored-stern-cornerstone-at-year-end --- ## Analysis Zach Meny and Dennis Kriesel provided a production update on Stern Pinball's manufacturing schedule on The Pinball Show podcast, revealing plans through October (Led Zeppelin, Guardians of the Galaxy, Star Wars, James Bond) and a pushed-back TMNT run to December. Zach speculated that Stern may announce a new cornerstone game in December, possibly a music-themed title designed by Jack Danger. ### Key Claims - [HIGH] Led Zeppelin Pro & Premiums are currently on Stern's production line with another week planned — _Stern Factory Friday video and Zach Meny statement on The Pinball Show_ - [HIGH] After Led Zeppelin, Stern will run final Guardians of the Galaxy Pros and remaining Star Wars machines — _Zach Meny on The Pinball Show_ - [HIGH] James Bond Pro production for locations starts end of September, switching to Limited Editions by mid-October — _Zach Meny on The Pinball Show_ - [HIGH] TMNT production originally scheduled for fall has been pushed to December — _Zach Meny on The Pinball Show_ - [MEDIUM] Zach Meny speculated Stern may release a new cornerstone game in December — _Zach Meny's speculation on The Pinball Show podcast_ - [LOW] Hosts speculated the December cornerstone could be Jack Danger's first game for Stern — _Speculation by Zach Meny and Dennis Kriesel on The Pinball Show_ - [LOW] Hosts speculated the December cornerstone could be music-themed — _Speculation by Zach Meny and Dennis Kriesel on The Pinball Show_ ### Notable Quotes > "On the show, Zach guessed that Stern may release another new Cornerstone game in December. What could it be? The two hosts guessed that it might be the first cornerstone game from Stern Pinball's new designer, Jack Danger AND that it might be a music-themed game." > — **Article summary of Zach Meny and Dennis Kriesel** > _Core speculation about unannounced future release_ ### Entities | Name | Type | Context | |------|------|---------| | Stern Pinball | company | Pinball manufacturer providing production schedule update | | Zach Meny | person | Co-host of The Pinball Show podcast providing production updates | | Dennis Kriesel | person | Co-host of The Pinball Show podcast | | Jack Danger | person | New designer at Stern Pinball; subject of speculation about potential December cornerstone game | | The Pinball Show | organization | Podcast by Zach Meny and Dennis Kriesel | | Led Zeppelin | game | Current production run at Stern (Pro & Premium models) | | Guardians of the Galaxy | game | Final Pros scheduled after Led Zeppelin | | Star Wars | game | Remaining machines scheduled after Guardians of the Galaxy | | James Bond | game | Pro production starting end of September; Limited Editions by mid-October | | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | game | Fall production pushed back to December | | Knapp Arcade | organization | Source of this article | ### Topics - **Primary:** Stern Pinball production schedule, Upcoming cornerstone game speculation - **Secondary:** Jack Danger's role at Stern, James Bond pinball release timing, TMNT production delay ### Sentiment **Neutral** (0.5) — Article is factual reporting of production updates with speculative element about future releases. No strong positive or negative tone. ### Signals - **[personnel_signal]** Jack Danger confirmed as new designer at Stern Pinball; speculation about his first cornerstone title (confidence: high) — Hosts reference Jack Danger as 'new designer' for Stern - **[product_strategy]** TMNT production pushed from fall to December (confidence: high) — Zach Meny stated TMNT was scheduled for fall but now pushed to December - **[product_strategy]** Stern production schedule confirmed through October with Led Zeppelin, Guardians, Star Wars, and James Bond in the pipeline (confidence: high) — Zach Meny provided detailed timeline on The Pinball Show; corroborated by Factory Friday video - **[rumor_hype]** Speculation that Stern may announce a new cornerstone game in December, potentially music-themed and designed by Jack Danger (confidence: low) — Zach Meny and Dennis Kriesel speculation on The Pinball Show; described as guessing --- ## Transcript This morning Zach Meny and Dennis Kriesel hosted a new episode of The Pinball Show podcast. During the episode, Zach provided an update on Stern Pinball’s production schedule and an interesting rumor… As seen in this week’s Stern Pinball “Factory Friday” video the company’s Led Zeppelin Pro & Premiums have been on the line. That run should continue for another week. After that Stern plans to run the final Guardians of the Galaxy Pros and any remaining Star Wars machines. At the end of September, Stern will run James Bond Pro for locations. That will continue until the Company switches over to James Bond Limited Editions by mid-October. Stern has decided to push its scheduled fall last run of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles pins back to December...but what is after that? On the show, Zach guessed that Stern may release another new Cornerstone game in December. What could it be? The two hosts guessed that it might be the first cornerstone game from Stern Pinball’s new designer, Jack Danger AND that it might be a music-themed game. Hmmmm. We’ll see. I’d love it if Stern did reveal another cornerstone machine in 2022. There’s so much more in the hobby to talk about when Stern is on its normal schedule. Here’s a link to the latest episode of The Pinball Show for anyone who’s interested in checking it out: https://www.thepinballnetwork.net/e/the-pinball-show-ep-112/ _(Acquisition: raw_text, Enrichment: v1)_ --- *Exported from Journalist Tool on 2026-04-13 | Item ID: 157d2836-eb45-4abd-8ee2-b618237b02bb*