# Stern Pinball Dedicated Insider Connected App Coming in January

**Source:** Knapp Arcade  
**Type:** article  
**Published:** 2022-12-04  
**Beat:** Pinball

**URL:** https://www.knapparcade.org/stern-pinball-dedicated-insider-connected-app-coming-in-january

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## Analysis

George Gomez mentioned during a Super Awesome Pinball Show podcast interview that Stern Pinball's dedicated Insider Connected app is expected to launch in January. The app has been anticipated by the community and will provide dedicated mobile access to the achievement, milestone, and leaderboard features of Insider Connected.

### Key Claims

- [MEDIUM] Dedicated Insider Connected app launching 'hopefully' in January — _George Gomez mentioned during Super Awesome Pinball Show podcast interview (Part 2, Episode 40); phrasing 'hopefully' suggests target date not fully locked_

### Notable Quotes

> "hopefully in January"
> — **George Gomez**, Super Awesome Pinball Show Part 2 (Episode 40)
> _Official timeline for long-anticipated dedicated Insider Connected app from Stern's Chief Creative Officer_

### Entities

| Name | Type | Context |
|------|------|---------|
| George Gomez | person | Stern Pinball Chief Creative Officer; mentioned dedicated app launch timeline in podcast interview |
| Stern Pinball | company | Major pinball manufacturer developing dedicated Insider Connected mobile app |
| Insider Connected | product | Stern's digital ecosystem providing achievements, milestones, badges, leaderboards, and player progression tracking across pinball machines |
| Super Awesome Pinball Show | organization | Pinball podcast hosting George Gomez interview about Insider Connected app development |

### Topics

- **Primary:** Insider Connected app launch, Digital player engagement features
- **Secondary:** Stern product roadmap

### Sentiment

**Positive** (0.8) — Author expresses enthusiasm about Insider Connected features and dedicated app launch; views it as valuable addition to home arcade experience

### Signals

- **[community_signal]** Insider Connected continues to drive player engagement through achievement systems, badges, and location-based challenges; dedicated app expected to expand accessibility and adoption (confidence: high) — Author describes achievements and badges as valuable engagement mechanics; Gomez prioritizing dedicated app development suggests Stern sees IC as core engagement platform
- **[product_strategy]** Stern planning dedicated mobile app for Insider Connected ecosystem launching in January with expected features including achievement tracking, leaderboards, and location/event badges (confidence: medium) — George Gomez stated app arriving 'hopefully' in January during Super Awesome Pinball Show podcast interview

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## Transcript

This morning I was catching up on part two of the awesome Super Awesome Pinball Show podcast's interview with Stern Pinball's George Gomez. During the episode, George casually mentioned that the long-anticipated dedicated app for the company's Insider Connected system is going to arrive "hopefully" in January. 

As someone who loves all of the achievements and milestones that Insider Connected provides players, this is music to my ears. Some people aren't that into IC, but from my perspective anything that helps me get more mileage out of the several hundred pound, several thousand dollar machines in my home arcade is fantastic. That's not to mention the added fun of getting badges for playing games at new locations and events and hopefully more neat things to come.

Here's a link to the latest episode of the Super Awesome Pinball Show for anyone who's interested in checking out the rest of George Gomez interview:

https://superawesomepinballshow.libsyn.com/the-super-awesome-pinball-show-ep-40-gomez-pt-2

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