# New Stern Pinball Venom Gameplay Video Filmed on Location at District 82

**Source:** Knapp Arcade  
**Type:** article  
**Published:** 2023-08-28  
**Beat:** Pinball

**URL:** https://www.knapparcade.org/new-stern-pinball-venom-gameplay-video-filmed-on-location-at-district-82

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## Analysis

Tilt Amusements brought a pre-production Stern Pinball Venom Premium machine to District 82 arcade in Wisconsin, where streamer Tom Graff captured gameplay footage for his Foxcities Pinball Twitch channel. The event showcased multiple new pinball machines including titles from Pinball Brothers, American Pinball, Jersey Jack, and Spooky Pinball.

### Key Claims

- [HIGH] Stern Pinball Venom Premium is not yet in production — _Article states 'it's technically not even in production yet' regarding the Venom Premium machine displayed at District 82_
- [HIGH] Tilt Amusements distributed the Venom Premium to District 82 event — _Explicitly stated: 'the pinball distributor Tilt Amusements brought the brand new Stern Pinball Venom Premium'_
- [HIGH] Tom Graff streamed Venom gameplay from District 82 on Foxcities Pinball — _Article confirms 'Tom Graf from the Twitch channel Foxcities Pinball was there with his streaming rig and captured some new footage'_

### Notable Quotes

> "the brand new Stern Pinball Venom Premium (it's technically not even in production yet)"
> — **Knapp Arcade (author)**
> _Confirms Venom Premium pre-production status at time of event, indicating early showcase/demo phase_

### Entities

| Name | Type | Context |
|------|------|---------|
| Stern Pinball Venom | game | Premium edition machine in pre-production phase, showcased at District 82 event |
| District 82 | organization | Wisconsin arcade venue hosting pre-release Stern Pinball event |
| Tom Graff | person | Streamer on Foxcities Pinball Twitch channel who captured gameplay footage at event |
| Tilt Amusements | company | Pinball distributor that brought Venom Premium to District 82 event |
| Foxcities Pinball | organization | Twitch streaming channel hosted by Tom Graff covering pinball content |
| Knapp Arcade | company | Content creator/media outlet documenting arcade and pinball machines |
| Pinball Brothers Queen | game | Machine displayed at District 82 event |
| American Pinball Galactic Tank Force | game | Machine displayed at District 82 event |
| Jersey Jack Pinball Godfather | game | Machine displayed at District 82 event |
| Spooky Pinball Scooby-Doo | game | Machine displayed at District 82 event |
| Pinball Brothers | company | Pinball manufacturer with Queen machine on display |
| American Pinball | company | Pinball manufacturer with Galactic Tank Force on display |
| Jersey Jack Pinball | company | Pinball manufacturer with Godfather machine on display |
| Spooky Pinball | company | Pinball manufacturer with Scooby-Doo machine on display |

### Topics

- **Primary:** Stern Venom Premium release and pre-production showcase, Pre-release game footage and streaming coverage
- **Secondary:** Multi-manufacturer arcade event at District 82, Pinball content creation and media coverage

### Sentiment

**Positive** (0.85) — Author expresses enthusiasm for the event, describes it as 'an unexpected treat' and 'fantastic,' and notes excitement about capturing new arcade content

### Signals

- **[event_signal]** District 82 arcade hosted a pre-release event featuring new Stern Pinball Venom Premium with professional streaming coverage (confidence: high) — Article documents event with multiple manufacturers' machines and professional Twitch stream capture by Tom Graff
- **[announcement]** Venom Premium pre-production demonstration indicates planned production and formal release window approaching (confidence: medium) — Pre-production machine displayed to media and streamers suggests imminent launch announcement or production commencement

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## Transcript

Here's an unexpected treat to start the week off, the pinball distributor Tilt Amusements brought the brand new Stern Pinball Venom Premium (it's technically not even in production yet) to an event at the fantastic Wisconsin arcade District 82. The prolific streamer, Tom Graf from the Twitch channel Foxcities Pinball was there with his streaming rig and captured some new footage of the game for everyone.

On a personal note, I got to check out all of the latest and greatest pinball machines out there at a cool new arcade that's about an hour and a half from my house on Saturday. I now have a massive war chest of new arcade photos to share with everyone. Hooray! I have begun to unleash the avalanche of new pictures on the Knapp Arcade Facebook and Instagram pages. Make sure to stop back there frequently this week to check out pictures of Pinball Brothers Queen, American Pinball's Galactic Tank Force, Jersey Jack Pinball Godfather, Spooky Pinball Scooby-Doo and tons more.

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