# MONSTER BASH CONFIRMED **Source:** Pinball News Website **Type:** article **Published:** 2018-07-24 **Beat:** Pinball **URL:** https://www.pinballnews.com/site/2018/07/24/monster-bash-confirmed --- ## Analysis Chicago Gaming Company has officially announced Monster Bash as their third remake title, following Medieval Madness and Attack from Mars. The announcement was forced by UL certification filings that revealed the project. The game will be offered in three variants: Classic Edition, Special Edition, and Limited Edition, mirroring the Attack from Mars lineup. The reveal had been delayed for months from a planned Texas Pinball Festival reveal in March due to feature completion and licensor approval delays. ### Key Claims - [HIGH] Monster Bash is Chicago Gaming Company's third remake title following Medieval Madness and Attack from Mars — _Official Chicago Gaming Company Facebook post confirmation and UL certification filings_ - [HIGH] Monster Bash will be offered in three variants: Classic Edition, Special Edition, and Limited Edition — _UL website search results showing three variant listings_ - [HIGH] The announcement was delayed from March Texas Pinball Festival reveal due to feature completion and licensor approval — _Article states 'delays in completing the extra features and getting approval from the license-holders'_ - [HIGH] Chicago Gaming's hand was forced to announce Monster Bash by UL certification filings becoming public — _Article notes 'Their hand was forced following their announcement yesterday that the unnamed third title had passed CE and UL certification'_ ### Notable Quotes > "Their hand was forced following their announcement yesterday that the unnamed third title had passed CE and UL certification." > — **Pinball News** > _Explains how the UL filing leak forced the official announcement of Monster Bash_ > "The company had been delaying the announcement for many months. It was due to be revealed at the Texas Pinball festival in March but delays in completing the extra features and getting approval from the license-holders meant that reveal was called-off." > — **Pinball News** > _Provides context for the four-month delay between planned and actual announcement_ ### Entities | Name | Type | Context | |------|------|---------| | Chicago Gaming Company | company | Pinball manufacturer producing remake titles; confirmed Monster Bash as their third remake | | Monster Bash | game | Upcoming remake of the classic 1998 Williams pinball machine; third title from Chicago Gaming Company | | Medieval Madness | game | Chicago Gaming Company remake title; first in their remake series | | Attack from Mars | game | Chicago Gaming Company remake title; second in their remake series; established three-variant model (CE/SE/LE) that Monster Bash will follow | | Texas Pinball Festival | event | Originally scheduled venue for Monster Bash announcement in March; reveal was delayed and cancelled | | UL (Underwriters Laboratories) | organization | Certification body whose public filings revealed Monster Bash project before official announcement | ### Topics - **Primary:** New game announcement, Chicago Gaming Company product roadmap, Remake/reissue strategy - **Secondary:** Licensing approvals, Product variants and pricing tiers, Announcement delays and disclosure ### Sentiment **Positive** (0.75) — The announcement is presented as expected and confirmed news. Tone is professional and factual. No criticism of Chicago Gaming Company is present. The forced nature of the announcement due to UL leak is noted matter-of-factly without editorial judgment. ### Signals - **[leak_detection]** UL certification filings revealed Monster Bash project publicly before Chicago Gaming intended official announcement (confidence: high) — Article states 'A quick check of the UL approval website brought the following result' which forced company hand; announcement delayed from March to July/August timeframe - **[licensing_signal]** Licensor approval process for Monster Bash contributed to announcement delays (confidence: high) — Company cited need for 'approval from the license-holders' as reason for delaying reveal from March to current timeframe - **[announcement]** Official announcement of Monster Bash remake with three-tier variant structure (CE/SE/LE) (confidence: high) — Chicago Gaming Company Facebook post confirmation and UL certification filings showing three variant listings - **[product_strategy]** Monster Bash announcement delayed approximately four months from March Texas Pinball Festival reveal due to feature completion and licensor approval requirements (confidence: high) — Article explicitly states delays were 'in completing the extra features and getting approval from the license-holders' forcing cancellation of March reveal --- ## Transcript Chicago Gaming today confirmed what had been widely expected, that Monster Bash would be their third ‘remake’ title, following on from Medieval Madness and Attack from Mars. Their hand was forced following their announcement yesterday that the unnamed third title had passed CE and UL certification. A quick check of the UL approval website brought the following result: ![The UL website search results](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/news/monster-bash-announced/003-monster-bash-announced.jpg) The UL website search results So, we can see that there will again be three variants of the Monster Bash Remake – a Classic Edition (CE), a Special Edition (SE) and a Limited Edition (LE), copying the range of models available for Attack from Mars.replica watch replica watches fake watch fake watches Chicago Gaming owned up to the third game in a post on their Facebook page. ![Chicago Gaming admit to Monster Bash as their third remake title](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/news/monster-bash-announced/004-monster-bash-announced.jpg) Chicago title The company had been delaying the announcement for many months. It was due to be revealed at the Texas Pinball festival in March but delays in completing the extra features and getting approval from the license-holders meant that reveal was called-off. Now, four months later the cat is officially out of the bag. Monster Bash it is. ![The flyer for the Williams Monster Bash game](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/news/monster-bash-announced/002-monster-bash-announced.jpg) The flyer for the Williams Monster Bash game We will bring you full details of the added extras Chicago Gaming have designed to enhance their Remake versions just as soon as they are announced. _(Acquisition: raw_text, Enrichment: v1)_ --- *Exported from Journalist Tool on 2026-04-13 | Item ID: 8edd8b6c-61fa-42ac-a875-167624da910d*