# Play New Stern Pinball James Bond at This Weekend's Houston Arcade Expo

**Source:** Knapp Arcade  
**Type:** article  
**Published:** 2022-11-09  
**Beat:** Pinball

**URL:** https://www.knapparcade.org/play-new-stern-pinball-james-bond-at-this-weekend-s-houston-arcade-expo

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## Analysis

Knapp Arcade reports that Stern Pinball's James Bond will be playable at Houston Arcade Expo (November 11-13, 2022), with five Pro and five Premium models on-site. The game is not yet available at commercial locations. The event features hundreds of free-play games and themed celebrations.

### Key Claims

- [HIGH] James Bond is not yet available at commercial locations — _Direct observation by Knapp Arcade author noting lack of location availability as of article publication_
- [HIGH] Houston Arcade Expo will have five James Bond Pros and five Premiums available — _Author states machines are already on-site at venue_
- [HIGH] Event will feature hundreds of games on free play — _Direct statement about event setup_

### Notable Quotes

> "Stern Pinball's newest game, James Bond, still is not available to play on location (at least not that I know of, correct me if I am wrong)"
> — **Knapp Arcade**
> _Establishes that James Bond had limited location availability at time of article; invites community correction_

> "The machines are already on-site."
> — **Knapp Arcade**
> _Confirms James Bond machines were physically present at venue prior to event_

### Entities

| Name | Type | Context |
|------|------|---------|
| Stern Pinball | company | Manufacturer of James Bond pinball game |
| James Bond | game | New Stern Pinball licensed game being showcased at Houston Arcade Expo |
| Houston Arcade Expo | event | Major pinball and arcade exhibition event held November 11-13, 2022 at Houston Marriott Westchase |
| Knapp Arcade | organization | Author/publication covering pinball industry news and events |

### Topics

- **Primary:** New game availability and launch, Event announcements and coverage
- **Secondary:** Location/operator market access

### Sentiment

**Positive** (0.75) — Promotional tone highlighting exciting new game availability at major event; author expresses optimism about event quality

### Signals

- **[event_signal]** James Bond game limited to expo/event play with no location availability yet; suggests strategic release timing and distribution control by Stern (confidence: high) — Author explicitly states James Bond is not available at locations but will debut at Houston Arcade Expo
- **[announcement]** James Bond public play debut being staged at major trade show/community event (confidence: high) — Article announces James Bond will be playable at Houston Arcade Expo for first time with multiple units

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## Transcript

Stern Pinball's newest game, James Bond, still is not available to play on location (at least not that I know of, correct me if I am wrong), but it will be available for people to play at this weekend's Houston Arcade Expo. The event will have five James Bond Pros and five Premiums ready for people to play. As you can see below, the machines are already on-site.

Besides Bond, the event will have hundreds of games set to Free Play. It looks like it will be a great time. Here's the info about the show if you want to check it out:

2022 Houston Arcade Expo

Houston Marriott Westchase

Fri NOV 11th:12p-2a

Sat NOV 12th:10a-2a

Sun NOV 13th: 10a-2pm

http://www.arcadecenter.com/

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