# First Official Stream of Stern Pinball's James Bond is 10/18/2022

**Source:** Knapp Arcade  
**Type:** article  
**Published:** 2022-10-04  
**Beat:** Pinball

**URL:** https://www.knapparcade.org/first-official-stream-of-stern-pinball-s-james-bond-is-10-18-2022

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## Analysis

Stern Pinball announced the first official stream of its new James Bond pinball machine, scheduled for October 18th, 2022 at 7:00 PM EST on Deadflip's Twitch channel. The announcement included photos of Pro and Premium versions from Stern's 60th Anniversary celebration in the UK. The article also contains tangential personal commentary about James Bond film theory unrelated to the pinball machine.

### Key Claims

- [HIGH] Stern Pinball's first official stream of James Bond pinball will be on October 18th, 2022 at 7:00 PM EST on Deadflip's Twitch channel — _Official announcement in Stern's 'Stern of the Union' message_
- [HIGH] Pro and Premium versions of James Bond were displayed at Stern's 60th Anniversary celebration in the UK — _Stern Pinball announcement with accompanying photos_

### Notable Quotes

> "Stern also shared pictures of the Pro and Premium versions of James Bond from their appearance at the brand's recent 60th Anniversary celebration in the UK"
> — **Knapp Arcade (article author)**
> _Documents official Stern announcement of James Bond variants and promotional event_

### Entities

| Name | Type | Context |
|------|------|---------|
| Stern Pinball | company | Manufacturer announcing James Bond pinball machine and official stream |
| James Bond | game | New Stern Pinball machine based on James Bond franchise, announced with Pro and Premium variants |
| Deadflip | person|organization | Twitch channel hosting the official James Bond pinball stream |
| Stern of the Union | event | Regular Stern Pinball announcement channel where James Bond stream details were revealed |

### Topics

- **Primary:** Product announcement, Streaming and community engagement, James Bond pinball game variants
- **Secondary:** Stern 60th Anniversary celebration

### Sentiment

**Positive** (0.75) — Straightforward announcement reporting with minimal subjective commentary. The tangential movie theory discussion adds personal flavor but does not affect the core announcement sentiment.

### Signals

- **[community_signal]** Stern utilizing streaming platform (Deadflip Twitch) for official product reveal, indicating community engagement strategy (confidence: high) — First official stream scheduled on third-party streaming channel with public accessibility
- **[announcement]** Stern officially announces James Bond pinball stream date and location via Stern of the Union channel (confidence: high) — Official announcement made through Stern's regular communication channel with specific date/time/platform details
- **[product_strategy]** James Bond pinball offered in at least Pro and Premium variants, displayed at UK promotional event (confidence: high) — Photos of Pro and Premium versions shared in official announcement from 60th Anniversary celebration

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## Transcript

Earlier today in its regular "Stern of the Union" message, Stern Pinball announced that its first official stream of its new James Bond pinball machine will be on Deadflip's Twitch channel on October 18th at 7:00 PM EST.

In the announcement, Stern also shared pictures of the Pro and Premium versions of James Bond from their appearance at the brand's recent 60th Anniversary celebration in the UK (see below).

On a somewhat related note, I've been Googling "James Bond" so much lately that I've started getting random news about it showing up in my news feeds. I learned something new today from the articles that have started showing up. Apparently, there's a fan theory that Sean Connery's fantastic older British secret agent character John Mason from the movie "The Rock," is actually 007 himself, after he had been detained by the U.S. government for decades. I'm digging it. I've always had a soft spot for The Rock, I took my wife to it on our first date. Below is a pic of my wife, Megan and I at "The Rock" aka Alkatraz a couple of years ago.

The Rock: 9 Things That Prove John Mason Is Really James Bond

https://screenrant.com/the-rock-john-mason-james-bond-same-person-theory/

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