# 2024 Pinball Expo Recap **Source:** Stern Pinball **Type:** video **Published:** 2024-10-24 **Duration:** 1m 57s **Beat:** Pinball **URL:** https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8b08mBjBu4 --- ## Analysis Stern Pinball's recap of the 40th anniversary Pinball Expo featuring major debuts including Danny X-Men and a sneak peek of Metallica Remastered. The event showcased hundreds of connected machines, exclusive merchandise, challenge coin giveaways, panels, autograph signings, and a CERN Army Appreciation Party at a local brewery. Stern highlighted their connected player ecosystem and hosted a CERN Pro Circuit Tournament with 60+ games. ### Key Claims - [HIGH] Danny X-Men debuted at 2024 Pinball Expo — _Stern Pinball official video, stated as direct product debut at event_ - [HIGH] Metallica Remastered was given a sneak peek at 2024 Pinball Expo — _Stern Pinball official video, described as 'sneak peek' of upcoming product_ - [HIGH] Stern has hundreds of thousands of connected machines and players — _Stern Pinball official booth representative, discussing Insider Connected ecosystem_ - [HIGH] 2024 Pinball Expo was the 40th anniversary edition — _Stern Pinball official video opening statement_ - [HIGH] CERN Army Appreciation Party was held at Microphone Brewery — _Stern representative recounting event details from previous night_ ### Notable Quotes > "We're debuting I'm Danny X-Men here. We're also giving a sneak peek of Metallica Remastered." > — **Stern Pinball Booth Representative**, Early in video > _Direct confirmation of two major product reveals at Expo_ > "We've got hundreds of thousands of connected machines and hundreds of thousands of players that are connected as well." > — **Stern Pinball Booth Representative**, Mid-video > _Highlights scale of Stern's Insider Connected ecosystem_ > "Having all of you here tonight, it's incredible. All of you inspire all of us at CERN." > — **Stern Pinball Representative at CERN Army Party**, Event recap section > _Shows Stern's investment in community engagement and Stern Army loyalty program_ ### Entities | Name | Type | Context | |------|------|---------| | Stern Pinball | company | Pinball machine manufacturer hosting booth and events at Expo | | Danny X-Men | game | New pinball machine by Stern, debuted at 2024 Pinball Expo | | Metallica Remastered | game | Stern pinball machine receiving sneak peek at 2024 Pinball Expo | | Pinball Expo | event | 40th anniversary major annual pinball industry convention | | Stern Army | organization | Stern Pinball's competitive community organization; hosted appreciation party at Expo | | Insider Connected | product | Stern's digital ecosystem connecting machines and players with leaderboards and achievements | | CERN Pro Circuit | organization | Tournament circuit hosting competitive pinball events; tournament held at Expo with 60+ games | | Tilt Amusements | company | Pinball operator/distributor partner providing games for CERN Pro Circuit Tournament at Expo | | Microphone Brewery | venue | Venue hosting CERN Army Appreciation Party during Expo | ### Topics - **Primary:** Product Launches and Debuts, Expo Event Coverage, Connected Ecosystem and Digital Integration, Community Engagement and Stern Army - **Secondary:** Tournament Organization, Merchandise and Promotions ### Sentiment **Positive** (0.92) — Enthusiastic, celebratory tone throughout. Stern emphasizes scale of event ('biggest Expo ever'), community appreciation, and product excitement. No criticism or negative sentiment detected. ### Signals - **[announcement]** Danny X-Men officially debuted at 2024 Pinball Expo as a new Stern title (confidence: high) — Direct statement: 'We're debuting I'm Danny X-Men here' - **[announcement]** Metallica Remastered shown as sneak peek at Expo; indicates upcoming release in pipeline (confidence: high) — Direct statement: 'We're also giving a sneak peek of Metallica Remastered' - **[event_signal]** 2024 Pinball Expo marked 40th anniversary and described as 'biggest Expo ever' by Stern (confidence: high) — Opening statement and description of scale and product lineup - **[community_signal]** Stern invested in Stern Army appreciation with dedicated party at brewery; signals high community valuation (confidence: high) — CERN Army Appreciation Party held at Microphone Brewery; representative states 'All of you inspire all of us' - **[business_signal]** Stern claims hundreds of thousands of connected machines and players on Insider Connected platform (confidence: high) — Direct claim: 'hundreds of thousands of connected machines and hundreds of thousands of players' - **[competitive_signal]** CERN Pro Circuit Tournament held at Expo with 60+ games and hundreds of players (confidence: high) — Booth representative describes tournament scale and partnership with Tilt Amusements - **[product_strategy]** Stern offering exclusive merchandise including MXD Challenge coins as giveaways for beating booth challenge (confidence: high) — Description of exclusive merch and challenge coin promotion mechanics --- ## Transcript We're here at the 40th anniversary of Goodball Expo. As you can see here, we've got all our latest and greatest titles. We really brought out the big guns for the biggest Expo ever. We're debuting Danny X-Men here. We're also giving a sneak peek of Metallica Remastered. We've got hundreds of thousands of connected machines and hundreds of thousands of players that are connected as well. We also have tons of exclusive merch. If somebody comes up to me and challenges me to a game of Stern Pinball in our booth and you beat me, you win one of these MXD Challenge coins. There's all sorts of panels. We have an autograph signing coming up. Last night we had the 2024 CERN Army Appreciation Party held at Microphone Brewery. Having all of you here tonight, it's incredible. All of you inspire all of us at CERN. So this is a CERN Pro Circuit Tournament event. We've got hundreds of players playing over 60 games, most of them provided by our friends at Tilt Amusements and Stern Pinball. We give away a Stern Pinball machine. We didn't say pinball. We've made pinball exist so that we can take it to the future. _(Acquisition: youtube_groq_whisper, Enrichment: v3)_ --- *Exported from Journalist Tool on 2026-04-13 | Item ID: e5c129a3-04d6-44e0-b010-54c8646d640c*