Stern Pinball Shows Off Elvira's House of Horrors on the Production Line

Knapp Arcade·article·analyzed·Feb 24, 2023

Analysis

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TL;DR

Stern producing Elvira; speculation about next cornerstone game reveal.

Summary

Stern Pinball is currently in production on Elvira's House of Horrors pinball machine. The article notes an empty production slot in March and speculates about a potential new game reveal at or before Texas Pinball Festival, though the timing seems early given James Bond 60th Anniversary's recent showcase.

Key Claims

Stern Pinball is currently doing a production run of Elvira's House of Horrors
high confidence · Author states this as established fact in opening paragraph
There is an empty space in March in Stern's production schedule
medium confidence · Author notes this fact but acknowledges it as part of speculation about upcoming reveals
Pinside users were dropping hints that Stern might show off a new game
medium confidence · Author reports community speculation on Pinside forum
James Bond 60th Anniversary stream and gameplay was shown a couple of days before this article
high confidence · Author references their own coverage of the James Bond 60th Anniversary gameplay stream

Notable Quotes

“Stern is currently doing the long-awaited run of Elvira's House of Horrors”
Author (Knapp Arcade) — Confirms Elvira production is underway and describes it as long-awaited
“With an empty space in March in Stern Pinball's highly scrutinized production schedule, many have been speculating that a reveal of the Company's next cornerstone pinball machine was going to happen sometime between now and the upcoming Texas Pinball Festival”
Author (Knapp Arcade) — Establishes timing and context for speculation about future announcement
“It seems a little early for a teaser to me, given the fact that Bond is still fairly new and they just fully showed off the 60th Anniversary Bond for the first time a couple of days ago”
Author (Knapp Arcade) — Author expresses skepticism about announcement timing relative to recent James Bond focus

Entities

Stern PinballcompanyElvira's House of Horrorsgame James Bond 60th Anniversarygame Texas Pinball Festivalevent Pinsideorganization Knapp Arcadeorganization

Signals

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event_signal: Texas Pinball Festival positioned as window for potential next cornerstone game reveal
medium · Author speculates reveal 'was going to happen sometime between now and the upcoming Texas Pinball Festival'
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announcement: Elvira's House of Horrors confirmed as being in active production at Stern
high · Author states 'Stern is currently doing the long-awaited run of Elvira's House of Horrors'
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rumor_hype: Community speculation on Pinside about imminent Stern game reveal
medium · Author reports 'Last night, people began dropping hints on Pinside that Stern might show off a new game today'

Topics

Stern production schedule and pipeline managementprimaryElvira's House of Horrors production statusprimaryJames Bond 60th Anniversary shipping and promotionsecondaryUpcoming cornerstone game announcementssecondaryTexas Pinball Festival timing and revealssecondary

Sentiment

neutral(0.5)— Author presents information factually with some skepticism about announcement timing; no strong positive or negative editorial stance

Transcript

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Well, it's Friday everyone. Not only does that mean that the weekend's almost here, it means that Stern Pinball will likely give us a glimpse at one of the games that it currently has in production. As mentioned in my article about the James Bond 60th gameplay stream earlier this week (https://www.knapparcade.org/post/first-ever-stern-pinball-james-bond-60th-anniversary-stream-game-shipping-now-elvira-on-the-line), Stern is currently doing the long-awaited run of Elvira's House of Horrors. With an empty space in March in Stern Pinball's highly scrutinized production schedule, many have been speculating that a reveal of the Company's next cornerstone pinball machine was going to happen sometime between now and the upcoming Texas Pinball Festival. Last night, people began dropping hints on Pinside that Stern might show off a new game today. It seems a little early for a teaser to me, given the fact that Bond is still fairly new and they just fully showed off the 60th Anniversary Bond for the first time a couple of days ago, but anything is possible. I'm going to keep an eye on Stern's social media feeds this afternoon and will report back if they do teas the next cornerstone.