Chicago Gaming Company to Build More Medieval Madness Pinball Toppers; Wonderland Amusements Raises Prices; Predator Now on Location & More

Knapp Arcade·article·analyzed·Dec 5, 2025

Analysis

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TL;DR

CGC Medieval Madness toppers return; Wonderland raises Alice pricing; Predator arrives at fourth U.S. location

Summary

Chicago Gaming Company announced a new production run of Medieval Madness 'King of Payne' toppers (Q3 2026, $999) and RGB LED kits ($499). Wonderland Amusements raised Alice Goes to Wonderland pricing from $999 to $1,199 due to tariff costs, with a Black Friday discount code available. Predator by Pinball Brothers is now playable at The Flipper Room in Concorde, California, one of only four known U.S. locations with the machine. Orbit Games (American Pinball affiliate) is producing a ShowBiz Pizza Rock-afire Explosion claw machine launching early 2026 at $2,999.

Key Claims

Chicago Gaming Company will produce another run of 'King of Payne' toppers in Q3 2026 at $999 each
high confidence · Official announcement from CGC
Wonderland Amusements increased Alice Goes to Wonderland MSRP from $999 to $1,199 due to tariff-related expenses
high confidence · Official announcement with Black Friday promotion code
The Flipper Room in Concorde, California is only the fourth known U.S. location with Predator by Pinball Brothers
medium confidence · Author's assessment based on available information
Orbit Games (American Pinball affiliate) is producing a ShowBiz Pizza Rock-afire Explosion claw machine shipping early 2026 at $2,999
high confidence · Product announcement with shipping timeline and pricing

Notable Quotes

“it is going to do another production run of its sought-after 'King of Payne' topper for the machine. The new run for the topper will happen during the third quarter of 2026.”
Chicago Gaming Company (via announcement) @ December 3, 2025 — Confirms high demand for Medieval Madness topper and CGC's commitment to restocking sought-after accessory
“Wonderland is increasing the game's MSRP to $1,199 as a result of increased expenses from tariffs”
Wonderland Amusements (via announcement) @ December 4, 2025 — Direct attribution of price increase to tariff impact; demonstrates cost pressures affecting home pinball manufacturers
“I am only aware of three other locations in the entire United States that have it”
Knapp Arcade (author) @ December 4, 2025 — Highlights extreme scarcity of Predator machines and limited location deployment despite Pinball Brothers' production efforts

Entities

Chicago Gaming Companycompany Medieval MadnessgameWonderland AmusementscompanyAlice Goes to WonderlandgamePinball Brotherscompany PredatorgameThe Flipper RoomorganizationDRI374personOrbit Gamescompany

Signals

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business_signal: Orbit Games (American Pinball affiliate) expanding beyond pinball into licensed merchandise claw machines and live character experiences
high · Rock-afire Explosion claw machine announcement with early 2026 launch and $200,000+ live band package offering
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market_signal: Predator by Pinball Brothers achieving rare location deployment; now available at fourth known U.S. arcade venue
medium · Author's documentation of Predator presence at The Flipper Room in Concorde, CA with assessment of scarcity (only ~4 locations total)
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market_signal: Wonderland Amusements raising Alice Goes to Wonderland price 20% (from $999 to $1,199) citing tariff-driven expense increases
high · Official pricing announcement with explicit tariff attribution and Black Friday promotional code override
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announcement: Chicago Gaming Company announcing Q3 2026 production run of Medieval Madness 'King of Payne' toppers and RGB LED kits following sustained demand
high · Official CGC announcement of topper ($999) and LED kit ($499) production timeline
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product_strategy: Chicago Gaming Company maintaining production support for Medieval Madness remake accessories, indicating strong ongoing market demand
high · Announcement of additional topper production run and RGB LED kit manufacturing continuation

Topics

Product Announcements & New ReleasesprimaryPricing & Tariff ImpactprimaryMachine Availability & Location DeploymentprimaryAccessories & Customization (Toppers, LED Kits)secondaryHome Pinball MarketsecondaryContent Creator Coveragesecondary

Sentiment

neutral(0.5)— Content is factual news reporting with no strong editorial stance. Price increase announcement is presented matter-of-factly without critique. Machine availability milestones are reported positively. No signs of controversy or negative sentiment.

Transcript

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News Chicago Gaming Company to Build More Medieval Madness Pinball Toppers; Wonderland Amusements Raises Prices; Predator Now on Location & More k knapparcade December 4, 2025 Yesterday afternoon, Chicago Gaming Company - manufacturer of the remake of the classic 1997 Williams pinball machine Medieval Madness, announced that it is going to do another production run of its sought-after "King of Payne" topper for the machine. The new run for the topper will happen during the third quarter of 2026. The topper is priced at $999. CGC is also going to sell more RGB LED kits for the game for $499. This afternoon, Wonderland Amusements - the company that recently successfully Kickstarted funding for the Alice Goes to Wonderland home pinball machine, announced that it is raising its price for the game. Originally priced at $799 plus $50 shipping for Early Backers and more recently $999, Wonderland is increasing the game's MSRP to $1,199 as a result of increased expenses from tariffs. This Black Friday week only, the Company is honoring the game's original $999 price for customers who place an order using the code "AGTWBF2025". In a recent promotional e-mail they also mentioned that they have Mad Hatter Bobblehead upgrades for the game for sale at $49.99. Below is a walkthrough of the completed units at the Company's Chinese factory waiting to ship to the port in Los Angeles. Alice Kickstarter Units walk around - YouTube Wonderland Amusements Alice Kickstarter Units walk around Wonderland Amusements Search Info Shopping / •Live • The Flipper Room arcade in Concorde (a href="https://theflipperroom.com/">Website), California recently unboxed the Pinball Brother's new game Predator. It is now on the floor for the public to play, which is amazing because I am only aware of three other locations in the entire United States that have it. Pinball YouTuber DRI374 recently hopped over to the Flipper Room and streamed gameplay of the machine for everyone. I have embedded the video below: Predator by Pinball Brothers: The Best. Streamed from The Flipper Room. - YouTube DRI374 DRI374 Search Info Shopping / •Live • * I have additional information about the new ShowBiz Pizza Place Rock-afire Explosion claw machine that I wrote about here yesterday. Orbit Games, an affiliate of American Pinball, is producing the machine, which is scheduled to ship "early in 2026." It is priced at $2,999. Orbit games will offer seven different plush characters from the band as prizes. Interestingly, at the very bottom of the page for this product's website it looks as though Orbit may actually produce and sell the actual Rock-afire band! Now that is cool. Though with packages "starting at $200,000" it's a little out of my price range. SHOWBIZ PRIZE PLACE-CLAW