John Trudeau Joins Stern Pinball

Pinball News Website·article·analyzed·May 7, 2013

Analysis

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TL;DR

John Trudeau joins Stern Pinball design team after 30+ year career.

Summary

John Trudeau, legendary pinball designer with 30+ year career and 60+ game credits including Creature from the Black Lagoon, Judge Dredd, and The Machine: Bride of Pinbot, has joined Stern Pinball's design team as of May 6, 2013. He joins an elite design roster including George Gomez, John Borg, Steve Ritchie, and Greg Freres.

Key Claims

John Trudeau has designed over 60 pinball games during his career
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John Trudeau's career spans more than 30 years, beginning with Game Plan in 1981
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John Trudeau was most recently designing a game for Heighway Pinball before joining Stern
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John Trudeau's first day at Stern was Monday, May 6, 2013
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Notable Quotes

“John - famed for designing such classic games as Creature from the Black Lagoon, Judge Dredd and The Machine: Bride of Pinbot - has created over 60 pinball games during his career which has spanned more than 30 years.”
Pinball News Website (source) @ Article body — Summarizes John Trudeau's legendary status and career credentials

Entities

John TrudeaupersonStern PinballcompanyGeorge Gomezperson John Borgperson Steve Ritchieperson Greg Freresperson Tanio Klyceperson Heighway PinballcompanyGame Plan

Signals

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business_signal: Stern Pinball strategically hiring legendary designer talent to strengthen creative roster
high · Multiple senior designer hires (Freres, Klyce, Trudeau) in short timeframe; article notes Trudeau joins 'George Gomez, John Borg, Steve Ritchie and Greg Freres' elite design team
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personnel_signal: John Trudeau joins Stern Pinball design team, following recent hires Greg Freres and Tanio Klyce
high · Official announcement: 'John Trudeau has joined Stern Pinball's design team' with documented start date of May 6, 2013

Topics

Personnel move / Design team hiringprimaryDesigner credentials and career historyprimaryStern Pinball organizational structuresecondary

Sentiment

positive(0.85)— Announcement presents John Trudeau's hiring as a major positive development, emphasizing his legendary status and extensive experience. Tone is celebratory and prestigious.

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Date: 7 May, 2013 Following hot on the heels of Greg Freres and Tanio Klyce, Stern Pinball has made yet another addition to their design team with the hiring of game designer John Trudeau. John Trudeau John - famed for designing such classic games as Creature from the Black Lagoon, Judge Dredd and The Machine: Bride of Pinbot - has created over 60 pinball games during his career which has spanned more than 30 years. He began with Game Plan in 1981, and was most recently designing an upcoming game for new pinball start-up Heighway Pinball in the UK. He was waiting to complete that project before taking up his new position. Now John joins George Gomez, John Borg, Steve Ritchie and Greg Freres in the game designers team at Stern Pinball. His first day at the factory was Monday, 6th May and the company posted this picture of him in his somewhat spartan office. John in his office at Stern Back to the News page Like this page? Share it with your Facebook friends: Back to the front page