EAG EXPO 2025

TL;DR

EAG Expo 2025: D&D Tyrant's Eye European debut, limited pinball presence, major manufacturers absent.

Summary

Key Claims

• This was the first European showing of Stern Pinball's Dungeons & Dragons: The Tyrant's Eye game

  high confidence · Direct statement in article about Electrocoin stand featuring newly-announced D&D game in Premium and Pro models

• Stern Pinball leadership attended EAG Expo including CEO Seth Davis, Chairman Gary Stern, CRO John Buscaglia, and Director of Export Sales Doug Skor

  high confidence · Named individuals explicitly listed as attending and photographed at the show

• Retro Arcade Specialists brought eight pinballs to EAG Expo as UK distributors for Barrels of Fun, Homepin, Pinball Brothers, Turner Pinball, Hexa Pinball and American Pinball

  high confidence · Explicit statement naming distributor and manufacturer relationships

• Jersey Jack Pinball and Pedretti Pinball were notably absent from the show

  high confidence · Explicit statement: 'Probably the only major manufacturers without a presence here were Jersey Jack Pinball and Pedretti Pinball'

• Bitronic did not attend EAG Expo 2025 despite hopes they would return with their in-production Tokyo Perfect Drift game

  high confidence · Direct statement about expected but absent manufacturer and their game title

Notable Quotes

• “This was the first European showing of Stern Pinball's recently-announced Dungeons & Dragons: The Tyrant's Eye game.”

  Pinball News @ n/a — Establishes major product milestone and geographic significance of EAG Expo for Stern's D&D release

• “Probably the only major manufacturers without a presence here were Jersey Jack Pinball and Pedretti Pinball.”

  Pinball News @ n/a — Notable manufacturer absences from major European trade show, potential market signal

• “We were also hoping Bitronic might have returned to the show with their in-production Tokyo Perfect Drift game, but sadly they didn't attend this year either.”

  Pinball News @ n/a — Indicates Bitronic game status (in-production) and manufacturer's absence from European market presence

Entities

Signals

• ?

  business_signal: Stern Pinball sent executive-level delegation (CEO, Chairman, CRO, Export Sales Director) to EAG Expo, indicating strategic importance of European market and product launch

  high · Named attendance of Seth Davis (CEO/President), Gary Stern (Chairman), John Buscaglia (CRO), Doug Skor (Director of Export Sales)

• ?

  business_signal: Retro Arcade Specialists serves as significant UK distribution hub for multiple boutique manufacturers (Barrels of Fun, Homepin, Pinball Brothers, Turner Pinball, Hexa Pinball, American Pinball), indicating consolidation of distribution networks

  high · Explicit statement of distributor relationships with six different manufacturers represented on single stand with eight machines

• ?

  event_signal: EAG Expo 2025 served as first European public showing of Dungeons & Dragons: The Tyrant's Eye, a significant market moment for Stern's new release in major UK/European market

  high · Direct statement: 'This was the first European showing of Stern Pinball's recently-announced Dungeons & Dragons: The Tyrant's Eye game' with Pro and Premium models displayed

• $

  market_signal: Significant absences from major European trade show: Jersey Jack Pinball, Pedretti Pinball, and Bitronic (despite in-production game) indicate potential market challenges or strategic withdrawal from European exhibition

  medium · Explicit statement of notable manufacturer absences and commentary about hope that Bitronic would return but disappointment they didn't attend

• ?

  personnel_signal: Mark Silk (voice actor) and Janos Kiss (Team Pinball programmer) representing Pedretti Pinball titles at show despite Pedretti's absence as exhibitor, suggesting continued development and community engagement

Topics

Sentiment

mixed(0.55)— Positive coverage of D&D debut and Stern presence; neutral reporting on show logistics; mild disappointment about unused hall space, major manufacturer absences, and limited new game announcements beyond D&D