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MONSTER BASH CONFIRMED

Pinball News Website·article·analyzed·Jul 24, 2018
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TL;DR

Chicago Gaming confirms Monster Bash remake with three variants after UL filing leak.

Summary

Chicago Gaming Company has officially announced Monster Bash as their third remake title, following Medieval Madness and Attack from Mars. The announcement was forced by UL certification filings that revealed the project. The game will be offered in three variants: Classic Edition, Special Edition, and Limited Edition, mirroring the Attack from Mars lineup. The reveal had been delayed for months from a planned Texas Pinball Festival reveal in March due to feature completion and licensor approval delays.

Key Claims

  • Monster Bash is Chicago Gaming Company's third remake title following Medieval Madness and Attack from Mars

    high confidence · Official Chicago Gaming Company Facebook post confirmation and UL certification filings

  • Monster Bash will be offered in three variants: Classic Edition, Special Edition, and Limited Edition

    high confidence · UL website search results showing three variant listings

  • The announcement was delayed from March Texas Pinball Festival reveal due to feature completion and licensor approval

    high confidence · Article states 'delays in completing the extra features and getting approval from the license-holders'

  • Chicago Gaming's hand was forced to announce Monster Bash by UL certification filings becoming public

    high confidence · Article notes 'Their hand was forced following their announcement yesterday that the unnamed third title had passed CE and UL certification'

Notable Quotes

  • “Their hand was forced following their announcement yesterday that the unnamed third title had passed CE and UL certification.”

    Pinball News — Explains how the UL filing leak forced the official announcement of Monster Bash

  • “The company had been delaying the announcement for many months. It was due to be revealed at the Texas Pinball festival in March but delays in completing the extra features and getting approval from the license-holders meant that reveal was called-off.”

    Pinball News — Provides context for the four-month delay between planned and actual announcement

Entities

Chicago Gaming CompanycompanyMonster BashgameMedieval MadnessgameAttack from MarsgameTexas Pinball FestivaleventUL (Underwriters Laboratories)organization

Signals

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    leak_detection: UL certification filings revealed Monster Bash project publicly before Chicago Gaming intended official announcement

    high · Article states 'A quick check of the UL approval website brought the following result' which forced company hand; announcement delayed from March to July/August timeframe

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    licensing_signal: Licensor approval process for Monster Bash contributed to announcement delays

    high · Company cited need for 'approval from the license-holders' as reason for delaying reveal from March to current timeframe

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    announcement: Official announcement of Monster Bash remake with three-tier variant structure (CE/SE/LE)

    high · Chicago Gaming Company Facebook post confirmation and UL certification filings showing three variant listings

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    product_strategy: Monster Bash announcement delayed approximately four months from March Texas Pinball Festival reveal due to feature completion and licensor approval requirements

    high · Article explicitly states delays were 'in completing the extra features and getting approval from the license-holders' forcing cancellation of March reveal

Topics

New game announcementprimaryChicago Gaming Company product roadmapprimaryRemake/reissue strategyprimaryLicensing approvalssecondaryProduct variants and pricing tierssecondaryAnnouncement delays and disclosuresecondary

Sentiment

positive(0.75)— The announcement is presented as expected and confirmed news. Tone is professional and factual. No criticism of Chicago Gaming Company is present. The forced nature of the announcement due to UL leak is noted matter-of-factly without editorial judgment.

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Chicago Gaming today confirmed what had been widely expected, that Monster Bash would be their third ‘remake’ title, following on from Medieval Madness and Attack from Mars. Their hand was forced following their announcement yesterday that the unnamed third title had passed CE and UL certification. A quick check of the UL approval website brought the following result: ![The UL website search results](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/news/monster-bash-announced/003-monster-bash-announced.jpg) The UL website search results So, we can see that there will again be three variants of the Monster Bash Remake – a Classic Edition (CE), a Special Edition (SE) and a Limited Edition (LE), copying the range of models available for Attack from Mars.replica watch replica watches fake watch fake watches Chicago Gaming owned up to the third game in a post on their Facebook page. ![Chicago Gaming admit to Monster Bash as their third remake title](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/news/monster-bash-announced/004-monster-bash-announced.jpg) Chicago title The company had been delaying the announcement for many months. It was due to be revealed at the Texas Pinball festival in March but delays in completing the extra features and getting approval from the license-holders meant that reveal was called-off. Now, four months later the cat is officially out of the bag. Monster Bash it is. ![The flyer for the Williams Monster Bash game](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/news/monster-bash-announced/002-monster-bash-announced.jpg) The flyer for the Williams Monster Bash game We will bring you full details of the added extras Chicago Gaming have designed to enhance their Remake versions just as soon as they are announced.