New Pinball to be Revealed at Pintastic New England; That Blueprint is NOT Pinball Brothers' Next Game; Info on Multimorphic's Next Game

Knapp Arcade·article·analyzed·Apr 1, 2026

Analysis

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TL;DR

Pintastic New England will feature Cardona's third kit; Pinball Brothers and Multimorphic have new games in development.

Summary

Knapp Arcade reports on upcoming pinball reveals at Pintastic New England (Cardona Pinball's third 2.0 kit), clarifies that Pinball Brothers' blueprint Facebook post is unrelated to their next game, suggests Barrels of Fun's rumored NeverEnding Story game may not be happening, and shares details about Multimorphic's confirmed next licensed game with mechanical innovations.

Key Claims

Cardona Pinball will reveal its third 2.0 kit at Pintastic New England (April 9-12)
high confidence · Knapp Arcade direct report on upcoming show schedule
Pinball Brothers' blueprint Facebook post is a generic background, not a preview of their next game
high confidence · Knapp Arcade spoke directly with Pinball Brothers' Daniel Bergkvist
Multimorphic's next game will be licensed (confirmed by Gerry Stellenberg at Texas Pinball Festival)
high confidence · Gerry Stellenberg statement in Multimorphic TPF 2026 seminar video
Barrels of Fun founder David Van Ness has never seen The NeverEnding Story film
medium confidence · Barrels of Fun Facebook post (potentially April Fools joke)
Multimorphic's next game will feature a notable new mechanical innovation
medium confidence · Gerry Stellenberg teased 'the next one' mech is his favorite developed

Notable Quotes

“A new game! Cardona Pinball plans to reveal its third 2.0 kit for a Bally Williams game at the show.”
Knapp Arcade (Jason Knapp) @ N/A — Announcement of upcoming reveal at Pintastic New England
“It is just a generic pinball background that it put up on the page to replace Predator now that it is no longer for sale.”
Daniel Bergkvist (Pinball Brothers) @ N/A — Debunks speculation that blueprint was preview of next Pinball Brothers game
“The next Multimorphic game will be licensed.”
Gerry Stellenberg (Multimorphic) @ Texas Pinball Festival 2026 seminar — Confirms strategic shift toward licensed IP for Multimorphic's near-term releases
“Licensed games have limited sales terms (typically 3–5 years) while originals like Lexi Lightseed and Final Resistance can be sold indefinitely.”
Gerry Stellenberg (Multimorphic) @ Texas Pinball Festival 2026 seminar — Explains Multimorphic's business model balancing licensed and original IP
“My favorite mech of all the ones they've developed is 'the next one'”
Gerry Stellenberg (Multimorphic) @ Texas Pinball Festival 2026 seminar — Teases mechanical innovation in upcoming Multimorphic release

Entities

Pintastic New EnglandeventCardona PinballcompanyPinball BrotherscompanyDaniel BergkvistpersonBarrels of Funcompany David Van Nessperson Multimorphiccompany

Signals

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announcement: Cardona Pinball will reveal third 2.0 kit remake at Pintastic New England April 9-12
high · Cardona Pinball plans to reveal its third 2.0 kit for a Bally Williams game at the show
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rumor_hype: Community speculation about Pinball Brothers' blueprint Facebook post being a preview of next game; debunked by company
high · Some people grabbed that and ran with it assuming that it was a look at the playfield for the Company's next game. It's not.
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machine_intel: Pinball Brothers and Pedretti Gaming both have new games in development coming 'fairly soon'
medium · Both Pinball Brothers and Pedretti Gaming are working on new pinball machines that we will hopefully get to see fairly 'soon.'
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rumor_hype: Rumored Barrels of Fun NeverEnding Story game may not be happening; David Van Ness has never seen the film
medium · If that is true and not some sort of April Fools joke, it leads me to think that movie is not the theme of an upcoming pinball machine
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product_strategy: Multimorphic shifting toward licensed games in near term while maintaining long-term balance with original IP due to sales term constraints
high · Licensed games have limited sales terms (typically 3–5 years) while originals like Lexi Lightseed and Final Resistance can be sold indefinitely
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Topics

Upcoming game reveals and announcementsprimaryPinball show events (Pintastic New England, TPF)primaryManufacturer product pipeline and developmentprimaryBoutique manufacturers (Cardona, Pinball Brothers, Multimorphic, Barrels of Fun)primaryLicensed vs. original IP strategysecondaryCommunity rumors and speculationsecondaryMechanical innovation in pinball designsecondary

Sentiment

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News New Pinball to be Revealed at Pintastic New England; That Blueprint is NOT Pinball Brothers' Next Game; Info on Multimorphic's Next Game k knapparcade April 1, 2026 Happy April Fools everyone :). No tricks here today. I'm busy and quite frankly kind of over them at this point lol. I do have some interesting pinball items to talk about. First up, the next major pinball show is rapidly approaching - Pintastic New England. The event takes place from April 9th through the 12th at the Best Western Royal Plaza Hotel in Marlborough, MA. I personally will be at the show again this year. You know what else will be there? A new game! Cardona Pinball plans to reveal its third 2.0 kit for a Bally Williams game at the show. I'm looking forward to seeing what kit is next, after Cardona's first two kits No Good Gophers: Battle for the Green and Black Rose: Skull and Bones. This third kit has some significant upgrades from the first two in terms of music and art. Hopefully I see you at Pintastic on Friday! Check out this year's cool t-shirt design from artist Joel de Guzman below: https://pintasticnewengland.com/ !Advertisement Yesterday, Pinball Brothers changed the background of its Facebook page to an unlabeled blueprint of a pinball machine. Some people grabbed that and ran with it assuming that it was a look at the playfield for the Company's next game. It's not. I spoke with Pinball Brothers' Daniel Bergkvist earlier today and he told me that it is just a generic pinball background that it put up on the page to replace Predator now that it is no longer for sale. Having said that, both Pinball Brothers and Pedretti Gaming are working on new pinball machines that we will hopefully get to see fairly "soon." The mysterious blueprint Earlier today, Barrels of Fun shared an interesting post on its Facebook page. The post claimed that the company's co-founder David Van Es has never seen the 1984 film The NeverEnding Story. If that is true and not some sort of April Fools joke, it leads me to think that movie is not the theme of an upcoming pinball machine from Barrels as had been rumored. Here's the post: " Since David has never seen this film, we figured today was the perfect time to give him the Cliff Notes. #nospoilers" New sponsor slot Your sponsored ad here Be the first to claim this placement. Contact knapparcade@gmail.com today https://www.youtube.com/shorts/gUukc2Rkyws * Last up, I have a little bit of information about Multimorphic's next game. The company shared its interesting seminar from the Texas Pinball Festival up on its YouTube channel recently. During the presentation, the company's founder Gerry Stellenberg confirmed that the next Multimorphic game will be licensed. That is noteworthy because most of the Company's early games were not licensed. Multimorphic has been getting more into licensed games lately with its recent modules Weird Al's Museum of Natural Hilarity and Portal. He said he had previously announced a string of licensed games were coming. However, he also emphasized the company's long-term motivation to balance licensed and original IP, since licensed games have limited sales terms (typically 3–5 years) while originals like Lexi Lightseed and Final Resistance can be sold indefinitely. He did not name the license, did not give a timeline, and declined to drop a hint beyond confirming it's licensed. He also teased that his favorite mech of all the ones they've developed is "the next one" — implying something notable is coming mechanically with the next release. Multimorphic Texas Pinball Festival Seminar 2026 - The P³ Experience - YouTube Tap to unmute Multimorphic: Pinball Evolved Multimorphic: Pinball Evolved Posted 20 minutes ago k About knapparcade Site administrator Comments (0) Please sign in to join the conversation. No comments yet Be the first to share your thoughts on this post! Related Articles New Pinball to be Revealed at Pintastic New England; That Blueprint is NOT Pinball Brothers' Next Game; Info on Multimorphic's Next Game 20 minutes ago Last Day to Buy Predator Pinball; New Lost in Space Classic Pinball Machine; Details on TNMT Home Pin 1 day ago Turner Pinball Production Update; A Cool Look at Beetlejuice Pinball Topper Production; Pokémon Pinball Production Update 2 days ago Subscribe to Updates Get the latest pinball news, blog posts, and event announcements delivered to your inbox Subscribe !Advertisement New sponsor slot Your sponsored ad here Be the first to claim this placement.