The Midwest Gaming Classic is This Weekend; Are we Really Finally Getting Masters of the Universe Pinball?; Neo Geo is Back

“There are a lot of themes that have been passed around as rumors from multiple pinball manufacturers over the years...possibly none more so than Masters of the Universe.”

“Do I believe that a Barrels Masters of the Universe pin is coming? Ehhhh, it's hard to say. It wouldn't surprise me, but I definitely haven't heard anyone who I speak with about rumors say so confidently.”

“I personally put the likelihood of one happening at 50-50.”

“Making a pinball machine based on a movie that hasn't been released yet is always a big gamble on a number of levels.”

“One can look through history and see examples of great pinball machines that are tied to bad movies (or at least ones that didn't earn well in the theater), including Congo, Johnny Mnemonic, and The Shadow.”

“The famous pinball story about when Jersey Jack Pinball created its 2016 pinball machine The Hobbit, where the licensor was so secretive about the movie that JJP actually had to go back and completely redesign the game's Smaug dragon because their original one looked nothing like the one from the film.”