The Pinball Show: Top Stories - September 19, 2022

Stern Pinball delayed James Bond reveal became a chaotic PR disaster after the game was unveiled at the IAAPA trade show in London just days after Queen Elizabeth II's death. Low-res leaked images sparked community panic about design quality, which Stern failed to address, while Kaneda's Pinball Podcast filled the void with daily leaks of pricing, features, and rumors of a mysterious 60th Anniversary Edition redesigned by Keith Elwin. By Friday, high-res images restored confidence in the game's design and gameplay, but the entire rollout was characterized as one of the worst reveal strategies in the modern Stern era.