Just received the official Press Release for Stern Pinball’s “Transformers Pro” Pinball Machine.
“The story behind the TRANSFORMERS brand makes for a perfect translation into pinball,” said Gary Stern, founder, CEO and chairman of Stern Pinball. “We’re confident that the long anticipated machine will please the eyes, ears and the hands of even the most diehard TRANSFORMERS fans.”You can read the entire press release, after the jump.
MELROSE PARK, Ill., Sept. 20, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Stern Pinball, Inc., the world’s only maker of real pinball games, announced today upcoming plans for a pinball machine based on the iconic TRANSFORMERS brand from Hasbro, Inc. that will be available later this fall. Collectors, casual players and avid fans can all expect nothing less than an epic TRANSFORMERS adventure.
Since the birth of the franchise in 1984, the TRANSFORMERS brand has been celebrated with toys, comic books, animation, summer blockbuster movies and more. Under license from Hasbro, Stern is now proud to be adding pinball machines to the lineup. Players can expect the classic battle between the heroic OPTIMUS PRIME and the villainous MEGATRON as well as other beloved AUTOBOT and DECEPTICON characters.
“The story behind the TRANSFORMERS brand makes for a perfect translation into pinball,” said Gary Stern, founder, CEO and chairman of Stern Pinball. “We’re confident that the long anticipated machine will please the eyes, ears and the hands of even the most diehard TRANSFORMERS fans.”
The TRANSFORMERS game continues both the Stern Pinball and the Stern family tradition of producing quality pinball machines for young and old. The company traces its lineage to Philadelphia in the 1930s when Sam Stern entered the business of operating pinball games. Stern passed his lifelong enthusiasm for the game and the business of pinball to his son Gary Stern who founded Stern Pinball. Today pinball remains one of America’s favorite pastimes.
Pricing and Availability: $5699 – $7499
To learn more about The Transformers pinball machine and Stern Pinball, visit www.sternpinball.com.
About Stern Pinball
Stern Pinball, Inc., located just outside Chicago, Illinois, designs and manufactures arcade-quality pinball games. Stern is the only maker of full-sized, arcade quality pinball games on the planet and has released many popular games, including Pirates of the Caribbean, Indiana Jones, Shrek, Batman, Spiderman, the Simpsons Pinball Party and many more. Stern’s games continue to be enjoyed by both pinball enthusiasts and casual players around the globe. For more information visit www.sternpinball.com.
About Hasbro, Inc.
Hasbro (NASDAQ: HAS) is a branded play company providing children and families around the world with a wide-range of immersive entertainment offerings based on the Company’s world class brand portfolio. From toys and games, to television programming, motion pictures, video games and a comprehensive licensing program, Hasbro strives to delight its customers through the strategic leveraging of well-known and beloved brands such as TRANSFORMERS, LITTLEST PET SHOP, NERF, PLAYSKOOL, MY LITTLE PONY, G.I. JOE, MAGIC: THE GATHERING and MONOPOLY. The Hub, Hasbro’s multi-platform joint venture with Discovery Communications (NASDAQ: DISCA, DISCB, DISCK) launched on October 10, 2010. The online home of The Hub is www.hubworld.com. The Hub logo and name are trademarks of Hub Television Networks, LLC. All rights reserved. Come see how we inspire play through our brands at http://www.hasbro.com. © 2011 Hasbro, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
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Autobot_Wall-E
lol @ the Twins randomly hanging out on the side. Unfortunately, I know people who would see that as a deal breaker
Lumpy
you're always doing that… stop raping my news credithood!
that would be awesome… and if you're interested, there's a con going on next year that might be doing a classic gaming section, hit me up if you're interested in coming out this way…
gen1fan
I really want one, and with me being a dealer. I would even take it to shows so people can play it. If i do that it will play for itself in time
justamaze
This would be great in my living room. I'll look for this one, but doubt any arcade near here would carry it.
Lazerwave
Must search every Arcade to play this game.
Kickback
I took all the credit. And I'm going to spend it on cheap knock-off toys.
Awesome deal with the pinball machine though.
SilverOptimus
I think we gave news credit to articles that were front paged such as the TV commercial one. Will definitely look into the stuff that weren't front paged. It's ok to have multiple threads as long as it's not about the same thing (you guys get what I mean… it may be about the pinball machine but Pics, Ads, Info etc.).
Great job everyone! Keep up the good work.
Lumpy
haha, yeah it totally looks like everyone's after a news credit. I think i got one for this awhile ago, i was just saying we should merge the threads to avoid extra sillyness…
the first two threads were very speculative, but the video and official images should count, i guess… but whatever…
i'd love to have the extra money for this, but doubt i'll ever realistically have a chance to play it. but that's life. it does look like fun though.
moreprimeland
Well, not trying to get a news cred….
….just want to say I hope some folks can afford this guy as most of the arcades around here have closed, so I doubt I'll ever see this in all its glory.
Looks awesome and bet it'll be fun to play. Ka–ching!!
Jason Blue Boost
Where's my news credit for posting the first pic of the game?
Lumpy needs some credit love too
Here are some new closer pics of the pro game. Pics for the le models are not out yet.
http://www.sternpinball.com/Games/transformers-pro.aspx
Lumpy
there's also these other threads as well, from myself, Jason Blue Boost, Club Ninja and AlphaTrionA3… though there's lots of duplication between those threads (video released, official announcements)
maybe someone can just merge them all together?
http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/trans…66-first-pics-transformers-pinball-stern.html(9/09/11)
http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-news-rumors/428145-transformers-pinball-soon.html (7/6/11)
http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-news-rumors/458217-transformers-pinball-coming.html(9/3/11)
http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/trans…-stern-pinball-transformers-teaser-video.html(8/19/11)
UltimusPrime
I have posted this news twice already.
The first time on June 3rd.
http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/trans…formers-pinball-machine-coming-out-stern.html
The Second time on September 10th.
http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/trans…mers-pinball-machine-stern-pics-released.html
SilverOptimus
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