Post by: bowler838 on February 08, 2011, 05:12:03 PM
Post by: Brickguy221 on February 09, 2011, 07:22:16 AM
It is RUMORS....
I loved my Gamebreaker as much or more than anyone else. Mine probably has at least 300 games on it if not more. Two weeks ago I decided to buy the original Mission and all I can say is ...WOW ... am I ever glad I did buy the original Mission. It has already made me forget about my Gamebreaker. I am told that the Vital Sign is under rated and is a good replacement also for the Gamebreaker if you are looking for a ball to replace the Gamebreaker.
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Post by: MTD300 on February 10, 2011, 09:30:37 AM
Post by: bowler838 on February 10, 2011, 11:35:26 AM
I dont do a very good job of staying up to date with releases because my main focus is college and my local pro shop doesn't have the gamebreaker in. Along with that the Ebonite website has it listed as discontinued.
Post by: Brickguy221 on February 10, 2011, 11:38:53 AM
Ya ....Right ....You wish .... 
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Post by: MTD300 on February 11, 2011, 09:44:51 AM
Post by: Brickguy221 on February 11, 2011, 12:24:03 PM
To the best of my knowledge, Ebonite hasn't shown it on their web site since discontinuing the Gamebreaker. A rumor came out a few months ago that Ebonite was going to re-release the Gamebreaker again, but people supposedly in the know said it was just a rumor and not true. I wonder if your distrubutor bought up a bunch of them when they were discontinued????
Maybe jls will chime in here as he is usually up on Ebonite.
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Post by: ccrider on February 11, 2011, 06:08:16 PM
Dang, too bad I throw 16--man weight.
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Post by: therealdeal24 on February 11, 2011, 06:55:45 PM
Post by: EboKnight on February 12, 2011, 08:27:26 AM
anyway... Im friends with and on staff with Ebonite and Ed Gallagher (Ebonite Brand Manager) and the GameBeaker has not been re-released. plain and simple. Im sure he would have told me 2 weeks ago when I talked to him at the Orlando seminar (or in the last 4 months).
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Post by: EboKnight on February 12, 2011, 08:31:38 AM
yes im curious... I've looked at every major distributor in the country. none have them. Id buy 2 cases if thery did. so would every other person who owned that ball. 80 15lb Breakers? Zero sounds a little closer.
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Post by: Brickguy221 on February 12, 2011, 08:46:21 AM
I too would have bought a case of Gamebreakers until my purchase of the original Mission 3 weeks ago. As much as I loved the Gamebreaker, the performance of my new Mission has made me almost forget it.
The current rumor is that Ebonite has discontinued the Mission and if true, I think they are making a mistake just like they did when they discontinued the Gamebreaker.
As for that distributor having 80 15# Gamebreakers in stock, I think that MTD300 is merely yanking everyone's chain.
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Post by: JustRico on February 12, 2011, 08:46:25 AM
The Gamebreaker will be re-released this year...more than likely before or around Bowl Expo (June 29-30), unfortunately no set date tho.
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Post by: Brickguy221 on February 12, 2011, 08:47:57 AM
Ric, any idea why Ebonite is discontinuing the Mission?
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Post by: Brickguy221 on February 12, 2011, 08:50:37 AM
Ric, one more question on the Gamebreaker....if re-released, will the V2 core have to be altered?
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Post by: JustRico on February 12, 2011, 08:56:16 AM
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IMHO I believe the Mission is being dicontinued because once the Mission 2.0 came out, it more or less killed any future sells of the original. When the Domination/$250K came out, it basically did the same thing to the 2.0. So I am not surprised that it is discoed.
As far as the GB...not sure, but I had heard previously that the GB would be grandfathered in as far as the core is concerned, as it was released before the change. But do not quote me on this.
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Post by: MTD300 on February 12, 2011, 09:40:22 AM
Post by: Brickguy221 on February 12, 2011, 10:06:29 AM
At the present moment, if international release, that would make sense that your distributor might have these balls.
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Post by: PWOICantHearU on February 12, 2011, 10:21:58 AM
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Post by: InternationalBowler on February 12, 2011, 02:00:27 PM
MTD300 is correct. It was re-released here in Europe some months ago. I was surprised to hear on Xtra Frame that there were no plans for a re-release as I had already received my test ball. This is the flyer my distributor (Bowltech, same as MTD I suspect) sent out in November 2010 http://www.bowltech.dk/flyers/gamebreaker.pdf
It is the original V2 core and I found no significant differences between the original vs. the re-release
This is the review I wrote on October 19th http://www.bowltech.dk/ballreviews/ebonite-gamebreaker/. And if you look in the Ebonite section you'll find that the other three test staffers also wrote reviews late last year.
Hope this clears up the confusion
Post by: ccrider on February 13, 2011, 10:31:25 AM
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Post by: Brickguy221 on February 18, 2011, 06:24:56 AM
If I am not mistaken, I "think" Mika had a Gamebreaker in his arsenal last Sunday, but don't think he threw it.
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Post by: Metal_rules on February 20, 2011, 07:02:38 AM
get your $$ ready , the GAMEBREAKER will be back, but only for a limited time. it can only be made untill 6/1/11. so buy what you can.
Post by: bowler0821 on February 22, 2011, 11:45:47 PM
When are they starting to sell?
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Post by: AlBundy33 on February 23, 2011, 05:55:39 AM
Post by: Metal_rules on February 23, 2011, 10:39:05 AM
supposedly sometime in April, we will see. we all have to be patient. but good things come too those that wait!
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Post by: AlBundy33 on February 25, 2011, 08:36:21 AM
Sounds good......now if only Ebonite would bring back the Tidal Wave Wipeout......
Post by: Joe Jr on February 25, 2011, 01:09:31 PM
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Post by: FrontTwelv on February 25, 2011, 08:18:19 PM
Did you all see TJ throwing it on TV this evening?
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Post by: Joe Jr on February 25, 2011, 09:13:09 PM
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Post by: azguy on February 26, 2011, 05:40:28 AM
I picked up a few just before they went out. Glad I did. My wife loves hers and I have a few "spares" for her if needed. I'll be looking for them if the line is true. Great selling/reacting ball.
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Post by: TWOHAND834 on February 28, 2011, 09:50:17 AM
When I went home Friday Night and watched the US Open Match Play, I noticed Tommy Jones was using a Gamebreaker. I cant imagine that he would be using one from the bag he drilled a couple years ago. Lets face it. The pros probably arent going to use "older" stuff when part of their contract is to get exposure of the latest and greatest.
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Post by: born2bowl2 on March 01, 2011, 02:54:50 PM
Available the end of March
Post by: ccrider on March 01, 2011, 02:59:37 PM
And your source is????????
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Post by: born2bowl2 on March 01, 2011, 03:05:45 PM
Post by: ccrider on March 01, 2011, 03:14:22 PM
Thanks. Did they say whether it will be exactly the same?
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Post by: MrPerfect on March 01, 2011, 03:43:46 PM
I am a shill for Ebonite International, but the Gamebreaker turned me off to the brand until Columbia made it's resurgence.
So I guess my question is, will the re-release have a new cover formula? Or the same one that only hooked for 2 weeks? I love the idea of the Gamebreaker, but in the end it was the biggest equipment disappointment ever. I really wish they would just re-release the V2 sanded for all of us die hards, and stop giving us sub-par copies.
Post by: born2bowl2 on March 01, 2011, 04:02:43 PM
According to Tizzle:
Ebonite Gamebreaker Remake: This ball features the mission v2 core, on the one cover... same colors.. its the one tommy jones was using if you watched the tour on friday
Ebonite Gamebreaker Remake: This ball features the mission v2 core, on the one cover... same colors.. its the one tommy jones was using if you watched the tour on friday
Edited by born2bowl2 on 3/2/2011 at 8:32 AM
Post by: MC on March 01, 2011, 04:10:47 PM
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Post by: cheech on March 02, 2011, 08:45:11 AM
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Post by: 9orbetter on March 02, 2011, 10:39:43 AM
Already on Ebay:
Post by: OddBalls on March 03, 2011, 10:49:43 AM
Not a big fan of the GB coverstocks. While their performance is great, it's only for a limited time before it dies and won't/can't be brought back to life..
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Post by: Joe Jr on March 03, 2011, 12:51:07 PM
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Post by: Brickguy221 on March 03, 2011, 07:05:15 PM
I have a Gamebreaker with over 200 games on it. I clean it very religiously AFTER EVERY bowling session and refurbish the cover as needed and the ball is as good and strong today as it was NIB, so I'm not sure why you have a problem with it. I note in a post just above mine here that Joe Jr. like myself hasn't had a problem with the GB covers either.
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Post by: Balldoctor on March 03, 2011, 10:13:54 PM
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Post by: Brickguy221 on March 03, 2011, 10:56:19 PM
My pro shop doesn't have any yet. Don't know if it will or not....How much are they selling for?
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Post by: 9orbetter on March 04, 2011, 03:39:49 AM
http://www.bowlerx.com/Gamebreaker-EBGAMEBREAK.htm?productId=228
http://www.bowlerx.com/Gamebreaker-EBGAMEBREAK.htm?productId=228
http://www.bowlerx.com/Gamebreaker-EBGAMEBREAK.htm?productId=228
Post by: MTD300 on March 04, 2011, 04:21:20 AM
Post by: azguy on March 04, 2011, 12:06:44 PM
Most distributors should have them by Mar 21, so I was told. That price range as posted might be a tich high but again shipping costs have gone sky high.
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Post by: Brickguy221 on March 04, 2011, 11:23:31 PM
I'm surprised that Ebonite hasn't made any anouncement about the Gamebreaker coming out again....or did I miss it somewhere?
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Post by: guffnuh on March 04, 2011, 11:32:53 PM
they actually posted it on their facebook page
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Post by: Brickguy221 on March 05, 2011, 08:50:46 AM
I don't know anything about Ebonite's face book page, so I guess that is why I didn't know what is going on....
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Post by: OddBalls on March 07, 2011, 11:58:34 AM
I guess it boils down to your expierence with them.
I had a first run TNV that died after 50 games and would not come back to life and a ONE that did the same thing.
Yet, I have a Playmaker with the GB10.7 cover thats still going strong..
Hmmm.
Any yes, the were/are well taken care of..
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