Pinball & Arcade News

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• The Development of Stern Pinball's 2007 Spider-Man

  I did some more digging through my archives this weekend and I found a really cool article about the creation of the original Spider-Man pin by Stern ...

• Cirqus Voltaire Reimagined Begins Shipping; Brand New Pinball Horror Movie - DEMON QUEEN PINBALL MACHINE

  Happy Daylight Savings Day everyone. I'm using my extra hour to share an update about the new American Pinball and its first game Cirqus Voltaire Reim...

• New European Pinball Company Coming with a Licensed Game in 2027; Stern's Newest Designer; Largest Women's Pinball Tournament in the World; BOF Factory Tour

  Bump Pinball, a French company that makes high-end digital pinball cabinets, is developing its first physical pinball machine. I've been following the...

• Rest In Peace Patrick Stewart; New Boss Rush Mode in Sonic Pinball; Enhanced Galactic Tank Force Tanks Shipping Now; The Ducks are Coming

  I'm going to try to keep any history posts separate from current news about the hobby going forward to accommodate people who are interested in one an...

• The Hidden Internet: Details of JPop's Development of the Original Cirqus Voltaire from the Original Bally Williams Website

  When Williams shut down its pinball division back in 1999, its website didn’t disappear right away. Copies saved by the Internet Archive’s Wayback Mac...

• More Details on Spooky Pinball Badges; New Transformers Code from Stern; Dungeon Crawler Carl Flyer; JJP Pirates Factory Photos

  I sure have fallen down a pinball and arcade rabbit hole lately. I've got a TON of cool stuff to share in the coming weeks on that subject, but for no...