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New interview with Gary Stern about pinball; possible Big Buck Hunter pinball sighting?
Here are a couple of new interviews with Gary Stern of Stern Pinball by Kathy Vegh of The Home Entertainer. In these two interviews they cover what makes a pinball machine cost what it
Read More »"If Jimi were a pinball machine" T-Shirt
While we come across arcade-related T-shirts every now and then that are worth talking about, it’s pretty rare that we see a cool pinball t-shirt. This one comes from TeeFury.com and apparently this is
Read More »New documentary on pinball debuting next week – 'Special When Lit'
A couple of years ago I had the opportunity of reviewing a documentary film about pinball called “Tilt: The Battle to Save Pinball”. I enjoyed it, in part because at the time I knew
Read More »Stern prepping a Lord of the Rings Limited Edition pin?
From the looks of it, I would say that this is quite likely. While we all are waiting to see how Big Buck Hunter pinball will turn out, I have heard that they also
Read More »A tour of the Pinball World Championships
Despite what anyone might say about the current state of pinball, there are still many fans out there that love the game enough to get together and hold some excellent competitions. One such competition
Read More »Popular Mechanics looks at the "11 things you didn't know about pinball history"
How much do you know about pinball history? If you are a long-time pinball fan then you probably know a lot. Otherwise there are plenty of interesting and little-known facts about the game which
Read More »The Pinball Hall of Fame in Las Vegas
I have heard about the Pinball Hall of Fame more than once but I have never had the fortune of going there (which is more due to limited funds than interest – I hate
Read More »Ben Heck makes some headway on the Bill Paxton Pinball Machine
If you want to show off some geeky engineering skills there are many projects out there that you could undertake but few would show off your technical prowess as a pinball machine would (in
Read More »Bang Back: The Pinball Movie
It’s been a little while since we had any pinball news – I have been waiting to see what Stern’s Big Buck Hunter Pinball is supposed to be like (which I hear is their
Read More »A look at the not-yet-opened Aussie Pinball Museum
Ah museums. Some are boring and dull, some are exciting and fun. Of course that is relative according to your interests, but for me, the museum where you can go and actually interact with
Read More »Stern says: "We're never quitting"
(Photo via the Chicago Tribune) After news came out that Stern Pinball had to layoff a few people, I began hearing rumors about the imminent closure of the company. Some felt that with a
Read More »Step over motion controls: Play pinball with your mind!
While the gaming world has begun to become swept up in the euphoria of motion controlled video games, one team of researchers in Germany have been hard at work on a new type of
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