Colin Alsheimer

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Why Does Spooky's Beetlejuice Have a Goonies Logo in Its Source Code?

The Goonies has been heavily rumored as Spooky's next release. Evidence of it may have been sitting inside the public Beetlejuice code for months.

Apr 23, 2026

Rumors

Golden Girls Pinball?

Catching up on some juicy new domain registrations.

Apr 6, 2026

Interviews

One More Dollar, One More Game: Inside Project Pinball with Daniel Spolar

The pinball community keeps asking questions about Project Pinball. We sat down with Daniel Spolar for three hours to get answers.

Mar 27, 2026

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HEXA Pinball Launches The 3 Musketeers

Today, HEXA Pinball launched The 3 Musketeers, their second-ever title. Here's everything we know about the release.

Mar 20, 2026

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Turner Pinball Launches Yukon Yeti

Turner Pinball's third game is a Dennis Nordman-designed spiritual successor to White Water, themed around the Klondike Gold Rush.

Mar 19, 2026

Moving Units

Moving Units: Pinball Sales Tracker (#6)

Two big milestones, some prediction callbacks, and a Pokémon stampede

Mar 19, 2026

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TEP's Rob Rath and Nick Neitzel Join American Pinball's Growing Team

TEP co-founder Rob Rath and product engineer Nick Neitzel are joining American Pinball as Product Director and Product Designer — the latest in a string of moves under new owner Bryan Vincent. TEP will continue independent operations while becoming a key AP vendor.

Mar 12, 2026

Rumors

Get Ready for a Dungeon Crawler Carl Pinball Machine

Someone has the license for the massively popular LitRPG franchise. We don't know who — but we have thoughts.

Feb 27, 2026

Kineticist Updates

How the Hype Index Got Smarter

We've been quietly rebuilding the Hype Index over the past few months. The scoring is smarter, the nostalgia model actually accounts for franchise eras, and your hype vote feeds directly into the rankings now.

Feb 20, 2026

TWIPYs

The 2025 TWIPY Pinball Awards: Full Winners and Recap

The 2025 TWIPYs looked nothing like the eight shows before it. Seven categories, no sponsors, four arcades, and real conversations with the people who make the games. Here are the winners and what happened.

Feb 18, 2026

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Melvin Williams Joins American Pinball as Creative Director

Melvin Williams has been named Creative Director of American Pinball, just over a week after splitting from Dutch Pinball. Here's what it means and why the history is wilder than you'd think.

Feb 17, 2026

News

Stern Pinball Reveals Pokemon Pinball

Stern Pinball has revealed their next cornerstone title, and it's the one everybody's been waiting for: Pokemon.

Feb 13, 2026

Rumors

RUMOR: Dutch Pinball Partnering with Stern Pinball to Produce Back to the Future

Back to the Future might still be happening — and it could be coming alongside a major international partnership.

Feb 13, 2026

Interviews

The Pinball Bet

The Pinball Capital of the World doesn't have a world-class place to play. Francis Wisniewski thinks he can fix that.

Feb 10, 2026

News

Dutch Pinball Exclusive (DPX) Is No More

DPX is shutting down and Melvin Williams is out at Dutch Pinball. Here's what we know and what it means for Alice owners.

Feb 9, 2026

News

American Pinball Partners with Planetary Pinball Supply to Produce Classic Williams and Bally Games

American Pinball is getting into the classics business—and they're not just doing straight remakes.

Jan 26, 2026

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IFPA Announces Updates to Mission Statement & Leadership Team

Three new members join the IFPA leadership team, the mission statement gets a complete rewrite, and the organization commits to new TD resources and continuing the Women's Championship series.

Jan 23, 2026

Moving Units

Moving Units: '24/'25 Sales Tracker (#5)

Three months of data, three new releases, and some telling trendlines

Jan 22, 2026

Rumors

Roger Rabbit, Grateful Dead, and 7 More Rumors

A few of these surprised me.

Jan 20, 2026

News

14 Questions with American Pinball President Ron Lindeman

Ron Lindeman answers questions on the JB Vincent LP acquisition, what's next for product development, and how American Pinball plans to rebuild trust.

Jan 16, 2026

News

American Pinball Under New Ownership

American Pinball and Orbit Games were officially acquired by JB Vincent L.P. Here are all the details we know so far.

Jan 15, 2026

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Is IPDB Dying? Visualizing the Slow Death of a Pinball Institution

IPDB.org has been the pinball community's go-to database for over two decades. But the data tells a troubling story: database updates are down 93% since 2020, 71% of major pinball releases since 2020 are missing entirely, and search visibility has collapsed.

Jan 8, 2026

TWIPYs

TWIPYs 2025: Voting Open Now

It’s time! 2025 TWIPY pinball awards voting is officially open.

Jan 6, 2026

Rumors

A Resident Evil Pinball Rumor, and the Swiss Company Behind It

A new pinball rumor began circulating today via French pinball influencer Paris Pinball Addict, pointing to a potential Resident Evil–themed machine developed by a previously unknown European manufacturer based in Switzerland.

Dec 17, 2025