Kineticist — Pinball Market https://www.kineticist.com/news/category/pinball-market Discussions of the pinball marketplace - used machines, new machines, price trends, data and more. en-us A Tale of Two Launches: How Portal Upstaged Merlin and Revealed the Limits of Original Pinball Themes https://www.kineticist.com/news/portal-vs-merlin https://www.kineticist.com/news/portal-vs-merlin Thu, 27 Mar 2025 12:00:00 GMT 2026-04-29T22:37:18.352Z A look at the media coverage of two competing pinball launches that demonstrates the limits of original IP in the modern age. Pinball Market