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Slow, Then Fast: Meet the Builders Behind Pinball's AI-Era App Boom

Developers Conor Wilson, Ed Giardina, and Will Oetting talk about their latest projects amid an explosion of new services.

Colin Alsheimer · Aug 5, 2026

Tasker Smith Talks Flow, Focus, and Bad Luck at His Book Launch in Natick

Tasker Smith took questions from Marc Patenaude and the audience at the Center for the Arts in Natick for the release of Pinball: A Quest for Mastery. Flow states, focus rituals, split flippers, and the 1974 Strato-Flite he brought in for the occasion.

Andrew Quemere · Aug 3, 2026

“I Had Started Writing the Book I Wanted to Read” — Tasker Smith on Pinball: A Quest for Mastery

Tasker Smith on the decade he spent writing Pinball: A Quest for Mastery — the sensory deprivation tanks that didn't survive the edit, what his editor changed, and why he says pinball comes down to playing against yourself. The book is out now, and he's on the road with it through August 9.

Colin Alsheimer · Jul 31, 2026

The Electric Playground Reveals Pulp Fiction “Double Tap” Topper (plus an interview with Rob Rath)

Learn more about the latest release from The Electric Playground, plus an interview with co-founder Rob Rath.

Colin Alsheimer · Mar 20, 2025

Review: Inclusive GameWerks' Adaptive Flipper Controller Opens Pinball to More Players

Getting hands on with the Inclusive GameWerks adaptive pinball controller.

David Hutchison · Mar 12, 2025

The Ultimate Roundup of 2024 Pinball Black Friday & Cyber Monday Deals

We’ve scoured the web and collected all the pinball-related Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals we could find! Email twip@kineticist.co if we’ve missed a deal that should be here, and we’ll do our best to add it in.

Colin Alsheimer · Nov 26, 2024