https://www.kineticist.com The pinball industry's most comprehensive editorial coverage. en-us https://www.kineticist.com/news/homebrew-and-you https://www.kineticist.com/news/homebrew-and-you Tue, 12 May 2026 17:11:00 GMT Brisket, bourbon, and a flamethrower: inside Pinforge, the homebrew collective behind Bootleggers — and pinball's homebrew-to-pro pipeline. https://www.kineticist.com/news/totan-remake-teased https://www.kineticist.com/news/totan-remake-teased Tue, 12 May 2026 16:00:16 GMT 2026-05-15T16:03:21.539Z Pedretti confirms a long-rumored Tales of the Arabian Nights remake — two editions, around $10,000/$11,000, limited run. https://www.kineticist.com/news/new-teaser-resident-evil https://www.kineticist.com/news/new-teaser-resident-evil Fri, 08 May 2026 16:47:32 GMT 2026-05-12T17:51:41.180Z A new cryptic teaser appears for the upcoming Resident Evil pinball machine. https://www.kineticist.com/news/score-card-14 https://www.kineticist.com/news/score-card-14 Wed, 06 May 2026 14:08:25 GMT 2026-05-07T16:46:40.594Z In this edition of The Score Card, we're jumping between three Stern Pro Circuit events, including New England's big Silverball Rumble, a classic weekend of pump and dump at the good 'ol 'Zoo in Michigan, and a brand new tournament for the 2026 season: The Mid-Atlantic Pinball Open. https://www.kineticist.com/news/la-pinball-guide https://www.kineticist.com/news/la-pinball-guide Tue, 05 May 2026 13:35:25 GMT Where to play pinball in Los Angeles: a local's tour of the bars, leagues, and characters powering LA's pinball scene — past, present, and current hotspots. https://www.kineticist.com/news/worst-video-modes-90s https://www.kineticist.com/news/worst-video-modes-90s Fri, 01 May 2026 14:34:40 GMT Some video modes are great. Some are forgettable. And some are so badly designed that the optimal strategy is to immediately stop playing. https://www.kineticist.com/news/pokemon-stern-pokefessional https://www.kineticist.com/news/pokemon-stern-pokefessional Thu, 30 Apr 2026 14:45:10 GMT 2026-05-07T16:54:20.745Z A 30-year Pokémon fan with a Living Pokédex looks at Stern's pinball adaptation — what works, what's coming in code, and what fans probably won't ever get. https://www.kineticist.com/news/restoration-spotlight-mrm_4 https://www.kineticist.com/news/restoration-spotlight-mrm_4 Tue, 28 Apr 2026 18:12:46 GMT 2026-04-29T22:37:18.461Z "I got addicted to being overwhelmed." Michael Swanson interviews Matt (mrm_4) for the second Nutter's Pinball Restoration Spotlight. https://www.kineticist.com/news/goonies-treasure https://www.kineticist.com/news/goonies-treasure Thu, 23 Apr 2026 17:11:54 GMT 2026-04-29T22:37:19.232Z 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. https://www.kineticist.com/news/theatre-of-magic-tutorial https://www.kineticist.com/news/theatre-of-magic-tutorial Tue, 21 Apr 2026 15:45:29 GMT 2026-04-29T22:37:20.977Z Learn how to play Bally's Theatre of Magic pinball machine with our expert tutorial guide. https://www.kineticist.com/news/nordman-ranked https://www.kineticist.com/news/nordman-ranked Thu, 16 Apr 2026 15:09:33 GMT 2026-04-29T22:37:21.441Z From Party Animal to White Water: all 16 Dennis Nordman pinball machines ranked, plus a TBD spot for his upcoming Yukon Yeti. https://www.kineticist.com/news/the-score-card-13 https://www.kineticist.com/news/the-score-card-13 Thu, 09 Apr 2026 15:37:08 GMT 2026-04-29T22:37:19.473Z Jack Revnew wins at TPF, Sterling Mitoska earns his first Stern Pro Circuit title, and Emily Reilhan wins back-to-back Women's North American and World Championships. https://www.kineticist.com/news/pinball-capital-opening https://www.kineticist.com/news/pinball-capital-opening Thu, 09 Apr 2026 00:32:24 GMT 2026-04-29T22:37:19.372Z The Pinball Capital opens in Stone Park with 131 games, a 50th anniversary "the shot" re-enactment by Roger Sharpe, and back-to-back tournament wins by Brian Weisberg. https://www.kineticist.com/news/nutters-spotlight-leebos-pinball https://www.kineticist.com/news/nutters-spotlight-leebos-pinball Wed, 08 Apr 2026 20:10:06 GMT 2026-04-29T22:37:20.976Z Michael Swanson profiles Leebo's Pinball, a YouTube channel dedicated to teaching pinball restoration one task at a time, from metal polishing and cabinet repainting to wiring repairs and connector upgrades. https://www.kineticist.com/news/project-pinball-interview https://www.kineticist.com/news/project-pinball-interview Fri, 27 Mar 2026 17:12:16 GMT 2026-04-29T22:37:18.042Z The pinball community keeps asking questions about Project Pinball. We sat down with Daniel Spolar for three hours to get answers. https://www.kineticist.com/news/hexa-3-musketeers-pinball https://www.kineticist.com/news/hexa-3-musketeers-pinball Fri, 20 Mar 2026 18:16:50 GMT 2026-04-29T22:37:21.489Z Today, HEXA Pinball launched The 3 Musketeers, their second-ever title. Here's everything we know about the release. https://www.kineticist.com/news/noah-crable-interview https://www.kineticist.com/news/noah-crable-interview Fri, 20 Mar 2026 13:49:28 GMT 2026-04-29T22:37:20.434Z The rulesheet writer talks his path from NH States to the IFPA Nationals final, tournament strategy, and VHS tapes. https://www.kineticist.com/news/turner-reveals-yukon-yeti https://www.kineticist.com/news/turner-reveals-yukon-yeti Thu, 19 Mar 2026 19:28:56 GMT 2026-04-29T22:37:19.033Z Turner Pinball's third game is a Dennis Nordman-designed spiritual successor to White Water, themed around the Klondike Gold Rush. https://www.kineticist.com/news/major-moves https://www.kineticist.com/news/major-moves Wed, 18 Mar 2026 16:00:00 GMT 2026-04-29T22:37:20.026Z Competitive pinball's spring season exploded in March with three massive events. Our recap plus a look at what's ahead on the tournament circuit. https://www.kineticist.com/news/pokemon-pinball-tutorial https://www.kineticist.com/news/pokemon-pinball-tutorial Fri, 13 Mar 2026 13:23:00 GMT 2026-04-29T22:37:18.427Z Learn to play Pokémon Pinball by Stern Pinball in our latest pinball gameplay tutorial. https://www.kineticist.com/news/rob-rath-nick-neitzel-join-ap https://www.kineticist.com/news/rob-rath-nick-neitzel-join-ap Thu, 12 Mar 2026 14:32:00 GMT 2026-04-29T22:37:20.862Z The Electric Playground's Rob Rath and Nick Neitzel are joining American Pinball as Product Director and Product Designer, the latest in a string of moves by AP https://www.kineticist.com/news/pinball-music-videos https://www.kineticist.com/news/pinball-music-videos Fri, 06 Mar 2026 16:16:00 GMT 2026-04-29T22:37:20.284Z Eight music videos featuring pinball go head to head. We scored them arcade-style with bonus tallies, penalties, and a final leaderboard. Game over. https://www.kineticist.com/news/dungeon-crawler-carl-pinball https://www.kineticist.com/news/dungeon-crawler-carl-pinball Fri, 27 Feb 2026 15:34:00 GMT 2026-04-29T22:37:19.973Z Author Matt Dinniman confirmed a Dungeon Crawler Carl pinball machine is in development, with Jeff Hays providing voices. No manufacturer named. https://www.kineticist.com/news/how-the-hype-index-got-smarter https://www.kineticist.com/news/how-the-hype-index-got-smarter Fri, 20 Feb 2026 15:01:00 GMT 2026-04-29T22:37:19.883Z The Hype Index has been rebuilt from the ground up — new scoring, era-based nostalgia modeling, and your vote finally affects the rankings. https://www.kineticist.com/news/twipys-2025-recap https://www.kineticist.com/news/twipys-2025-recap Wed, 18 Feb 2026 14:35:00 GMT 2026-04-29T22:37:21.006Z Evil Dead swept three TWIPYs, Harry Potter took Game of the Year, and the show got a complete format overhaul. Full winners, interviews, and what changed. https://www.kineticist.com/news/melvin-williams-american-pinball https://www.kineticist.com/news/melvin-williams-american-pinball Tue, 17 Feb 2026 21:50:00 GMT 2026-04-29T22:37:19.028Z Melvin Williams has been named Creative Director of American Pinball, bringing the IP rights for RAZA, Magic Girl, and other Popadiuk IP to AP's rebuilt opera https://www.kineticist.com/news/stern-pinball-reveals-pokemon-pinball https://www.kineticist.com/news/stern-pinball-reveals-pokemon-pinball Fri, 13 Feb 2026 17:03:00 GMT 2026-04-29T22:37:19.303Z Stern reveals Pokemon Pinball — pricing from $6,999, animatronic Pikachu, 180+ catchable Pokemon. Nintendo's first pinball license in 34 years. https://www.kineticist.com/news/dutch-pinball-partnering-with-stern https://www.kineticist.com/news/dutch-pinball-partnering-with-stern Fri, 13 Feb 2026 01:39:00 GMT 2026-04-29T22:37:20.090Z CoinTaker owner Melissa Marquette spawns rumors that Dutch Pinball is partnering with Stern Pinball to produce and release a Back to the Future pinball. https://www.kineticist.com/news/the-pinball-bet https://www.kineticist.com/news/the-pinball-bet Tue, 10 Feb 2026 17:16:00 GMT 2026-04-29T22:37:18.464Z The Pinball Capital of the World lacks a world-class place to play. Francis Wisniewski is making a seven-figure bet that his new venue in Stone Park can fix it. https://www.kineticist.com/news/dpx-is-no-more https://www.kineticist.com/news/dpx-is-no-more Mon, 09 Feb 2026 20:45:00 GMT 2026-04-29T22:37:20.685Z DPX is defunct after new investors entered Dutch Pinball. Melvin Williams claims Alice IP ownership and plans to seek US manufacturing partners. https://www.kineticist.com/news/the-score-card-states-starfighters https://www.kineticist.com/news/the-score-card-states-starfighters Wed, 04 Feb 2026 16:24:00 GMT 2026-04-29T22:37:20.990Z Full results from every 2025-26 IFPA State/Provincial Championship, plus the first 2026 Stern Pro Circuit event at Starfighters Pinball Festival. https://www.kineticist.com/news/american-pinball-partners-with-planetary-pinball https://www.kineticist.com/news/american-pinball-partners-with-planetary-pinball Mon, 26 Jan 2026 15:16:00 GMT 2026-04-29T22:37:21.024Z American Pinball announces long-term partnership with Planetary Pinball Supply to produce reimagined classic Williams and Bally pinball machines. https://www.kineticist.com/news/ifpa-new-team https://www.kineticist.com/news/ifpa-new-team Fri, 23 Jan 2026 19:11:00 GMT 2026-04-29T22:37:18.567Z The IFPA adds Kaylee Campbell, Travis Murie, and Ashley Weaver to leadership and overhauls its mission statement following last year's OBX incident. https://www.kineticist.com/news/american-pinball-questions https://www.kineticist.com/news/american-pinball-questions Fri, 16 Jan 2026 21:19:00 GMT 2026-04-29T22:37:21.031Z Ron Lindeman answers questions on the JB Vincent LP acquisition, what's next for product development, and how American Pinball plans to rebuild trust. https://www.kineticist.com/news/american-pinball-under-new-ownership https://www.kineticist.com/news/american-pinball-under-new-ownership Thu, 15 Jan 2026 13:30:00 GMT 2026-04-29T22:37:21.231Z American Pinball acquired by JB Vincent LP. A look at the new owner's background and the challenges ahead for the pinball manufacturer. https://www.kineticist.com/news/is-ipdb-dying https://www.kineticist.com/news/is-ipdb-dying Thu, 08 Jan 2026 21:58:00 GMT 2026-04-29T22:37:18.237Z IPDB database updates have dropped 93% since 2020, and 71% of recent pinball releases are missing. A data-driven look at the decline of a community resource. https://www.kineticist.com/news/sterling-mitoska-interview https://www.kineticist.com/news/sterling-mitoska-interview Thu, 08 Jan 2026 18:41:00 GMT 2026-04-29T22:37:19.421Z Talking with the young pinball prodigy Sterling Mitoska about competitive pinball and some of his favorite games. https://www.kineticist.com/news/twipys-2025-voting-open-now https://www.kineticist.com/news/twipys-2025-voting-open-now Tue, 06 Jan 2026 20:49:00 GMT 2026-04-29T22:37:20.742Z Vote now for your favorite pinball games of 2025. https://www.kineticist.com/news/best-pinball-machines-of-2025 https://www.kineticist.com/news/best-pinball-machines-of-2025 Mon, 29 Dec 2025 15:48:00 GMT 2026-04-29T22:37:20.148Z Every new pinball machine released in 2025, ranked by Kineticist editors who played them all. Harry Potter, King Kong, D&D — see which ones are worth $10K. https://www.kineticist.com/news/the-score-card-seasons-endings https://www.kineticist.com/news/the-score-card-seasons-endings Thu, 18 Dec 2025 19:24:00 GMT 2026-04-29T22:37:20.705Z Recapping the world of competitive pinball tournaments for the end of 2025. https://www.kineticist.com/news/resident-evil-pinball-rumors https://www.kineticist.com/news/resident-evil-pinball-rumors Wed, 17 Dec 2025 21:36:00 GMT 2026-04-29T22:37:20.436Z Everything we know so far about the Resident Evil Pinball rumors and new Swiss company World Pinball. https://www.kineticist.com/news/twdr-shuffles https://www.kineticist.com/news/twdr-shuffles Tue, 09 Dec 2025 16:30:00 GMT 2026-04-29T22:37:18.932Z Walking Dead Remastered launches with delays, cabinet changes, and new code in development. Here’s what’s happening with Stern’s latest pinball release. https://www.kineticist.com/news/ifpa-outlines-early-changes-after-obx https://www.kineticist.com/news/ifpa-outlines-early-changes-after-obx Mon, 01 Dec 2025 18:33:00 GMT 2026-04-29T22:37:17.953Z The first public comments from the IFPA following the resignation of its Women's Advisory Board. https://www.kineticist.com/news/2025s-pinball-black-friday-deals https://www.kineticist.com/news/2025s-pinball-black-friday-deals Wed, 26 Nov 2025 14:35:00 GMT 2026-04-29T22:37:21.120Z All the pinball deals we can find for 2025 Black Friday and Cyber Monday shopping. https://www.kineticist.com/news/marino-zaccaria-dies https://www.kineticist.com/news/marino-zaccaria-dies Tue, 25 Nov 2025 21:04:00 GMT 2026-04-29T22:37:20.946Z Marino Zaccaria, of Zaccaria pinball fame, has died at age 89. https://www.kineticist.com/news/ifpa-womens-advisory-board-resigns https://www.kineticist.com/news/ifpa-womens-advisory-board-resigns Thu, 20 Nov 2025 20:15:00 GMT 2026-04-29T22:37:20.147Z The remaining members of the IFPA Women's Advisory Board have resigned; read their statement. https://www.kineticist.com/news/new-info-obx-fall-flippers https://www.kineticist.com/news/new-info-obx-fall-flippers Sat, 15 Nov 2025 21:29:00 GMT 2026-04-29T22:37:19.477Z Internal IFPA Slack discussions reveal new details about the OBX Fall Flippers incident and the organization’s response. https://www.kineticist.com/news/update-ifpa-obx-fall-flippers-event https://www.kineticist.com/news/update-ifpa-obx-fall-flippers-event Sat, 15 Nov 2025 02:21:00 GMT 2026-04-29T22:37:20.683Z Providing more information and context around the handling of the harassment incident at the OBX Fall Flippers tournament. https://www.kineticist.com/news/spooky-pinball-reveals-beetlejuice-pinball https://www.kineticist.com/news/spooky-pinball-reveals-beetlejuice-pinball Fri, 14 Nov 2025 15:23:00 GMT 2026-04-29T22:37:20.038Z Everything we know so far about Spooky Pinball's latest pinball machine release. https://www.kineticist.com/news/ifpa-obx-fall-flippers-event https://www.kineticist.com/news/ifpa-obx-fall-flippers-event Thu, 13 Nov 2025 19:46:00 GMT 2026-04-29T22:37:20.758Z Tracking a developing story coming out of the recent OBX Fall Pinball Tournament.