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Pinball News

Original pinball journalism — game reveals, industry analysis, interviews, tutorials, and opinion from the Kineticist editorial team.

Latest Pinball News & Articles

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.

Colin Alsheimer·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.

Colin Alsheimer·Feb 13, 2026

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.

Colin Alsheimer·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.

Colin Alsheimer·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.

Colin Alsheimer·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.

Colin Alsheimer·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.

Colin Alsheimer·Feb 9, 2026

The Score Card

The Score Card: States & Starfighters

The 2026 competitive pinball season is officially underway. We've got the complete list of IFPA State and Provincial Championship winners — plus the first Stern Pro Circuit results of the year from the Starfighters Pinball Festival.

Matt Owen·Feb 4, 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.

Colin Alsheimer·Jan 26, 2026

News

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.

Colin Alsheimer·Jan 23, 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.

Colin Alsheimer·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.

Colin Alsheimer·Jan 15, 2026

News

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.

Colin Alsheimer·Jan 8, 2026

Interviews

A Chat with Pinball Prodigy Sterling Mitoska

On the surface, Sterling Mitoska is your average teenager, that is, until he starts playing pinball.

Matt Owen·Jan 8, 2026

TWIPYs

TWIPYs 2025: Voting Open Now

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

Colin Alsheimer·Jan 6, 2026

Lists

The Best Pinball Machines of 2025 Ranked

The best pinball machines of 2025 wowed us with their innovation, fine-tuned flow, and excellent layouts, producing some truly standout experiences. In celebration of this year's best release, I've whipped up a list of the best pinball machines of 2025.

Matt Owen·Dec 29, 2025

The Score Card

The Score Card: Season's Endings

On this edition of The Score Card, we're recapping the final SPC tournaments of the year, jumping from Florida's biggest arcade expo to a cozy convention in Ohio, before crossing the finish at a beloved arcade in Illinois.

Matt Owen·Dec 18, 2025

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.

Colin Alsheimer·Dec 17, 2025

Stern Pinball

Walking Dead Remastered Shuffles Out of the Gate

Gameplay streams, cabinet changes, licensor delays, and a still-forming code roadmap point to a launch that still hasn’t fully settled.

Colin Alsheimer·Dec 9, 2025

News

IFPA Outlines Early Changes After OBX Fallout

Before the U.S. Thanksgiving holiday, the IFPA released new statements intended to clarify its internal structure, bathroom-access expectations for sanctioned events, and its next steps following the OBX Fall Flippers incident.

Colin Alsheimer·Dec 1, 2025

Deals

2025’s Best Black Friday & Cyber Monday Pinball Deals (Updated Live)

Black Friday and Cyber Monday are here, and we’re tracking every 2025 pinball-related deal we can find.

Colin Alsheimer·Nov 26, 2025

News

Marino Zaccaria, Co-Founder of Zaccaria Pinball, Has Died

Marino Zaccaria, one of the three brothers behind Italy’s most recognizable pinball brand, Zaccaria, has died at the age of 89.

Colin Alsheimer·Nov 25, 2025

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