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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

Learn Bally’s Gilligan’s Island in 10 Minutes!

Learn to play Bally's Gilligan's Island pinball machine from 1991 in our expert tutorial.

Noah Crable·Sep 19, 2025

Kineticist Updates

Where My Pinball Money Goes

Running Kineticist costs about as much as buying a new Stern Premium every year. Here’s where that goes and why your support matters.

Colin Alsheimer·Sep 17, 2025

Stern’s Fall of the Empire is the Definitive Star Wars Pinball Experience

Learn Bally’s Gilligan’s Island in 10 Minutes!

Learn to play Bally's Gilligan's Island pinball machine from 1991 in our expert tutorial.

Noah Crable·Sep 19, 2025

Kineticist Updates

Where My Pinball Money Goes

Running Kineticist costs about as much as buying a new Stern Premium every year. Here’s where that goes and why your support matters.

Colin Alsheimer·Sep 17, 2025

Reviews

Stern’s Fall of the Empire is the Definitive Star Wars Pinball Experience

Taking a detailed look at Stern's new Star Wars: Fall of the Empire pinball machine.

Colin Alsheimer·Sep 12, 2025

Stern Pinball

Stern Launches Star Wars Fall of the Empire Pinball

Everything we know so far about Stern Pinball’s latest game, Star Wars Fall of the Empire pinball.

Colin Alsheimer·Sep 12, 2025

Custom Pinball

The Casa Bonita Pinball Story

How a $40M nostalgia-fueled restaurant revival inspired a one-of-a-kind custom pinball machine.

Colin Alsheimer·Sep 5, 2025

The Score Card

The Score Card: The Calm Before the Storm

For our seventh edition of The Score Card, we're keeping you up to date on the Stern Pro Circuit with a pair of big-time tournaments. One held at a proverbial Mecca of competitive pinball, and the other at a comfy spot in one of pinball's “super states”.

Matt Owen·Sep 5, 2025

Kineticist Updates

So, I guess I'm a journalist now

How you can help Kineticist and indie media thrive in 2025

Colin Alsheimer·Sep 3, 2025

Digital Pinball

Review: Williams Pinball Volume 9 on Pinball FX

Zen has continued to make good on their promise of more Williams pinball recreations with a new pack featuring 2 mid-80s alphanumeric tables and one mid-90s DMD release. Read our review for our thoughts on the new games.

Noah Crable·Aug 15, 2025

The Score Card

The Score Card: A Beastly Summer of Competition

Summer is a season that pairs well with activities like hiking, camping, and picnics, but if you're a dedicated pinhead, it's home to some of the biggest tournaments of the year. Read our recap in the latest edition of Score Card.

Matt Owen·Aug 12, 2025

Pinball Media

Imaginary Hatchets

The latest in creator drama and reflections on repeated mistakes with Chris Kooluris and Kaneda’s Pinball Podcast.

Colin Alsheimer·Aug 11, 2025

Pinball Tutorial

It's Alive: Learn to Play Gottlieb's Genesis Pinball Machine

Learn to play Gottlieb's 1986 pinball machine, Genesis, in our guided tutorial.

Noah Crable·Aug 8, 2025

News

Today is The First International Pinball Day

Celebrating the first International Pinball Day.

Joe Ciaravino·Aug 1, 2025

Interviews

Art Project: The Story of Aziz!Pinball and the Hypnotron II

Interview with Max and zap, the creators of the Hypnotron II homebrew pinball project.

Colin Alsheimer·Jul 31, 2025

Pinball Themes

1,948 Pinball Theme Ideas from Our Hype Index

The full list of 1,948 pinball theme ideas from our Hype Index.

Colin Alsheimer·Jul 25, 2025

Gottlieb

Street Cred: Reviewing Every Gottlieb "Street-Level" Pinball Table

Deep dive into all the Gottlieb "Street-Level" pinball machines, and

Noah Crable·Jul 24, 2025

Pinball Tutorial

Maximum Hang Time: Hoops Pinball Tutorial

Learn to play the 1991 Gottlieb street-level game, Hoops.

Noah Crable·Jul 24, 2025

News

Jack Danger Accepts New Role at Stern Pinball; 8 Quick Thoughts on the Move

Yesterday, Stern Pinball officially announced that fan-favorite game designer and pinball personality, Jack Danger, will be taking on the new role of Head of Community for Stern Pinball. Our thoughts on the move and more.

Colin Alsheimer·Jul 22, 2025

Pinball

Audio Appreciation: Six Great Pinball Sound Designers Who Shaped the Sounds of the Game

In this article, we cover six of the all-time great pinball sound designers who shaped the sounds of the game.

Noah Crable·Jul 15, 2025

The Score Card

The Score Card: IFPA20 World Pinball Championship

Recapping IFPA20 Word Pinball Championship, one of the most prestigious major tournaments in pinball.

Matt Owen·Jun 30, 2025

News

An Update on Harry Potter and the Order of AI-Gate

A follow-up to the Harry Potter AI artwork controversy, plus new comments from Jack Guarnieri.

Colin Alsheimer·Jun 27, 2025

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