Pinball Magazine & Pinball News PINcast April 2026 recap

April 2026 pinball news: Chris Granner returns for Yukon Yeti, Stern sponsors comedy festival, Pokemon breaks sales records.

Synopsis

The April 2026 Pinball Magazine & Pinball News PINcast covers a slow month with several notable developments: legendary sound designer Chris Granner returns to pinball to lead audio for Turner Pinball's Yukon Yeti game; Stern Pinball sponsors the Q West Comedy Festival in Key West featuring comedian Brian Q Quinn, and reports Pokemon as their fastest-selling game in 25 years earning 2.5x more than other machines; multiple manufacturers release code updates (Stern, Spooky, Barrels of Fun); and Jersey Jack Pinball continues promoting Harry Potter with appearances at Broadway and industry events. Hosts Jonathan Houston (Pinball Magazine editor) and Martin Ayo (Pinball News editor) discuss upcoming shows and manufacturing updates.

Entities

• American Pinball· company
• Barrels of Fun· company
• Hexa Pinball· company
• Jersey Jack Pinball· company
• Spooky Pinball· company
• Stern Pinball· company
• Turner Pinball· company
• Q West Comedy Festival· event
• Beetlejuice· game
• Evil Dead· game
• Harry Potter and the Cursed Child· game
• Merlin's Arcade· game
• Pokemon· game
• Three Musketeers· game
• Winchester Mystery House· game
• Yukon Yeti· game
• Brian Q Quinn· person
• Chris Granner· person
• Dennis Nordman· person
• Jack Danger· person
• Jack Guarnieri· person
• Jonathan Houston· person
• Mark Seiden· person
• Martin Ayo· person
• Steve Ritchie· person
• Tom Felton· person