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Pinball Expo 2025 took place from October 15-18, in the Renaissance Convention Center in Schaumburg, Illinois. Pinball Magazine was represented by Editor Jonathan Joosten. For the most part, Joosten assisted Pinball News Editor Martin Ayub in the recording of the various seminars. Due to circumstances, Pinball Magazine was unable to publish its usual diary during [...]
Welcome to the start of our extensive coverage of this year’s 41st Pinball Expo show, held at the Schaumburg Convention Center in Schaumburg, Illinois. The Convention Center is attached to the Marriott-owned Renaissance hotel to form one large complex. The hotel partners with Pinball Expo to offer discounted room rates and these normally sell out [...]
In a surprise announcement, Barrels of Fun today revealed their third title, Winchester Mystery House, based on the Gothic-style mansion in San Jose, California, which has become a popular tourist attraction due to its size, architectural curiosities and for the numerous myths and legends associated with it. The left side of Winchester Mystery House The [...]
Ryan Claytor is a busy man. The cartoonist and professor of comic art, who first came to prominence in the pinball community back in 2019 thanks to his co-authoring and illustration of the inaugural Coin-Op Carnival publication, has been involved in numerous pinball-related and non-pinball projects. Ryan Claytor Last year he celebrated twenty years of [...]
The September edition of the Pinball Industry News PINcast sees Martin from Pinball News and Jonathan from Pinball Magazine bringing us two new game reveals, lots of new pinball products, the latest code updates, and a special guest in the latest edition of What’s Cooking with…?. September 2025 PINcast Last month Stern Pinball teased their [...]
Stern Pinball today revealed their latest Star Wars game, titled Star Wars: Fall of the Empire. The title relates to the period in Star Wars history leading up to the destruction of the second Death Star at the Battle of Endor in the Return of the Jedi movie. Consequently, the game features assets from the [...]
No August would be complete without the annual UK Pinfest show, so we’re pleased to be back at the Mercure Daventry Court Hotel in Daventry for this year’s edition of the UK’s biggest pinball event. The location is pretty central for those in England and roughly half-way between London and Manchester. While its ownership has [...]
INTRODUCTION Nowhere Entertainment Center – a road to nowhere, or a road to fun? Nowhere Entertainment Center – Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota (For most of the remainder of this article, we will be referring to Nowhere Entertainment Center simply as ‘Nowhere’. In the interview near the end of this article it will be referred to [...]
After the recent flurry of new game announcements, Martin from Pinball News and Jonathan from Pinball Magazine begin this month’s Pinball Industry News PINcast with two re-releases of existing titles. July 2025 PINcast Stern Pinball have gone back to revisit their Jaws and Star Wars games. In the case of Jaws it’s a blood-red treatment [...]
We’ve been coming to the White Horse Inn pub in Swavesey for the annual pinball get-together since 2010, but this year’s event held extra significance as the organiser, Mark Squires, had announced the 2025 show would be the last. The White Horse Inn in Swavesey Along with being a prominent pinball repairer and restorer under [...]