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Pinball licencing 101: how much, why – and Harry Potter

Stern does it. JJP does it. Dutch Pinball and Skit-B do it. And now Heighway Pinball does it too. From the very biggest to the newest to the boutiquiest, pinball makers of [...]
Revealed: the most significant pinball machine ever

Here’s a question: what is the most culturally, historically or aesthetically significant pinball machine of all time? Humpty Dumpty? Nip It? Gorgar? The Addams Family, [...]
How game rules come about

Pavlov Pinball talks to Keith Johnson, coder of The Hobbit, LOTR and TSPP [...]
Inside the Stern fun factory

There’s been lots of news surrounding Stern and its factory over the last week or so, what with the announcement that the company is looking for new premises and the [...]
Virtual games bring pinball to new audience

The flashing lights, cool sound effects and high-speed bouncing ball action have made pinball simulators a hugely popular genre of video game, not to mention big business for [...]

EM dawn: the rebirth of cool

5th June 2014 // 0 Comments

There’s a small industrial unit in deepest South London that’s filled with pinball treasures. To find it you have to locate the right residential street and spot [...]
What’s the score with women’s tournaments?

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What it’s like to be a pinball operator

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Inside the Stern fun factory

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Heighway Pinball’s Alien – update

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Pat Lawlor’s JJP game – latest

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How to score big on games you’ve never played before

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Play better! Pinball tips from the world’s top competitors

3rd March 2015 // 5 Comments

Here's how to win a major tournament. [...]
Original themes and women’s titles from Stern?

5th February 2015 // 1 Comment

Why do all Stern pinball machines have licenced themes? Wrestlemania, The Walking Dead, Mustang, Star Trek, Avengers, X-Men – well you get the idea. The company is [...]
Modding heaven

26th April 2014 // 0 Comments

3D printing technology is revolutionizing the world of pinball mods, and the good news is that means they’re going to be better and cheaper than ever. Tim Mezel uses a [...]
John Popadiuk: pinball’s Steve Jobs?

20th October 2014 // 1 Comment

Pinball has come to a fork in the road, presenting alternative paths to the future. One path is for artists and aesthetes, another for technologist, scientists and engineers. [...]

Pinball licencing 101: how much, why – and Harry Potter