Aerosmith, dubbed as the America’s Greatest Rock and Roll Band will be the subject of Stern’s newest pinball machine. The Aerosmith pinball will feature nine of their greatest hits and is expected to deliver that thrilling concert experience. The machine is created by Stern Pinball in association with Epic Rights, the licensing agent of the [...]
After a long battle to decriminalize pinball game in Kokomo Indiana, the ban was finally lifted in December 2016–a real Christmas gift for pinheads in the city. The last time pinball was legally played in Kokomo was in 1955. After more than half a century, on December 13, 2016 the city mayor finally abolished the [...]
The Stern Pinball experience is finally available for PS4 and Xbox ONE! In November, Oculus and FarSight Studios released the virtual reality version of Stern Pinball The VR pinball promises to give a realistic experience of popular Stern Pinball to gamers. The game includes limited editions of AC/DC and Star Trek. And in the months [...]
Bethesda just released the news that it is partnering with Zen Studios for Bethesda Pinball. Zen Studios is popularly known as the developer behind pinball tables such as Star Wars and the Walking Dead. They are going to turn gamer’s favorites--Fallout, Doom and Elder Scrolls into Pinball tables. The Fallout table lets you explore a [...]
One interesting part of the history of Pinball is when it was banned in US cities from 1940s to 1970s due to the belief that it leads to juvenile delinquency and crime. Since the first coin-operated machines were made available in 1931, many viewed it as a “menace to society”, History channel wrote. Before the [...]
A gem in the world of literature, a box-office film and now a most awaited pinball machine--that is The Hobbit. Following the successful The Hobbit: Smaug Gold edition launched earlier this year, the second Pinball Machine is a special edition called the Black Arrow, named after the arrow that killed Smaug--the dragon. This Jersey Jack [...]
Legendary Pinball designer Pat Lawlor unveiled Dialed In, his newest creation in the past decade at the 32nd Annual Pinball Expo. Pat Lawlor has been designing pinball machines since 1987. He became widely known for his mega-hit designs like The Addams Family, Twilight Zone and Earthshaker. A limited edition version and collector's edition of the [...]
MSU students, professors and alumni are among the people who flock The Avenue Cafe at Lansing with its bimonthly Lansing Pinball Competition. The Lansing Pinball League was a brainchild of Matt Pries. He started it in 2013 with only his roommates as members. Pries recounts, “The whole thing started because I wanted more pinball machines [...]
The twelve toys finalists for The Strong’s 2016 National Toy Hall of Fame has been named. Of the thousands of toys nominated, only 12 were chosen as finalists by a committee at Strong. Among the finalists for the hall of fame includes Rock ‘Em Sock ‘Em Robots, Nerf, Uno and Pinball. The list will be [...]
Pinball Machines have been widely used and popularized in the world of arcade games. During the early years, it was just steel balls, flippers, holes, and glass cabinet. It caught the heart of many by its art, music, physics, and the use of strategy in its gameplay. However, as the generation evolves, innovation is always [...]