With Stern Pinball's Pokémon hitting locations everywhere, it's time to learn how to play it! Luckily we have Noah Crable, fresh off his 2nd place finish at the IFPA NACS, here to teach us with a new tutorial. www.kineticist.com/post/pokemon...
American Pinball keeps adding to the roster. This time it's The Electric Playground's Rob Rath and Nick Neitzel — but the arrangement is unusual for pinball. More: www.kineticist.com/post/rob-rat...
Timeline cleanse, this rips.
Thanks @kineticist.com for linking this in the most recent newsletter!
This Week in Pinball, we’re doing the reading. twip.kineticist.com/p/counter-na...
completely agree! would be refreshing
I just read the first book last month, I didn’t know much about it till then
just a few times!
The Goonies is #1 on the Hype Index right now. But the way it got there is completely different from the way it would have been six months ago. Wrote up what changed.
www.kineticist.com/post/how-the...
The 2025 TWIPY Pinball Awards aired last Saturday. Evil Dead swept three categories, Harry Potter took Game of the Year, and King Kong earned Best Rules and Best Playfield Layout. Full winners, interviews, and the story behind this year's very different show. www.kineticist.com/post/twipys-...
American Pinball's very first project in 2015 was a deal with John Popadiuk. A decade and six entities later, those same designs just walked back through the door — carried by new Creative Director Melvin Williams. www.kineticist.com/post/melvin-...
The 2025 TWIPY Awards are live!
An alien shipwreck. A mysterious element in Chicago's water supply. A pinball artist who cracked interdimensional travel. The 2025 TWIPY Awards get... weird.
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Stern Pinball has revealed their next cornerstone title, and it's the one everybody's been waiting for: Pokemon. Photos, key storylines, features and more at the link. www.kineticist.com/post/stern-p...
Dutch has been rumored to have the license for years? now
The Pinball Capital of the World doesn't have a world-class place to play. Francis Wisniewski is betting big he can fix that. Get to know Francis ahead of The Pinball Capital's grand opening in April. www.kineticist.com/post/the-pin...
DPX is shutting down and Melvin Williams is out at Dutch Pinball. Here's what we know and what it means for Alice owners.
www.kineticist.com/post/dpx-is-...
This Week in Pinball, we’re watching the egg crack.
And looking for our missing TWIPYs co-host.
twip.kineticist.com/p/incubating
New edition of The Score Card from Matt Owen! ALL the winners of the 2025/2026 IFPA NACS State/Provincial Championships + the first Stern Pro Circuit event of the year. www.kineticist.com/post/the-sco...
@nbcnews.com reporting this as an exclusive when my outlet has been covering it for months. cool.
American Pinball is getting into the classics business—and they're not just doing straight remakes.
www.kineticist.com/post/america...
This Week in Pinball, a lot of things aren't quite as dead as they seem. twip.kineticist.com/p/not-dead-yet
Three months of data, three new releases, and some telling trendlines.
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Down to the wire on TWIPY voting—polls close at midnight ET. A few of these races are genuinely tight. If you've got a favorite you want to see take it, today's the day. twipys.com/2025-twipys-...
We sent American Pinball president Ron Lindeman a list of questions about the acquisition. He answered all of them, including how the deal came together in under 90 days, the status of Cuphead, whether former employees might return, and more.
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🤷♂️ a facility, a brand (I wouldn’t make this argument but I can see one where starting with AP is better than starting from zero), could also be a piece of a larger puzzle (ie more acquisitions)
American Pinball acquired by JB Vincent LP. A look at the new owner's background and the challenges ahead for the pinball manufacturer. www.kineticist.com/post/america...
true! very good year for mechs. thanks for the feedback
Bless me, Father, for I have sinned. It's been one month since my last This Week in Pinball Newsletter. twip.kineticist.com/p/the-confes...
