Taiwan-based pinball manufacturer Homepin is working on the world’s first open source commercial pinball machine, which will be themed around the Blues Brothers. Pinball Magazine received a press release from Homepin stating the following: “Homepin is pleased to announce the release of our new “Blues Brothers” licenced pinball machine. It is a full sized, mechanical machine that runs on open source software that can be played as supplied from the factory or changed at will by the end users. The recommended retail sell price for the incredible Blues Brothers pinball machine is US $4950 (AU $77 ..read more

Following the announcement of Pinball Brother’s new ABBA pinball machine, last Thursday, Pinball Magazine is reporting from the ABBA pinball launch event in Orebro, Sweden. The Clarion hotel in the center of Orebro The location for this ABBA pinball launch is the Clarion hotel in the center of Orebro, the city which is home to Pinball Brothers CEO Daniel Janson. Four ABBA pinball machines are at the venue. The party will have the band Punsch perform. At the time of writing it is unclear whether they will be performing ABBA music, or their own. The stage is set… During setup, I was able to take ..read more

The ABBA Arrival LE cabinet Swedish pinball manufacturer Pinball Brothers just revealed the first images of its ABBA pinball machine, three days before the official launch of the game. According to the press release, the game is available in a Voyage Collector Edition (300 units, MSRP 10,995 USD) and an Arrival Limited Edition (500 units, MSRP 9,995 USD). Oddly enough, the cabinet artwork on the Arrival LE reminds more of the Voulez-Vous album artwork, than the Arrival album. The ABBA Voyage Collector Edition backglass artwork, which uses artwork from the virtual Voyage show.The ABBA playfield ..read more

American Pinball just revealed their newest pinball title: Barry O’s Barbecue Challenge. The game is designed by the late Barry Oursler, who unexpectedly passed away when he alomst finished designing the game. Below are the front and back of the sales brochure and the press release for the game. American Pinball is proud to announce Barry Oursler’s final all-new design, commemorating his illustrious 46-year career in game design. In honor of Barry, we’re excited to introduce ‘Barry O’s BBQ Challenge’ – a pinball adventure that captures the essence of summer fun and embodies the spir ..read more

As described in Pinball Magazine’s Pinball Expo report, Stern Pinball hosted the annual Pinball Expo factory tour in their new facility in Elk Grove Village, Illinois. Pinball Expo attendees were driven to the factory in schoolbusses that picked up passengers at the Expo conference center. As can be seen in the photos, the line of attendees in the hall of the convention center was huge. Once people were dropped off in the parkinglot of Stern Pinball, they joined another line to get in. The post Pinball Expo 2023: Stern Pinball Factory Tour first appeared on Pinball Magazine ..read more

Jersey Jack Pinball just revealed its newest pinball title: Elton John. The game is available in two editions: Platinum Edition (MSRP $12,000) and Collector’s Edition (MSRP $15,000, limited to 1,000 units). The game is designed by pinball industry veteran Steve Ritchie, assisted by apprentice Mark Seiden, and is Steve’s first design for Jersey Jack Pinball. The playfield of the Platinum Edition The playfield of the game has several 3D toys, including including an interactive Elton John toy, a rocket sculpture with LED flames, a Tiny Dancer motorized toy, a Crocodile Rock physical lock toy, a ..read more

Pinball Expo is the world’s longest running annual pinball event, and also one of the biggest is size and number of visitors. The 2023 edition has a record number of vendors on the show floor where amongst everything else several new pinball machines will be revealed to the public. See Pinball Magazine’s Pre-Pinball Expo article on that. As Martin Ayub of Pinball News is already an incredible job reporting on all the seminars taking place at the show, this report will be more of a diary of what Pinball Magazine editor Jonathan Joosten encounters before and during the event. Jonathan and Martin ..read more

If you thought the month of March 2023, with multiple new pinball machine reveals ahead of the Texas Pinball Festival, was a crazy one-time affair, think again. We’re seven month later and with Pinball Expo starting later this week, at least three new pinball machines have already been announced to make their first public appearance at the event. So far, the following is expected: – Mystery Pinball Company’s Labyrinth game – Jersey Jack Pinball new game, desifgned by Steve Ritchie, rumored to be themed around Elton John – Pinball Adventures’ Elements game – Turner Pinball’s updated Ninja Ecli ..read more

The 2023 edition of the Texas Pinball Festival is here and Pinball Magazine is present to report from the show. With over 400 pinball machines on the showfloor, the Texas Pinball Festival is one of the biggest pinball events in the world. This year, the show will have a recordnumber of new games the audience can play for the very first time. Pulp Fiction, Foo Fighters, Galactic Tank Force, The Godfather, Final Resistance, as well as rcent titles such as Queen, 007 James Bond, Scooby Doo and others are all present. Add to that a wide variety of older pinball games, going back to the 1930s, and ..read more

Following several video teasers over the past few weeks (video 1, video 2, video 3), American Pinball finally revealed their latest Galactic Tank Force game. The release trailer for Galactic Tank ForcePlayer’s view Galactic Tank Force is designed by pinball industry veteran Dennis Nordman, who’s career in pinball has been widely documented in Pinball Magazine No. 2. Artwork is by Christopher Franchi. The game is available in four models: Signature, Limited, Deluxe, and Classic, of which the Signature and Limited Edition cabinet looks like a tank, especcially when the backbox is ..read more