Welcome to this Pinball News report from the launch party for the new ABBA game from Pinball Brothers.  We’re at the Clarion hotel in the Swedish city of Örebro which is around a two-hour drive west of Stockholm. The Clarion hotel – host of the ABBA Pinball launch party We brought you details of the game’s appearance, design, features and prices in our article on Thursday, but this is the first time Pinball Brothers have presented the game to the public. The launch party is promoted in the hotel’s entrance It is also promoted on the street outside, alongside the appearance of the band Pun ..read more

Pinball Brothers have released more details and pictures of their third title, based on the Swedish band ABBA. The playfield of the new ABBA game The playfield design is by Alexander Spohr, with sound design by Olof Gustafsson, video graphics by Kelly Mazurowski and cabinet/playfield artwork by Andreas Bennwik. The game comes in two versions – Arrival Limited Edition (maximum 500 units) and Voyage Collector Edition (maximum 300 units). The Arrival Edition uses representations of the band from 1976, the year of the Arrival album release along with a clean, understated geometric design. Here are ..read more

The start of another new month means it’s time to join Martin Ayub from Pinball News and Jonathan Joosten from Pinball Magazine for their look back at all the exciting news from the pinball world throughout March in their Pinball Industry News PINcast. March 2024 PINcast There are two new games to discuss this month – one already launched and one about to be revealed – plus a radical update to another new title. American Pinball released their latest title with a tribute to legendary pinball designer, Barry Oursler, with their Barry O’s Barbecue Challenge game. A dozen models were shipped to l ..read more

Pinball Brothers today confirmed that their third game release after Alien and Queen will be based on the world-famous musical artists, ABBA. The backglass image from the ABBA game The game will feature twenty ABBA tracks – probably the most tracks by an artist or group incorporated into any single pinball machine – and will include footage from their ABBA Voyage stage show held in London. This show features holographic performances of the band from their younger days, depicting how they would have appeared in 1979. The concert uses motion capture technology to reproduce the band’s actions and ..read more

In this edition of Pinspotting, we take you on Spring Break 2024 to a new and hot location in Florida’s Panhandle. Welcoming entrance in the heart of Panama City Point Break Arcade 445 Harrison Ave.  Panama City, FL 32401, USA +1 (850) 481-1898 http://www.facebook.com/PointBreakArcade Closed Mondays and Tuesdays The games at this site change occasionally so please consult the Pinball Map or similar reference for the current game offerings. Panama City and Panama City Beach are towns located on the Florida ‘Panhandle’ which is bordered by the Gulf of Mexico. Panama City Beach (as the name ..read more

We’re here in Texas for the annual Texas Pinball Festival, but before that we found time to visit a couple of prime pinball locations in the area, which meant a trip to see Free Play in Arlington was a must. Free Play in Arlington, Texas Free Play is a chain of five arcades located around the Dallas area, with the first being set up in Richardson in 2015. This Arlington location at 400 E. South Street was their second, opening in 2017. There is plenty of parking right outside, or you can use one of the nearby parking lots. The pricing structure is a simple pay-on-entry one. It costs $12+tax ..read more

Today we are going in-depth with the ‘2.0’ conversion kit for the Bally title, Black Rose, which consists of an entirely new set of game rules, display graphics, sound calls, music and artwork, together with a complete replacement boardset and a mini-PC to run everything. Black Rose: Skull and Bones is the second conversion kit from Cardona Pinball Designs, following their No Good Gofers: Battle for the Green kit which was first announced back in 2020. That kit was originally not a licensed title, and it ran on the P-ROC hardware platform. However, Cardona Pinball subsequently worked out a lic ..read more

American Pinball have today announced their next new game, Barry O’s Barbecue Challenge. Named after legendary pinball designer, Barry Oursler, who joined American Pinball shortly before his untimely death in February 2022, it pays homage to Barry’s love of BBQ and outdoor activities, and is based on the playfield design he began developing at American Pinball. The game’s design was further developed and brought to production by the team at American Pinball, including Steve Bowden, Dennis Nordman and Ryan McQuaid. Steve also headed-up creation of the game’s ruleset, with Joel Schober and Casey ..read more

As we leap into March it’s time to join Martin Ayub from Pinball News and Jonathan Joosten from Pinball Magazine as they look back on all the excitement from the pinball world throughout February. February 2024 PINcast There’s a new game launch as the mystery makers of The Princess Bride pinball reveal themselves as Multimorphic and introduce us to the three versions of their ground-breaking latest release. After a long silence, Haggis Pinball communicates with pre-order buyers of their upcoming Centaur Revisited game.  There are changes afoot at the company, with the trickle of games com ..read more

Introduction Pinball add-ons, mods and toppers are increasingly popular ways to customise your machine, enhancing their appearance or adding features not included by the manufacturer. While static add-ons can sometimes work perfectly well, creating something which interacts with the gameplay takes things to a whole new level. If, for example, you have an animated toy or additional lighting, how much better would it be if it only activated when the ball is shot into a particular location as opposed to being constantly switched on? Manufacturers generally don’t want you attaching unofficial mods ..read more