Pinball Expo 2026 just opened in Schaumburg with 500-plus free-play machines and a brand-new digital world championship.

Mike Perry sits perched on the arm of a white couch inside an old church, explaining how he ended up here — in this dimly lit room surrounded by 60 pinball games that pulsate and buzz. “I was kind of ...

LAS VEGAS—When we weren’t pounding the pavement at last week’s overloaded CES trade show, we at Ars Technica took whatever opportunity we could to nerd out in uniquely Vegas style. That didn’t mean ...

Streetwear brand Supreme continued their brand power campaign this week with a brand new pinball machine. This new machine was made in collaboration with the pinball machine company Stern and was made ...

Sports betting is legal, and therefore everywhere right now. But from the 1940s through the 1970s, it was a different diversion altogether that had people knitting their brows over gambling concerns: ...

James grew up in the arcades of the 80s and has played games on everything from the Milton Bradley Microvision to the PlayStation 5. He worked in gaming retail during the PS1/PS2 eras, and even had a ...

Bethesda is taking the Fallout universe a step further from the world of video games. In partnership with Stern Pinball, the ...

It’s not only home to what Perry calls the largest collection of vintage pinball machines in the South but also serves as a hub for the Mystic Krewe of the Silver Ball, a hodgepodge band of pinball ...

Despite the fact that a new company has risen to release all-new pinball machines, by and large, the pinball industry collapsed along with arcades a few years back. While you can still find machines ...

GameSpot may receive revenue from affiliate and advertising partnerships for sharing this content and from purchases through links. Last year, Crave released the acclaimed Pinball: Hall of Fame for ...

Relive the '80s (whether you originally lived them or not) through the medium of flippers and metal balls. The rise of video games in the arcades of the 1980s might have done much to expedite the ...