Excited to welcome James Fremont to the team! He covered opening weekend at The Pinball Capital outside of Chicago, where Roger Sharpe re-enacted his famous 1976 “called shot" on its 50th anniversary, and Brian Weisberg notched a couple of big tournament wins. www.kineticist.com/news/pinball...

Nutter’s Pinball Restoration Spotlight: Leebo’s Pinball Michael Swanson profiles Leebo's Pinball, a YouTube channel dedicated to teaching pinball restoration one task at a time, from metal polishing and cabinet repainting to wiring repairs and connector up...

Meet Michael Swanson (aka Nutter), our new contributor focused on pinball restoration. For his first piece, he sat down with Leebo, an engineer and pinball restorer with a popular YouTube channel, who's documented everything from 1950s wood rails to 90s classics.

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It’s good for turner to have a hit (relatively speaking)

Spring Loaded Project Pinball Interview | Turner & HEXA New Games | Noah Crable Interview | New Score Card | Kineticist Upgrades | More!

This Week in Pinball, we've got a loaded one. twip.kineticist.com/p/spring-loa...

One More Dollar, One More Game: Inside Project Pinball with Daniel Spolar The pinball community keeps asking questions about Project Pinball. We sat down with Daniel Spolar for three hours to get answers.

One More Dollar, One More Game: Inside Project Pinball with Daniel Spolar www.kineticist.com/news/project...

Three Musketeers Pinball by HEXA Pinball Revealed Today, HEXA Pinball launched The 3 Musketeers, their second-ever title. Here's everything we know about the release.

All for one and one for all! HEXA launches The 3 Musketeers pinball: www.kineticist.com/news/hexa-3-...

Noah Crable on His Surprise Run to the 2026 IFPA National Championship Final The rulesheet writer talks his path from NH States to the IFPA Nationals final, tournament strategy, and VHS tapes.

Our own Noah Crable (and noted tutorial writer) talks his path from NH States to the IFPA Nationals final, tournament strategy, VHS tapes, and so much more. www.kineticist.com/news/noah-cr...

Yukon Yeti Pinball: Turner Pinball Reveals Pricing, Features, and More Turner Pinball's third game is a Dennis Nordman-designed spiritual successor to White Water, themed around the Klondike Gold Rush.

Turner Pinball's third game is a Dennis Nordman-designed spiritual successor to White Water, themed around the Klondike Gold Rush. www.kineticist.com/news/turner-...

Moving Units: Pinball Sales Tracker (#6) Big milestones for JAWS and Harry Potter, plus the fastest start we’ve ever tracked.

New Moving Units tracker is live. Some of my predictions from earlier in the series look pretty smart. One or two... less so. Also, Pokémon is doing something I've never seen before. twip.kineticist.com/p/moving-uni...

The Score Card: Major Moves Competitive pinball's spring season exploded in March with three massive events. Our recap plus a look at what's ahead on the tournament circuit.

Competitive pinball's spring season exploded in March with three massive events. Our recap in the latest edition of The Score Card, plus a look at what's ahead on the tournament circuit. www.kineticist.com/news/major-m...

I Choose You! The Pokémon Pinball Trainer's Survival Guide | Kineticist Learn to play Pokémon Pinball by Stern Pinball in our latest pinball gameplay tutorial.

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...

TEP's Rob Rath and Nick Neitzel Join American Pinball's Growing Team | Kineticist The Electric Playground's Rob Rath and Nick Neitzel are joining American Pinball as Product Director and Product Designer, the latest in a string of moves by AP

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...

"Banzai Run" (pinball) - The Arkadian Live at MAGFest 2026 YouTube video by Stemage

Timeline cleanse, this rips.

Thanks @kineticist.com for linking this in the most recent newsletter!

Counter Narratives Dungeon Crawler Carl | More DPX/Dutch Reporting | Multimorphic TPF Updates | Pokemon Updates | Pinball Music Videos | Links | More!

This Week in Pinball, we’re doing the reading. twip.kineticist.com/p/counter-na...

From the DungeonCrawlerCarl community on Reddit Explore this post and more from the DungeonCrawlerCarl community

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completely agree! would be refreshing

I just read the first book last month, I didn’t know much about it till then

Get Ready for a Dungeon Crawler Carl Pinball Machine | Kineticist Author Matt Dinniman confirmed a Dungeon Crawler Carl pinball machine is in development, with Jeff Hays providing voices. No manufacturer named.

Hi Zev!

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just a few times!

How the Hype Index Got Smarter | Kineticist The Hype Index has been rebuilt from the ground up — new scoring, era-based nostalgia modeling, and your vote finally affects the rankings.

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.

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The 2025 TWIPY Pinball Awards: Full Winners and Recap | Kineticist Evil Dead swept three TWIPYs, Harry Potter took Game of the Year, and the show got a complete format overhaul. Full winners, interviews, and what changed.

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-...

Melvin Williams Joins American Pinball as Creative Director | Kineticist Melvin Williams has been named Creative Director of American Pinball, bringing RAZA, Magic Girl, and other Popadiuk IP to AP's rebuilt operation in Palatine, IL

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 Pinball Awards Show YouTube video by BASH Pinball

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 Reveals Pokemon Pinball | Kineticist Stern reveals Pokemon Pinball — pricing from $6,999, animatronic Pikachu, 180+ catchable Pokemon. Nintendo's first pinball license in 34 years.

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

RUMOR: Dutch Pinball Partnering with Stern Pinball to Produce Back to the Future | Kineticist CoinTaker owner Melissa Marquette confirms rumors that Dutch Pinball is partnering with Stern Pinball to produce and release a Back to the Future pinball.

Big if true. www.kineticist.com/post/dutch-p...

The Pinball Bet | Kineticist The Pinball Capital of the World lacks a world-class place to play. Francis Wisniewski is making a seven-figure bet that his new venue in Stone Park can fix it.

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...

Dutch Pinball Exclusive (DPX) Is No More | Kineticist DPX is defunct after new investors entered Dutch Pinball. Melvin Williams claims Alice IP ownership and plans to seek US manufacturing partners.

DPX is shutting down and Melvin Williams is out at Dutch Pinball. Here's what we know and what it means for Alice owners.

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Incubating Stern Teases Pokemon | New Score Card | No More IFPA Opt Outs | We Lost Matt | OBX Goes National | Links | More!

This Week in Pinball, we’re watching the egg crack.

And looking for our missing TWIPYs co-host.

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The Score Card: States & Starfighters | Kineticist Full results from every 2025-26 IFPA State/Provincial Championship, plus the first 2026 Stern Pro Circuit event at Starfighters Pinball Festival.

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...