Project Pinball Charity “Share the Love” Event

July 2nd, 2015

Project Pinball Charity, with the support of Stern Pinball and Marco Specialties, announces the “Share the Love” nationwide event. From July 5 to Aug. 5, Project Pinball Charity founder and Senior Director, Daniel Spolar, will travel over 9,000 miles covering 26 states to dedicate pinball machines in five children’s hospitals across the country. He will stop in Boston; San Francisco; Denver; Omaha, Neb.; and Columbus, Ohio. Project Pinball Charity is a non-profit that has been maintaining and donating machines for use in children’s hospitals since 2011. Spolar said, “We assist in enriching children’s lives through active play and diversion from read more…

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New SPIKE System Technical Video From Stern Pinball

June 24th, 2015

Stern Pinball has released a new video overview of the SPIKE electronics system. Bringing higher reliability, easier serviceability and greater efficiency to the table, Stern is mapping the future of pinball with SPIKE. Watch the video here.

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New KISS pinball gameplay footage from Stern Pinball

May 20th, 2015

Stern has released an extended gameplay video for KISS pinball. If you’ve got Nothin’ to Lose, click here to Rock and Roll all Nite!

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STERN ANNOUNCES KISS PINBALL MACHINE

May 5th, 2015

Stern has officially confirmed that the next game to come off the assembly line will be KISS Pinball. Read the IGN News article and check out production photos here.

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Stern Pinball moves to larger facilities

May 5th, 2015

Stern Pinball Inc. announced its move to larger facilities in Elk Grove Village, Ill., just minutes from Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport. The new 110,000-square-foot facility at 2001 Lunt Ave. enables the company to consolidate operations to improve efficiencies and better support global growth initiatives. The expansion is in response to the continued worldwide growth of the pinball industry, the resurgence of which has been fueled by a rapidly growing international collector community, expanding competitive player leagues, and renewed commercial demand driven by a new generation of players discovering the allure of the silver ball. The new facility approximately doubles the read more…

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Possibly the Best Unboxing Video Ever

April 6th, 2015

What lurks behind the rows of pressed vinyl at Logan Hardware Records? Find out here if you dare.

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Tracing the History of Pinball from Illegal Gambling Game to American Obsession

April 2nd, 2015

Vice traces the history of pinball and tells the story of how the legendary Roger Sharpe saved the greatest game on Earth from being banned forever. Get in on the history lesson here.

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Pinball Bounces Back!

April 2nd, 2015

Fox Business talks to Gary Stern about pinball and the rebounding American manufacturing sector. Watch the interview here.

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Stern releases Star Trek code version 1.6

March 18th, 2015

Stern Pinball has posted new Star Trek pinball code version 1.6 for the Pro, Premium and LE editions. The updated code features substantial refinement and some new features: • Medals are a new feature that awards Bronze, Silver and Gold Medals based on performance during missions. Medals are also redeemed at the start of wizard modes as a lump sum of points. Medals create additional incentive for players to perform well during missions. • End-of-Ball Bonus has been tuned to play a more significant role in the scoring strategy. • Scoring has been re-balanced across the entire game. • Numerous read more…

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The Making of WWE Wrestlemania Pinball

February 11th, 2015

Let’s get ready to rumble, Wrestlemania is coming! Check out the team behind the pin in The Making of WWE Wrestlmania Pinball.

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