PINCASTS 2024 The Pinball News & Pinball Magazine PINcast The Pinball News & Pinball Magazine PINcast Did you know we also produce a monthly podcast? Yes indeed! At the start of every month Pinball News Editor, Martin Ayub, and Pinball Magazine Editor, Jonathan Joosten, team up to bring you all important news from the previous month in their joint Pinball Industry News PINcast. They cover new game launches, upcoming titles, new industry appointments, new product announcements, show reports, new features in the latest software updates, what’s currently in production, and much, much more. It’s the podcast the pinball industry listens to. Their PINcast is available free from major podcast streaming services including: Spotify Apple Podcasts YouTube Podcasts You can subscribe through those services to be notified automatically as soon as the next edition is available. Here are all twelve PINcasts covering 2024. 2024 The start of 2025 sees the Pinball Industry News PINcast embark on its eighth year of bringing you all the exciting news from across the wonderful world of pinball. In this latest episode, Martin from Pinball News and Jonathan from Pinball Magazine look back at the events throughout December as well as the first couple of days of January.Stern Pinball launch their latest cornerstone game, Dungeons & Dragons: The Tyrant’s Eye, while at the same time locking away a bunch of their popular titles in the vault for a minimum of two years. There’s also news on the Stern Pinball Cup race series as well as a fix kit for one of their recent releases.Jersey Jack Pinball have been teasing their much-anticipated Harry Potter game, but there is a big price cut available on one of their previous titles, although only for a limited time. Meanwhile, owners of another JJP title finally gets their wizard mode added after years of waiting.There’s more teasing over at Pedretti Pinball where there might be clues to be found about their next remake title. Buyers of the earlier Funhouse 2.0 kit haven’t been forgotten about either, with a new kit available to add a much-requested feature.There are sales and production updates from Spooky Pinball, Chicago Gaming, Multimorphic and Turner Pinball, while over at American Pinball there’s much uncertainty about future plans for the company with several key employees having been laid-off.No such worries at Vector Pinball as a new machine in their Aussie Icons series is launched, while Barrels of Fun’s Barrel Ball gameplay mode gains a new (although somewhat familiar) voice.There’s much more news from Homepin, Pinball Adventures, Pinball Brothers, Dutch Pinball Exclusive, Hexa Pinball, Wonderland Amusements and TiltBob Pinball, along with the latest developments in the ongoing Deeproot civil and criminal prosecutions and also a look ahead to January’s EAG Expo show in London.Get all this and so very much more in this latest edition of the Pinball Magazine and Pinball News PINcast – the podcast the pinball industry listens to.As you can see, there is so much happening in the pinball industry right now and coming up very soon, so make sure you join Martin and Jonathan each month to ensure you don’t miss any of it.Click below to play this PINcast, or visit the Pinball Industry News PINcast page on Spotify to stream or download this and previous episodes, and subscribe to get automatic notifications of future editions. December 2024 PINcast It’s the final show of 2024 and Martin from Pinball News and Jonathan from Pinball Magazine have a lot of exciting news to bring you from the right across the pinball world throughout November in the latest edition of their Pinball Industry News PINcast.There’s a new game launch as Spooky Pinball announce their latest title, Evil Dead, which boasts assets from both the first two movies as well as custom speech from the lead actor, all crammed into a widebody, multi-mech, richly-artworked cabinet.If the prospect of getting one of the 888 Collector’s Edition machines not enough to rattle your chains, you can also get a striking animated topper.After dipping their toe in the redemption pool ten years ago, Jersey Jack Pinball have made a big splash with their new Pinball XP redemption pinball system for larger family entertainment centres (FECs).It’s an impressive-looking showcase for JJP’s games and an excellent way to boost your redemption card’s value while having fun playing pinball.To find out more, Martin and Jonathan call up Jersey Jack himself, Jack Guarnieri, who is in Australia for the Melbourne Pinball Expo from where he explains how Pinball XP works and what those at the company are hoping to achieve with it.November means Black Friday and Cyber Monday, and this year there were loads of exciting deals on entire games, pinball parts and company merchandise.American Pinball had the greatest discounts with up to $3,000 off their top-end titles. There were plenty of savings on other models too, swiftly followed by 30% off parts and merchandise. Jersey Jack Pinball were in on the Black Friday fun too, with $1,000 off some of their titles, while Hexa Pinball in France took €500 off both models of their Space Hunt game.Hexa Pinball also announced a significant investment in their company from a very different games company. Who are they and what might that mean for future sales and future titles?Not wanting to miss out, Stern Pinball offered free domestic shipping on their parts and merchandise, while announcing a whole bunch of new merch and add-ons for their most recent titles.The PINcast duo also looks back on the events before, during and after the Dutch Pinball Open Expo which took place at the start of the month, and also look ahead to Stern’s upcoming Insider Connected Pinball Cup season of races which where the starting gun is about to be fired.There’s much more news from all the pinball companies in November’s PINcast, as well as the latest update on the Deeproot saga as the accusations swing from civil to criminal.Get all this and so very much more in this latest edition of the Pinball Magazine and Pinball News PINcast – the podcast the pinball industry listens to.As you can see, there is so much happening in the pinball industry right now and coming up very soon, so make sure you join Martin and Jonathan each month to ensure you don’t miss any of it.Click below to play this PINcast, or visit the Pinball Industry News PINcast page on Spotify to stream or download this and previous episodes, and subscribe to get automatic notifications of future editions. November 2024 PINcast This month’s PINcast comes from the Dutch Pinball Open Expo and marks a unique moment as, for the first time ever, Martin from Pinball News and Jonathan from Pinball Magazine present their monthly Pinball Industry News PINcast while actually together at the same desk.Plus, they bring in two special guests, with David van Es from Barrels of Fun and Daniel Janson from Pinball Brothers, both of whom have some exciting news to share. However, as you’ll hear, not everything went entirely to plan.October’s Pinball Industry News largely revolved around the 40th anniversary Pinball Expo, the manufacturers stands, their seminar presentations and their factory tours.Dutch Pinball Exclusive, having revealed their Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland title earlier in the month, premiered the now sold-out game at Pinball Expo with three machines on their stand for guests to play, and also held a seminar about the making of the game.Meanwhile, Stern Pinball, off the back of announcing their The Uncanny X-Men brought out another new title with Metallica Remastered – an updated and enhanced version of their 2013 Metallica game. They premiered this on their Pinball Expo factory tour and then brought it to their stand at the show, along with a seminar by the game’s designer John Borg.There were multiple talks at Pinball Expo from the pinball makers explaining how they created their latest releases, including Avatar: The Battle for Pandora, The Uncanny X-Men, John Wick and Jaws, along with tours of Stern Pinball, Jersey Jack Pinball, American Pinball and Chicago Gaming.Naturally, Martin and Jonathan were both there to report on the excitement and bring you video recordings of the key seminars. Then, a fortnight later, they reunited in Veldhoven in the Netherlands for the 25th anniversary Dutch Pinball Open Expo from where they recorded this latest October 2024 edition of the Pinball Magazine and Pinball News PINcast – the podcast the pinball industry listens to.Unfortunately, without access to their normal recording equipment, the quality of the sound isn’t up to their usual standard, but they hope you can bear with them for this one-off special recording.As you’ll hear, there is so much happening in the pinball industry right now and coming up very soon, so make sure you join Martin and Jonathan each month to ensure you don’t miss any of it.Click below to play this PINcast, or visit the Pinball Industry News PINcast page on Spotify to stream or download this and previous episodes, and subscribe to get automatic notifications of future editions. October 2024 PINcast Can you believe it’s already the start of another new month? The good news is that a new month means a new Pinball Industry News PINcast with Martin Ayub from Pinball News and Jonathan Joosten from Pinball Magazine.Having covered the first few days of the month in the previous PINcast, the duo look back on all the excitement from the pinball world throughout the remainder of September.After numerous teases, Jersey Jack Pinball finally announced their tenth game with the launch of Avatar: The Battle for Pandora.Featuring six flippers, three under-playfield areas and numerous wireforms crisscrossing the playfield, perhaps the greatest innovation is the use of UV-reactive ink across the playfield, plastics, inserts and sculpts.There’s also a first-time pinball artist who created the playfield, cabinet and backbox art package, as well as a musician who composed the music for his first ever production pinball.To find out much more about them and the rest of the game, Martin and Jonathan are joined by the game’s designer, Mark Seiden.Having launched their latest title just a few days earlier, Stern Pinball have been busy building and promoting their The Uncanny X-Men with video streams of gameplay along with a number of changes based on audience feedback.The company has been busy in Europe too, attending the IAAPA Europe event en masse, as well as hosting an evening with Gary Stern at the Dutch Pinball Museum.October is Pinball Expo month, so this latest PINcast looks ahead at what we can expect from all the major players at the show. There’s also full details of the extensive seminar schedule and how you can get to enjoy all the main talks even if you can’t be there in person.There’s news about the debut of Homepin’s new The Blues Brothers game, who has signed an exclusivity agreement with Spooky Pinball, when you can see and play DPX’s new Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, who is manufacturing what, and why it looks like your final chance to get one of these titles before it is discontinued.Get all this and so very much more in this latest September 2024 edition of the Pinball Magazine and Pinball News PINcast – the podcast the pinball industry listens to.There is just so much happening in the exciting world of pinball, so make sure you join Martin and Jonathan every month to keep up-to-date and also get advance notice of what’s coming up.Click below to play this PINcast, or visit the Pinball Industry News PINcast page on Spotify to stream or download this and previous episodes, and subscribe to get automatic notifications of future editions. September 2024 PINcast It may have been delayed by a few days to include the latest game launches and teases, but Martin Ayub from Pinball News and Jonathan Joosten from Pinball Magazine are back with the latest edition of their Pinball Industry News PINcast covering the month of August and the start of September.Stern Pinball got their new game launch in first with The Uncanny X-Men featuring some innovative shots in a truly ‘uncanny’ playfield design from Jack Danger.But that’s not the only new release from Jack, as his Jurassic Park Home Edition design is relaunched as a ‘Plus’ model, featuring a plywood playfield and a coin door, with the Inside Connected system also included. Find out where you can get it at a big discount to Stern’s own pricing. In a busy month for the company, Stern also launched a new machine rental programme for corporate customers, while also releasing a new speaker lighting system to bring Limited Edition-style lighting effects to Pro and Premium models.Jersey Jack Pinball also have a new game to launch. The reveal of Avatar: The Battle for Pandora will be on the 12th September, but the company has been busy running a series of teases. Find out more exclusive details about the game direct from Jersey Jack himself in this month’s PINcast.Meanwhile, American Pinball’s EVP, David Fix, has been in the UK and was the guest at the UK Pinfest show where he gave an extended talk to show guests. Find out how you can watch it too, and get more details of their new Aura backbox lighting system.There’s news about the production of The Princess Bride kits and machines, Spooky Pinball’s factory expansion, teases for DPX’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, the first public showing of Homepin’s The Blues Brothers game, Turner Pinball’s Ninja Eclipse production progress, the latest in the Haggis Pinball saga, plus all the latest code updates.Get all this and much, much more in this latest August 2024 edition of the Pinball Magazine and Pinball News PINcast – the podcast the pinball industry listens to.There’s so much happening and much more coming up in the pinball world, so join Martin and Jonathan each month to make sure you don’t miss any of it.Click below to play this PINcast, or visit the Pinball Industry News PINcast page on Spotify to stream or download this and previous episodes, and subscribe to get automatic notifications of future editions. August 2024 PINcast The summer months are traditionally a quiet time for news in the pinball industry. Not so this year, so join Martin Ayub from Pinball News and Jonathan Joosten from Pinball Magazine as they bring you all the excitement from the pinball world in the latest edition of their Pinball Industry News PINcast.July’s news is dominated by the collapse of Haggis Pinball and the disappearance of the company’s head Damian Hartin along with any remaining stock and machines. With no assets left and millions of Australian dollars in debts, anyone who paid Haggis directly for a Fathom or Centaur remake is left at the back of a long line of creditors.Happier news from Stern Pinball, as they both announce a new black-and-white anniversary edition of their Godzilla title and also celebrate the well-deserved retirement of Art Director, Greg Freres. Meanwhile a famous face pays a visit to the Stern Pinball stand at the San Diego ComiCon to play the game in which he stars. Who could that be?That’s not the only time that happens this month though, as down in Austin a certain “Weird Al” pops up at the Multimorphic stand to visit his Museum of Natural Hilarity game.There’s news of two pinball machine giveaways – one from Stern and one from American Pinball. Get all the details and find out how you can be in with a chance of winning either or both.Pedretti Pinball are shipping both models of their Funhouse remake, while Pinball Brothers are shipping both versions of their ABBA game – all from the same factory – while in Topperland Pinball Brothers have shipped all their pre-order Alien toppers and Spooky Pinball has done the same with their Scooby-Doo toppers. Both now have extra stock for immediate delivery if you’d still like one.Pinball Adventures are taking a step back as they look to bring the fun back to pinball making and make it less of a chore. Find out what that means for production of their upcoming Elements and Sushi Mania titles.It’s also peak show season, so there’s news of who has been exhibiting what and where, what’s coming up, plus details of all the latest code updates.Get all this and much, much more in this latest July 2024 edition of the Pinball News and Pinball Magazine PINcast – the podcast the pinball industry listens to.There’s so much happening and much more coming up in the pinball world, so join Martin and Jonathan each month to make sure you don’t miss any of it.Click below to play this PINcast, or visit the Pinball Industry News PINcast page on Spotify to stream or download this and previous episodes, and subscribe to get automatic notifications of future editions. July 2024 PINcast Here we are at the half-way point of 2024, so that means it’s time to join Martin Ayub from Pinball News and Jonathan Joosten from Pinball Magazine for their regular monthly look back at all the excitement from the pinball world in the latest June edition of their Pinball Industry News PINcast.The flurry of new game announcements has slowed as manufacturers get around to actually building and shipping their latest titles. Pedretti Pinball are first with their Funhouse Remake games, while Pinball Brothers and Multimorphic are also poised to start their own deliveries.In addition, Pinball Brothers announced several new modes and two new songs have been added to their ABBA pinball.Elsewhere, there are Fourth-of-July-related announcements from American Pinball and Stern Pinball, while Stern have also launched a new John Wick ‘contracts’ feature as part of their Insider Connected system. They also have a new range of accessories for their Jaws title, including a topper.There are production and timeline updates from Barrels of Fun, Spooky Pinball, Chicago Gaming and Multimorphic with details of what their plans are for the rest of the year and into early 2025.There is more news and code updates from all the major pinball makers, while the Securities and Exchange Commission’s civil case against Deeproot founder Robert Mueller is finally settled. Find out what was agreed and what it might mean for any potential criminal prosecution.Get all this and much more in this latest June 2024 edition of the Pinball News and Pinball Magazine PINcast – the podcast the pinball industry listens to.There’s so much happening and much more coming up in the pinball world, so join Martin and Jonathan each month to make sure you don’t miss any of it.Click below to play this PINcast, or visit the Pinball Industry News PINcast page on Spotify to stream or download this and previous episodes, and subscribe to get automatic notifications of future editions. June 2024 PINcast It’s a new month, so time to join Martin and Jonathan for a brand new edition of the Pinball News and Pinball Magazine joint Pinball Industry News PINcast looking back on May and the first few days of June.This month’s PINcast is just slightly later than usual to make sure it can include the latest breaking news on the announcement by Dutch Pinball Exclusive about their first title. Martin and Jonathan discuss what it means, the history of the title and when you can expect to see it.There were also three new game titles launched in May.John Wick from Stern Pinball caused plenty of controversy, as much for the lack of visible weaponry as for the game itself. With several podcasters taking issue with the company and their products, Stern invited a bunch of them over to get a better understanding of how pinball is made and the challenges faced.Meanwhile Pedretti Gaming released full details of their first remake game, Funhouse, together with the differences between the two new versions and the all-important pricing.Finally, a new game for Multimorphic’s P3 was released by Ian Harrower with his Blood Bank Billiards add-on title.Although not announcing a new title, there was much speculation around American Pinball this month. So, to get to the bottom of things, Martin and Jonathan interview American’s Vice President, David Fix.In an extended in-depth discussion they find out about sales for current titles, details and the timing of upcoming releases, what the floatation of their parent company means for the pinball operation, who has left the company, the pinball market in general, and much, much more.Plus there’s all the news from the many other companies designing and manufacturing pinball machines right around the world.Get all this and much more in this latest edition of the Pinball News and Pinball Magazine PINcast.It’s the best way to keep up-to-date on what’s happening across the industry, so it’s really no surprise it’s the podcast the pinball industry listens to.There’s so much happening and much more coming up in the pinball world, so join Martin and Jonathan each month to make sure you don’t miss any of it.Click below to play this PINcast, or visit the Pinball Industry News PINcast page on Spotify to stream or download this and previous episodes, and subscribe to get automatic notifications of future editions. May 2024 PINcast As we start the month of May it’s time to join Martin Ayub from Pinball News and Jonathan Joosten from Pinball Magazine for their look back at all the excitement from the pinball industry throughout April in their latest Pinball Industry News PINcast.The month began with the announcement, reveal and the launch party for the new ABBA game from Pinball Brothers. Both Martin and Jonathan travelled to the Swedish city of Örebro to experience both versions of the company’s third game for themselves and to report on the launch event.Meanwhile, another new game is revealed as Homepin also announce their third title. Following Thunderbirds and This Is Spinal Tap, the new game is another licence, The Blues Brothers. As revealed in last month’s PINcast the new title will feature open source software, but there are many more interesting details about the game to discuss.If you thought the demise of Deeproot Pinball signalled the end of the line for those games in development at the company, there’s news of the possible revival of titles such as Retro Atomic Zombie Adventureland, Magic Girl and more.Plus, there’s lots more news of pinball companies exhibiting at shows, all the latest code updates, new videos and articles, the potential timescale for upcoming new game announcements, and a novel way to get help building games.Get all this and much more in this latest edition of the Pinball News and Pinball Magazine PINcast.Click below to play this PINcast, or visit the Pinball Industry News PINcast page on Spotify to stream or download this and previous episodes, and subscribe to get automatic notifications of future editions. April 2024 PINcast It’s time to join Jonathan from Pinball Magazine and Martin from Pinball News for a special bonus PINcast featuring an extended interview with Pinball Brothers CEO, Daniel Janson.They talk about the latest Pinball Brothers release, ABBA, to find out how the game came to be created, what’s in the game right now, what’s going to be in it eventually, what changes they have made, and Pinball Brothers’ plans for production of this and future titles.They discuss the recent ABBA pinball launch party, the multiple elements which go to make up the game, who was involved in creating all the assets, and the possibility of a third, unlimited version of the game.There’s so much to discuss, so join Daniel as he explains the rules and how it all ties-in so closely to the ABBA Voyage holographic stage show.It’s all in this special Pinball Industry News bonus PINcast – the pinball podcast the industry listens to.Click below to play this bonus PINcast, or visit the Pinball Industry News PINcast page on Spotify to stream or download this episode, and subscribe to get automatic notifications of future editions. Bonus PINcast interview with Daniel Janson of Pinball Brothers 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.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 locations across the US for public play the day following the reveal, after which it became the star of American Pinball’s stand at the Texas Pinball Festival.Just as this month’s PINcast was about to be recorded, Pinball Brothers confirmed that their third game title would be based on the hugely-popular Swedish band ABBA. A full reveal is coming shortly, while there will be a launch party to mark exactly 50 years to the day since the group was launched onto the global stage by winning the Eurovision Song Contest.There’s also much more news from Pinball Brothers with some personnel changes at the very top of the company.While not announcing their next game just yet, Dutch Pinball celebrate a milestone by launching a new offshoot called Dutch Pinball Exclusive (DPX) to produce short-run titles of 500 or fewer units. It hasn’t been officially confirmed, but the likely first DPX title is discussed along with potential timescales for production.Last month there was news of a record-breaking auction price for a Jersey Jack Pinball Elton John Collector’s Edition machine, but this month that record was itself smashed. Get all the details.Turner Pinball returned to the Texas Pinball Festival with a very different look to their Ninja Eclipse game, taking onboard much of the feedback from their appearance at Pinball Expo last October. Find out what’s new and how the game plays as part of the extensive TPF 2024 show coverage.All this and much, much more is packed into this latest edition of the Pinball Industry News PINcast.Click below to play this month’s PINcast, or visit the Pinball Industry News PINcast page on Spotify to stream or download this episode, and subscribe to get automatic notifications of future editions. March 2024 PINcast 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.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 coming from the factory expected to slow even more.This month sees the 20th anniversary edition of the Texas Pinball Festival. Martin and Jonathan will be there of course, reporting and hosting their popular ‘So You Think You Know Pinball?’ free prize quiz on Saturday. They look ahead to who will be exhibiting their latest games at the show, who’s speaking in the seminar sessions, and why you need to be there.Plus, there are the latest updates from all the pinball manufacturers, including a ‘making of’ video for Venom, a charity auction of Elton John Collector’s Edition game #002 at Christie’s, new translites available for all their titles from Spooky Pinball, expected announcements of the next games from Dutch Pinball and Homepin and why one of them will be open-sourced, along with the free download of the manual for Pulp Fiction available right now.All this and much more is packed into this latest edition of the Pinball Industry News PINcast.Click below to play this month’s PINcast, or visit the Pinball Industry News PINcast page on Spotify to stream or download this episode, and subscribe to get automatic notifications of future editions. February 2024 PINcast It’s time to talk pinball, and who better to talk about the industry, the hobby, the rumours, and the latest developments than the heads of three of the biggest pinball companies?Join Martin from Pinball News and Jonathan from Pinball Magazine in this latest edition of their Pinball Industry News PINcast looking back at all the exciting news from the pinball world throughout the month of January 2024.The duo got together for the EAG International Expo coin-op trade show in London to play the latest titles from seven different manufacturers, including two models of Stern Pinball’s newest game, Jaws. To find out more about how that game was created and the latest developments at Stern Pinball, they sat down with company Chairman, Gary Stern. You can hear their interview with Gary exclusively in this month’s PINcast.American Pinball has been the subject of plenty of rumourmongering of late, much of it unfounded. To get at the facts, Martin and Jonathan talk to the company’s Executive Vice President, David Fix, to find out the steps being taken to bolster their customer support, how they are introducing a new board system into their future and previous games, when their next game might be announced, why the company definitely isn’t for sale, and much more.While at the EAG International Expo, your PINcast hosts also got to sit down for dinner with head of Jersey Jack Pinball, Jack Guarnieri. Jack was there to promote his company’s Elton John and The Godfather games which were being exhibited and earning very favourable reactions from those who got to play them. You can hear that ‘Dinner with Jack’ exclusively in this month’s edition of the PINcast.Plus, there is news from all the manufacturers exhibiting at the EAG show, including details of how pinball is re-joining the line-up of games at one large coin-op distributor and operator, and who might be behind a mysterious new upcoming game launch.Meanwhile, there is news of a new appointment at Spooky Pinball, expected changes to This Is Spinal Tap, lots of new game add-ons now available and shipping to customers, and news of the first in a series of new miniature pinballs.All this and much more is packed into the latest edition of the Pinball Industry News PINcast.So, make sure you haven’t missed out on any of this excitement by streaming or downloading the podcast the pinball industry listens to.Click below to play this month’s PINcast, or visit the Pinball Industry News PINcast page on Spotify to stream or download this episode, and subscribe to get automatic notifications of future editions. 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