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Someone has the license for the massively popular LitRPG franchise. We don't know who — but we have thoughts.

We've been quietly rebuilding the Hype Index over the past few months. The scoring is smarter, the nostalgia model actually accounts for franchise eras, and your hype vote feeds directly into the rankings now.

The 2025 TWIPYs looked nothing like the eight shows before it. Seven categories, no sponsors, four arcades, and real conversations with the people who make the games. Here are the winners and what happened.

Melvin Williams has been named Creative Director of American Pinball, just over a week after splitting from Dutch Pinball. Here's what it means and why the history is wilder than you'd think.

Stern Pinball has revealed their next cornerstone title, and it's the one everybody's been waiting for: Pokemon.

Back to the Future might still be happening — and it could be coming alongside a major international partnership.

The Pinball Capital of the World doesn't have a world-class place to play. Francis Wisniewski thinks he can fix that.

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

The 2026 competitive pinball season is officially underway. We've got the complete list of IFPA State and Provincial Championship winners — plus the first Stern Pro Circuit results of the year from the Starfighters Pinball Festival.

American Pinball is getting into the classics business—and they're not just doing straight remakes.

Three new members join the IFPA leadership team, the mission statement gets a complete rewrite, and the organization commits to new TD resources and continuing the Women's Championship series.

Ron Lindeman answers questions on the JB Vincent LP acquisition, what's next for product development, and how American Pinball plans to rebuild trust.

American Pinball and Orbit Games were officially acquired by JB Vincent L.P. Here are all the details we know so far.

IPDB.org has been the pinball community's go-to database for over two decades. But the data tells a troubling story: database updates are down 93% since 2020, 71% of major pinball releases since 2020 are missing entirely, and search visibility has collapsed.

On the surface, Sterling Mitoska is your average teenager, that is, until he starts playing pinball.

It’s time! 2025 TWIPY pinball awards voting is officially open.

The best pinball machines of 2025 wowed us with their innovation, fine-tuned flow, and excellent layouts, producing some truly standout experiences. In celebration of this year's best release, I've whipped up a list of the best pinball machines of 2025.

On this edition of The Score Card, we're recapping the final SPC tournaments of the year, jumping from Florida's biggest arcade expo to a cozy convention in Ohio, before crossing the finish at a beloved arcade in Illinois.

A new pinball rumor began circulating today via French pinball influencer Paris Pinball Addict, pointing to a potential Resident Evil–themed machine developed by a previously unknown European manufacturer based in Switzerland.

Gameplay streams, cabinet changes, licensor delays, and a still-forming code roadmap point to a launch that still hasn’t fully settled.

Before the U.S. Thanksgiving holiday, the IFPA released new statements intended to clarify its internal structure, bathroom-access expectations for sanctioned events, and its next steps following the OBX Fall Flippers incident.

Black Friday and Cyber Monday are here, and we’re tracking every 2025 pinball-related deal we can find.

Marino Zaccaria, one of the three brothers behind Italy’s most recognizable pinball brand, Zaccaria, has died at the age of 89.

Last night, November 19th, in response to the ongoing controversy around the OBX Fall Flippers Tournament and the response to it by the IFPA, the remaining members of the Women's Advisory Board, Crystal Cory, Karyn Kiser, Kim Martinez, and Zoë Vrabel, officially resigned.

Internal IFPA Slack discussions reveal new details about the OBX Fall Flippers incident and the organization’s response.