The Ultimate Roundup of Pinball Manufacturer News [Updated 11.20.24]

Here we'll be keeping track of pinball manufacturer news and updates. This page will be continually updated with the latest pinball news, rumors and speculation as we hear it. Consider it a live document and always a work-in-progress. If there's anything you think we're missing on this page, please send me an email! 

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Stern Pinball

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Active games

Stern Pinball currently has 17 active titles in their pinball catalog. These are all games that have been recently released, or re-run and are listed on Stern's public website. A game will be removed from this list when it's last run has been officially announced by the company.

• John Wick
• JAWS
• Venom
• Foo Fighters
• James Bond 007
• Rush
• Godzilla
• Star Wars The Mandalorian
• Avengers Infinity Quest
• Stranger Things
• Elvira House of Horrors
• Jurassic Park
• Black Knight: Sword of Rage
• Deadpool
• Iron Maiden
• Star Wars
• The Uncanny X-Men
• Metallica Remastered
• The Beatles (Gold)

Rumored or in development games

• New Brian Eddy / Dwight Sullivan game (possibly Dungeons & Dragons)
• King Kong

Toppers & accessories

• Stern announced new official accessories and topper for Metallica Remastered (YouTube)
• Stern announced new official accessories and topper for Godzilla 70th Anniversary Edition (YouTube)
• Stern has the following official game toppers listed on their website:
  • JAWS
  • Iron Maiden
  • Elvira's House of Horrors
  • Stranger Things
  • Avengers AIQ
  • James Bond 007
  • Black Knight: Sword of Rage
  • RUSH
  • Jurassic Park
  • Deadpool
  • Star Wars The Mandalorian
  • Godzilla
  • Metallica Remastered
  • Godzilla 70th Anniversary

• Stern has announced official accessory packages for the following active games:
  • JAWS
  • James Bond 007
  • Foo Fighters
  • The Mandalorian
  • RUSH
  • Godzilla
  • Avengers Infinity Quest
  • Godzilla 70th Anniversary
  • Metallica Remastered
• We are currently waiting on official accessory packages and toppers for the following active games:
  • John Wick
  • Venom
  • The Uncanny X-Men

Insider Connected

Stern released a major application update recently overhauling much of the UI and some of the functionality.

Other news

• Stern's Spike 3 board system is rumored to be in development and may see release in 2024 alongside a new title.
• Stern released a major code update for John Wick which brings new modes and polish to the game.

Jersey Jack Pinball

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Active games

These are games that are actively on the line or known to still be in production at Jersey Jack Pinball.

• Elton John
• Avatar: The Battle for Pandora

Rumored or in development games

• Harry Potter
• The Matrix

Toppers & accessories

• No accessories news as Jersey Jack mostly includes official game accessories as part of different trim lines for each game (i.e. Avatar included toppers on both models).

Other news

• Jersey Jack is rumored to be developing their own competitor to Stern's Insider Connected app, tentatively called "Pinball Connect".
• Jersey Jack announced the release of Pinball XP, a product offering focused on FECs and larger commercial operators that includes a large overhead display system and ticket redemption capabilities (Replay)
• Jersey Jack recently released a long-awaited beta code update for its Pirates of the Caribbean game which adds in the game's final wizard mode.

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Spooky Pinball

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Active games

• Scooby Doo
• Looney Tunes
• Texas Chainsaw Massacre

Rumored or in development games

• Spooky Pinball is working on the launch of their next title, tentatively slated for release in November or December of 2024.
• They have 5 licenses currently secured for future titles.
• Rumors include
  • Evil Dead
  • Beetlejuice
  • Goonies
  • Motörhead

Toppers & accessories

• Spooky Pinball recently announced they had completed pre-order builds for Scooby Doo toppers and were now working on building non pre-order builds.

Other news

• Spooky hired artist Christopher Franchi as their exclusive artist moving forward.
• Spooky released a refreshed logo design.

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Chicago Gaming Company

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Active games

• Pulp Fiction

Rumored or in development games

• Medieval Madness
• Twilight Zone
• Halo

Toppers & accessories

• Working on producing the official toppers for Pulp Fiction LEs, which are on the line.
• Working on producing Cactus Canyon 2.0 Upgrade Kits

Other news

• Pulp Fiction LEs are on the line.

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American Pinball

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Active games

• Barry O's BBQ Challenge
• Galactic Tank Force

Rumored or in development games

• Cuphead

Toppers & accessories

American Pinball offers a range of parts and accessories on its website.

• Notable of late is their rollout of their Aura lighting system for select games.

Other news

• Rumors state that American Pinball has pushed back the release of its next game to sometime after Pinball Expo.
• Recently retired several games from their back catalog including Oktoberfest, Legends of Valhalla, and Houdini.

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Barrels of Fun

Website | Facebook | Kineticist

Active games

• Labyrinth

Rumored or in development games

• Goonies

Toppers & accessories

• Customers have been able order a range of official Labyrinth accessories from launch of that game.

Other news

• Released a new rules flowchart for Labyrinth.
• Hired Butch Peel for future game manuals and phone support.

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Dutch Pinball / DPX

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Active games

• The Big Lebowski
• Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

Rumored or in development games

• Back to the Future

Toppers & accessories

• No accessories news at this time.

Other news

• Dutch Pinball officially announced and revealed their next game, Alice's Adventure in Wonderland (details here)

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Multimorphic

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Active games

Given their platform based approach, most games from Multimorphic's catalog are available for order at any given time. For simplification we'll only include recent major releases here.

• Princess Bride
• Weird Al's Museum of Natural Hilarity
• Final Resistance

Rumored or in development games

• No rumored games.

Toppers & accessories

• No accessories news at this time.

Other news

• Multimorphic has started production on Princess Bride games as of 8.6.24.

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Pinball Brothers

Website | Facebook | Kineticist

Active games

• Alien
• Queen
• ABBA

Rumored or in development games

• Predator

Toppers & accessories

• No news

Other news

• ABBA games are starting to make their way over to United States customers.

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Pedretti Gaming

Website | Facebook | Kineticist

In production or on the line

• Funhouse Remake

Rumored or in development

• None, but presumably additional Bally/Williams remake titles

Toppers & accessories

• No news

Other news

• No news

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Turner Pinball

Website | Facebook | Kineticist

Active games

• Ninja Eclipse

Rumored or in development games

• No news

Toppers & accessories

• No news

Other news

• Turner Pinball recently sold out of their first game, Ninja Eclipse (100 units)

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Homepin

Website | Facebook | Kineticist

Active games

• This is Spinal Tap
• Blues Brothers

Rumored or in development games

• No news

Toppers & accessories

• No news

Other news

• Released more pictures and additional info for their Blues Brothers game on their Facebook page
• Released early open-source code base for Blues Brothers (Github)

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Pinball Adventures

Website | Kineticist

Active games

• None

Rumored or in development games

• Elements
• Sushi Madness

Toppers & accessories

• No news

Other news

• No news

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TiltBob Pinball

Website

Active games

• No news

Rumored or in development games

• Road Trip (original theme)
• Little Shop of Horrors

Toppers & accessories

• No news

Other news

• No news