The Ultimate Roundup of Pinball Manufacturer News [Updated 9.10.24]

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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For rumor specific updates, please see our dedicated rumor tracker, The Ultimate Roundup of Upcoming Pinball Machines & Rumors.

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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

Rumored or in development games

• Metallica (remake or new game)
• New Jack Danger cornerstone - officially confirmed as The Uncanny X-Men
• JAWS 50th Anniversary
• New Brian Eddy / Dwight Sullivan game (possibly Dungeons & Dragons)

Toppers & accessories

• Stern recently announced new a new Speaker Lighting upgrade system for select pro/premium games. Currently retails for $199. (Stern Shop)
• Stern also recently announced an LE Speaker Lighting upgrade kit, currently supporting Godzilla and James Bond, with future titles on the way. (Stern Shop)
• 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
• Stern has announced official accessory packages for the following active games:
  • JAWS
  • James Bond 007
  • Foo Fighters
  • The Mandalorian
  • RUSH
  • Godzilla
  • Avengers Infinity Quest
• We are currently waiting on official accessory packages for the following active games:
  • John Wick
  • Venom
  • Godzilla 70th Anniversary

Insider Connected

Stern continues to push their Insider Connected platform through a mix of milestone, monthly, and one-off promotional campaigns.

• Recently launched the Venom's Choose Your Path Quest as part of Marvel Month. Runs August 16, 2024 - September 07, 2024

Other news

• Long-time art director Greg Freres recently retired.
• Stern's Spike 3 board system is rumored to be in development and may see release in 2024 alongside a new title
• Released a code update for JAWS, including a new 8-bit inspired challenge mode, Jaws: The Revenge Challenge Mode
• Released a code update for John Wick
• Previewed a topper-exclusive mode for JAWS; Shark is Broken
• Released a code update for Rush which adds support for the speaker lights kit accessory.
• Stern started a partnership with Costco, where they are selling an upgraded version of their Jurassic Park Home game, called Jurassic Park+, featuring Insider Connected and a few additional physical upgrade.
• Stern started a pilot program offering game rentals to office buildings.
• Stern updated their Warranty terms, extending the term of coverage from ~90 days to 1 year.

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Jersey Jack Pinball

Website | Facebook | Kineticist

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

Currently, Jersey Jack is working on a teaser campaign for their next official release, slated for September 12, 2024. The game is confirmed as Avatar: The Battle for Pandora.

• Avatar: The Battle for Pandora
• Harry Potter
• The Matrix
• Margaritaville

Toppers & accessories

• No accessories news as Jersey Jack mostly includes official game accessories as part of different trim lines for each game (i.e. Elton John CE included a custom shooter knob and advanced topper).

Other news

• Jersey Jack is rumored to be developing their own competitor to Stern's Insider Connected app, tentatively called "Pinball Connect".

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Spooky Pinball

Website | Facebook | Kineticist

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 December of 2024.
• They have 5 licenses currently secured for future titles.
• Rumors include
  • Evil Dead
  • Beetlejuice
  • Sonic the Hedgehog
  • 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 Pinball completed their move to their new factory and rolled out official staff uniforms.

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Chicago Gaming Company

Website | Facebook | Kineticist

Active games

• Pulp Fiction

Rumored or in development games

• Medieval Madness
• Twilight Zone

Toppers & accessories

• Medieval Madness Remake XL Extended HD Displays + Upgraded Sound System (which supposedly works on other remake games) are available for purchase again.

Other news

• No other news.

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American Pinball

Website | Facebook | Kineticist

Active games

American Pinball is unique in this list in that they will regularly re-run games from most of their back catalogue depending on demand, so most games are considered active at any point in time.

• Barry O's BBQ Challenge
• Houdini
• Galactic Tank Force
• Hot Wheels
• Oktoberfest
• Legends of Valhalla

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.

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Barrels of Fun

Website | Facebook | Kineticist

Active games

• Labyrinth

Rumored or in development games

• No credible rumors at this time but Barrels of Fun are said to have several licenses secured for their next few games.

Toppers & accessories

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

Other news

• As of their last press release on 7/3/24, BoF had received 822/1,100 orders for Labyrinth. (BoF website)

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Dutch Pinball / DPX

Website | Facebook | Kineticist

Active games

• The Big Lebowski

Rumored or in development games

• Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
• Back to the Future

Toppers & accessories

• No accessories news at this time.

Other news

• Dutch Pinball recently shared teaser photos of its Alice's Adventures in Wonderland game. (Pinside) (Facebook)
• Dutch Pinball announced a partnership with Stumblor Pinball to incorporate easier mechanisms to allow game modding in Alice's Adventure in Wonderland. (Facebook)

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Multimorphic

Website | Facebook | Kineticist

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

• None

Toppers & accessories

• No news

Other news

• No news

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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

• No news

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Homepin

Website | Facebook | Kineticist

Active games

• This is Spinal Tap

Rumored or in development games

• Blues Brothers

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