The Ultimate Roundup of Upcoming Pinball Machines & Rumors [Updated 11.12.24]

There's never been a more thrilling time to be a pinball enthusiast! With numerous big names in the pinball industry announcing new pinball machines slated for a 2024 release and a bunch of tantalizing pinball rumors, we at Kineticist are on the hunt for the latest pinball machine news, rumors, and gossip. We're combing through websites, digital content, and industry sources to gather the most compelling pinball machine rumors and confirmed upcoming releases for you. So far, we've seen information on forthcoming machines and top rumors from industry giants like Stern, Jersey Jack, American Pinball, Spooky Pinball, Chicago Gaming Company, The Pinball Brothers, Dutch Pinball, Barrels of Fun Pinball, Pedretti Gaming, and more. Stay tuned for updates, as we'll continually add new details about upcoming pinball machines from Stern, Jersey Jack, and others as they become available!

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Next Stern Pinball Machine Rumors

What is the next Stern Pinball release?

Stern has been churning out games new and old since moving into their new expanded headquarters in 2023. Mostly recovered from Covid-era production challenges, Stern has returned to a regular cornerstone release schedule in 2024 (at least 3 major releases for the year, plus or minus a few smaller release runs). Stern is also planning on doing re-runs of older titles from their library, including DMD era games.

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Update: On 8.30.24 Stern Pinball shared a teaser video for their latest game, the Jack Danger helmed Uncanny X-Men game.

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Update: On 10.14.24 Stern Pinball shared a teaser video for Metallica Remastered.

Current Production Stern Pinball Machines

Here's what's on the line and Stern's current production list, for refreshers.

• Venom
• Foo Fighters
• James Bond 007
  
• Godzilla
• Star Wars the Mandalorian
• Elvira's House of Horrors
• Jurassic Park
• Deadpool
• Stranger Things
• Jaws
• Black Knight Sword of Rage (Pro) *Rerun
• Iron Maiden *Rerun
• John Wick
• Rush *Rerun
• Godzilla 70th Anniversary
• Jurassic Park Home Edition Plus
• The Uncanny X-Men
• Metallica Remastered
  

Next Stern Pinball Machine Rumors

In order to be a rumored game, it must be mentioned by a reputable source, hinted at by the company through official channels or interviews or considered a consensus pick by the larger pinball community.

• Ghostbusters Vault
• King Kong
• Super Mario
• Pokemon
• Journey
• Dungeons & Dragons
• New Star Wars title
• Aerosmith Vault
• Munsters Vault
• Goldfinger Edition James Bond
• Fallout
• The next Metallica Remastered style game, like a Tron or a Lord of the Rings.

Next Jersey Jack Pinball Machine Rumors

Jersey Jack is arguably the number 2 pinball manufacturer in the United States, with a focus on high-end pinball machines for the collector audience. They don't release games nearly as often as Stern does, however they seem to be increasing their rate of production.

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Current Production Jersey Jack Pinball Machines

• The Godfather
• Toy Story 4
• Guns n' Roses
• Elton John
• Avatar: The Battle for Pandora

Next Jersey Jack Pinball Rumors

• The Matrix
• Top Gun
• Harry Potter
• Fast & The Furious
• Beastie Boys
• The Muppets
• Sonic the Hedgehog

Next American Pinball Rumors

American Pinball is currently planning for two new game releases a year. They aren't up to that level yet, but hope to be there soon. Like Jersey Jack, American Pinball rumors are few and far between.

Current American Pinball Machines

• Hot Wheels
• Galactic Tank Force
• Barry O's Barbecue Challenge

Rumored American Pinball Machines

• Untitled homebrew competition winner
• Cuphead

Next Spooky Pinball Rumors

Spooky Pinball's two latest releases, Looney Tunes and Texas Chainsaw Massacre, are currently in production. Rumors on the next Spooky game have already started, including IPs like Evil Dead and Beetlejuice, though nothing has been confirmed yet.

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Current Spooky Pinball Machines

• Scooby Doo
• Looney Tunes
• Texas Chainsaw Massacre

Rumored Spooky Pinball Machines

• Evil Dead
• Army of Darkness
• Beetlejuice
• Gremlins
• Motörhead
• Spongebob Squarepants
• Futurama

Next Chicago Gaming Company Pinball Rumors

Chicago Gaming Co. is currently working on shipping their newest game, Pulp Fiction (which is a team-up with Raw Thrills and Play Mechanix). Chicago Gaming may do another run(s) of their remake titles, like Medieval Madness and Attack from Mars. Rumors have also started to pick up about Chicago Gaming producing a Twilight Zone remake.

Current Chicago Gaming Company Pinball Machines

• Cactus Canyon Remake
• Attack from Mars Remake
• Medieval Madness Remake
• Pulp Fiction

Rumored Chicago Gaming Company Pinball Machines

• Big Bang Bang Bar Remake
• Twilight Zone
• Halo

Next Pinball Brothers Machine Rumors

The Pinball Brothers, currently partnered with Currently partnered with Pedretti Pinball through Euro Pinball Corp. The Pinball Brothers produces pinball machines primarily for the European market, with titles like Queen, ABBA and Alien.

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Current Pinball Brothers Pinball Machines

• Alien
• Queen
• ABBA

Rumored Pinball Brothers Pinball Machines

• Predator

Next Dutch Pinball Machine Rumors

Dutch Pinball has pulled off quite the turnaround by finally catching up to demand for their hit machine, The Big Lebowski.

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Dutch Pinball has been strongly linked to the oft-requested Back to the Future license, but there has been no official confirmation of it. Dutch Pinball did recently announce the formation of a sister-company called DPX that will be focused on producing rare machines for collectors, such as Alice in Wonderland and Magic Girl.

Current Dutch Pinball Machines

• The Big Lebowski
• Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

Rumored Dutch Pinball Machines

• Back to the Future
• Daft Punk
• Magic Girl
• RAZA
• Kingpin
• Big Bang Bar

Next Barrels of Fun Pinball Pinball Machine Rumors

The company formerly known as "Mystery Pinball Company" is now officially Barrels of Fun. The Houston-based startup is currently working on getting their first game, Labyrinth, out the door and into customers hands. According to company CEO David Van Es, the company has 3 new game licenses locked in with a few additional licenses in various stages of negotiation.

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Current Barrels of Fun Pinball Machines

• Labyrinth

Rumored Barrels of Fun Pinball Machines

• The Fifth Element
• The Rocketeer
• The Goonies

Next Multimorphic Pinball Machine Rumors

Multimorphic is known for its unique take on Pinball machine production with its P3 gaming platform. Multimorphic began life in 2009 as a hobbyist control system that would allow pinball fans the ability to run custom code on existing machines. The popularity of this control board called the P-ROC, would eventually enable founder Gerry Stellenberg the ability to start producing full games starting in 2012, with its first production run completed in 2017.

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Multimorphic is a much harder company to track for a list like this. They don't do a ton of licensed theme work (Weird Al being a notable exception), and a lot of their recent "releases" haven't been releases of their own, but rather releases by third-party developers like For Amusement Only Games. That said, occasionally we'll hear a thing or two about an upcoming game from Multimorphic, and when that happens we'll be sure to add a note here.

Current Multimorphic Pinball Machines

Note: full game modules only.

• Final Resistance
• Weird Al's Museum of Natural Hilarity
• Heist
• Cosmic Cart Racing
• Lexy Lightspeed - Escape from Earth
• Cannon Lagoon
• Drained
• Princess Bride

Rumored Multimorphic Pinball Machines

• N/A

Other Manufacturers:

These are smaller manufacturers that we've heard of (or confirmed) their upcoming games.

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Play Mechanix / Raw Thrills

• Halo

Pedretti Gaming

Part of Euro Pinball Corp. alongside Pinball Brothers.

• n/a

TiltBob Pinball

• Road Trip
• Little Shop of Horrors

HomePin

• Blues Brothers (in production)

Pinball Adventures

• Elements
• Sushi Madness

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A note on sources: Most rumors referenced on this page come from various industry and hobby podcasts, news sites, forum threads or social media discussions. For a peek behind where we get our pinball content, see our list of the Best Pinball Podcasts, Best Pinball Websites, and the Best Pinball Communities Online.