Category Archives: Pinball Magazines and Media

July 27

MEDIA : CBS THIS MORNING VISITS THE PACIFIC PINBALL MUSEUM

Even in the age of video games, pinball remains one of America’s great pastimes, and its popularity appears to be on the rise. And there’s one special place where you can flip back in time and see its evolution: The Pacific Pinball Museum in Alameda, Calif. Dana Jacobson pays a visit.

July 24

REVIEW : RYAN CLAYTOR AND NICK BALDRIDGE : COIN-OP CARNIVAL #1 BOOK REVIEW : VIDEO

The inaugural issue features an interview with Wayne Neyens, game reviews (Gottlieb’s Mystic Marvel, Williams’ Space Pilot), E.M. Tech (Relays), a product review, Comics, and more! Illustrations by Ryan Claytor with articles written by Nick Baldridge and Ryan Claytor. Coin-Op Carnival #1 is 64-pages in length, measures 5.5″ x 8.5″, and features full-color illustrations on […]

May 12

GAME ROOM MAGAZINE ISSUE 6 APRIL 2017 RELEASED

I just received issue number 6, April 2017 of Game Room Magazine. Great magazine with articles on pinball and the arcade scene.  Below are the topics covered in the magazine. 2 double Issues are printed each year To order the magazine click below: http://www.gameroommagazine.net/ Topics covered in this issue : Rob Berk Expo Creator Father of […]

January 20

Magazines and Media : Pinball News : EAG International 2017

Pinball News has posted a great article about the trade show EAG International 2017 hosted in London.  Martin has written a great article and posted some great pics about the show. Date: 17th – 19th January, 2017 Location: ExCel London, Western Gateway, Royal Victoria Dock, London, UK The first major trade show of the year is […]

December 24

Media : Pinball Magazine Releases Free Downloadable Christmas Special : George Gomez From Stern Interview

Pinball Magazine sat down with pinball designer and current VP of Game Design at Stern Pinball George Gomez, to talk about Stern’s 30th anniversary game, Batman 66, the new Spider-Man home game, pinball pricing, playfield ghosting and more. Also included is a preview of Pinball Magazine No. 4 and Pinball Magazine’s Pinball Flyer Archive 2016. […]

November 13

News and Video : ESPN the Magazine Electronic Article : The Charmer

By Chris Koentges Photo Illustration by Andrew Cutraro Robert Gagno is a pinball savant, but he wants so much more than just to be the world’s best player. The kid begins each game the same way. Black headphones over his ears, he cocks the plunger and looks to the ceiling. Sometimes he grins. Sometimes he […]

November 11

REVIEW : DIRTY DONNY PINBALL : WIZARDS AND BLACKLIGHT DESTROYERS BOOK REVIEW VIDEO

I just recently received my copy of the new Dirty Donny book Wizards and Blacklight Destroyers.  The artwork and content is fantastic.  Quality and construction of the book is great.  The images in the book has everything from pinball art, blacklight posters, and Metallica artwork.  The 150 page book is filled with art from start to finish. […]

October 29

REVIEW : ART OF ATARI HARDCOVER BOOK

I recently received my copy of the Art of Atari hard cover book written by Tim Lapetino. The book is over 300 pages filled with Atari history and artwork from the designers that worked at the company.  Each page is filled with colorful art and great photography of the artwork from the past.  The book […]

October 25

GAME ROOM MAGAZINE ISSUE 5 SEPTEMBER 2016 RELEASED

I just received issue number 5, September 2016 of Game Room Magazine. Great magazine with articles on pinball and the arcade scene.  Below are the topics covered in the magazine. The price of the magazine is $24.00 for four issues. To order the magazine click below: http://www.gameroommagazine.net/ Topics covered in this issue : Meet our […]

October 15

PINBALL NEWS.COM PRESENTS : PINBALL EXPO 2016 COVERAGE

Martin from Pinball News.com has posted on his site the on goings of Pinball Expo 2016 taking place this week in Chicago.  Martin always writes great articles about the pinball hobby. Click the link below to read the entire article : http://www.pinballnews.com/shows/expo2016/index.html 1:00pm – So…Can You Make Me a New Backglass? – Bruce Westfall & Scott Moehring. […]