September 25, 2020 update: This story first ran shortly before the coronivirus pandemic gripped San Antonio, putting Steve Bowden's plans to help launch Deeproot Pinball on hold. In March, just before ...

PELHAM — It was more than three decades ago when the owner of an arcade company told Sarah St. John that if she could fix a broken-down pinball machine — Xenon — within an hour, she had a job. An ...

Matti Robinson is a veteran of the industry originally from Finland, with nearly 20 years of writing and editing experience. His love for gaming started with the Commodore 64 and grew with each ...

Pinball Wizard, a new pinball game for Apple Arcade starring an actual wizard, has all the elements of a great subway game: It’s easy to learn, challenging as you keep going, and it doesn’t always ...

Portland's Pinbrawl tournament is coming this weekend, and it's a chance for pinball pros and amateurs alike to fight for the title of pinball champ. (Brent Wojahn/The Oregonian) There are pinball ...

WASHINGTON — Local pinball wizard Stephanie Traub is competing in a really cool event this weekend: PinClash. An online arcade pinball tournament featuring 24 top ranked players from around the world ...

BENICIA — As one of the Bay Area”s last remaining pinball technicians, Chris Kuntz is helping preserve the colorful arcade games he loves — one flipper, plunger and bumper at a time. His repair shop ...

Ever since he was a young boy, Adam McKinnie played the “silver ball.” Now, at age 39, he’s a “Pinball Wizard,” a la The Who’s 1969 rock hit. “Oh, that term,” McKinnie said with a grin. “We can never ...

All the Latest Game Footage and Images from The Pinball Wizard Oh, young Apprentice! Atop the Mountain of Shadow, at the foot of the castle tower, the wisdom bestowed upon you shall come to pass. A ...

The pinball game came about through the evolution of bringing outdoor ball games like croquet and bocce inside. Table games like billiards and shuffleboard paved the way and by the late 18th century ...