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Next up: Stern's Iron Man!

Very exciting news from the Stern factory. The new machine is in production and it's another superhero theme! After the excellent Spider-Man and the great Batman Dark Knight games we are now going real hi-tech with Iron Man pinball. I think » Read the full story...

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Stern Big Buck Hunter (UPDATED! ...

Update: The following video was just posted to the Stern channel: Today, Stern has announced their new game "Big Buck Hunter" - Below you find the press release: "Pinball is sure to challenge new hunters, as » Full story...

Stern announces new NBA machine

Stern has just announced their latest game: "NBA", a licensed theme featuring USA basketball. For basketball fans -and there are quite a lot, according to the Stern press release, it was about time for another game of » Full story...

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AVATAR

We get our first look at Stern's new Avatar with the first video of the game. Based on the 3D cinematic blockbuster, Avatar won't be unobtainium for much longer. Read on...

IFPA 7

For our exclusive second report on the IFPA World Pinball Championships we get the full story direct from the man who hosted the event. Read on...

TIF 2010

Meanwhile, 4,600 miles away in Milan it's the Torneo Italiano Flipper 2010, or TIF for short. Ad Jonker joins his fellow Dutch players in braving the heat and reports for Pinball News. Read on...

FATAL ATTRACTION

When your balls start becoming attached to each other, errors in your game won't be far behind. John Higgins examines the problem, shows us ways to measure it and looks at the solutions. Read on...

TALL STORY

Billed as the World's Tallest Pinball, this 28 feet high Space Race amusement machine ensures every player leaves with a prize. Read on...

Gambling and pinball, part one: roulette

In this first story of a series of three on "gambling and pinball", we take a look at roulette themed pinball machines. From the early electro-mechanics to the recent Sterns, the game of roulette has always been a hot theme in pinball. We'll study 5 machines from different times to look for their "roulette wheel » Read the full story...

Gambling and pinball, part two: Poker!

In this second story in our series about gambling and pinball (here is the first one), Pinside.com will tell you why you won't need to learn poker strategy to play a poker themed pinball machine. We'll have a look at poker in general, the poker community and the popularity of the » Read the full story...

Gambling and pinball, part three: Slots!

Anyone who's ever been to the Vegas strip knows it's not easy winning on slots. In pinball that's really not different, although modern games will do their best to give you just the award you need. But let's not go ahead of this story and start at the beginning of this part three of our series in "Gambling and » Read the full story...

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