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Stern Big Buck Hunter (UPDATED! With video)

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 well as seasoned marksmen". Big Buck Hunter® PRO Pinball » Read the full story...

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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...

Stern announces "24" pinball mac...

UPDATE: As user Swissorcapin kindly points out in the comments, "24" has just received a fantastic software update! - Wizard Mode ("Master Agent") - "Save the President" (comes after all 3 MB's where started) - Escape - » Full story...

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BIG BUCK HUNTER PRO

It's the one you've been waiting for. The second part of the big in-depth review of Stern's Big Buck Hunter Pro is here with over 300 pictures and all the game's rules described in detail. It's everything you need to know. Read on...

YOU WANT SEMINARS?

We've got seminars. We start our coverage of the presentations from Pinball Expo, with lots more on the way over the next few weeks. Read on...

P-ROC BAND

Ever wanted to create your own machine or develop a new set of rules for an existing one? We talk to the developers behind the P-ROC pinball controller which lets you do just that. Read on...

PINBALL TAKES OFF

San Francisco Airport showcases pinball's history, art and design through the years with a public exhibition on the concourse. Michael Schiess tells the story of this latest arrival. Read on...

PACIFIC PINBALL MUSEUM

The Lucky Ju Ju expands its premises and becomes the Pacific Pinball Museum. Dave Santi visits their new home and explores the differently-themed rooms of pinball bliss. 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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