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The 2021 Stern Factory Tour will be Virtual

The 2021 Stern Factory Tour will be virtual this year. Read the special announcement to see the logistics of how this will happen at Pinball Expo.

Pinball Student Film Actor Casting Call: “Pinball Society”

Bonuses, Events, Pinball

If you are in the Detroit, Michigan area (or can get there quickly), and you fancy yourself an actor, perhaps this film may interest you.

“Pinball Society is a film by a student Director about an Agency that tracks down possessed objects. The next investigation is about a pinball machine that is trying to start a cult.

The Museum of Pinball Auction: A Firsthand Account

Events, Pinball, Pinball Pros(e)

Jake Danzig gives an analysis of what happened at the recent Museum of Pinball Auction, which resulted in some very impressive hammer prices for games.

He provides reasons why the prices for games may have been magnified over their expected values for this particular event.

Via: ‘Southwest Arcade and Pinball Collectors, Arizona & Beyond!’

Godzilla gameplay reveal: Dead Flip Friday 9/17 at 6 PM Central

Events, Gameplay, Pinball, Stern

The King of the Monsters meets the king of pinball streaming this Friday on the Dead Flip twitch channel.

Dead Flip on twitch: twitch.tv/deadflip

Pinball on ESPN [THE OCHO]

Bonuses, Events, Pinball, Tournaments

This Friday, August 6th, 2021 at 2:30 pm Eastern, there will be a pinball competition broadcast on ESPN [The Ocho], The Stern Heads-Up Pinball Invitational.

Pinball tournament fanatics, and especially enthusiastic competitors already know the result of this competition. But, give it a repeat watch or a stream anyway to add to whatever watch numbers are relevant here, and to help support the players and organizers who put on the event.

I am interested to see how the gameplay gets edited down into the half-hour time frame, along with any profiles that may be added to give flavor to the broadcast.

Marco TV: The Pinfest Interviews

Events, Interview, Pinball, Video

Marco Specialties set up an interview booth at Allentown Pinfest 2021 where they interviewed many from “The Pinball Community”.

Including:
Dr. Pin & Mrs. Pin – Pinball Podcasters
Todd Tuckey – TNT Amusements
Tim Roth – TNT/Twins Arcade
Corwin Emery – Spooky Pinball
Larry Rosenthal – Starship Fantasy
Jody Gontero – Ramp-O-Matic
Allen Cihak – Pinball Operator
Rob Kahr – Kahr.US Circuits
Brielle & Gianna – Earth Support Club
more …

Pinball Super Series Cash Prizes Increased!

Events, Pinball, Tournaments

Did you register for the Pinball Super Series coming up in October at District 82? The cash prizes have been increased due to a sponsorship by The Pinball Company!

“We are now paying out to 6th place instead of just 4th for the overall series:
$2 per person per tournament goes into this pool but the overall winner is going to receive $1,000 regardless of participants.”

INDISC will live on!

Events, Pinball, Tournaments

Since the Museum of Pinball was the site of INDISC / The Open major pinball tournament, and that event space will be gone, the question arose as to the status of the event for next year.