Movie theaters endured financial hardships during the pandemic’s lockdowns, but imagine what arcades, which were already on the brink of extinction due to home consoles, had to endure. To entice ...

If you pull back the plunger of a pinball machine ever so slowly, your wrist can feel the delicious tension building in each coil of the metal spring, one after the next, as the kinesis of ...

Easy on you and your pocket change, here are some accessible machines for those who aspire to become a pinball wizard.

I grew up playing pinball. It was a part of my childhood I’ve wanted to recreate for myself as well as share with my own kids. Sharpin Mini Played by Child However, the thing about pinball is that it ...

What Makes a Great Pinball Game? Before we dive into the top 20 pinball machines, let’s break down what makes a game truly legendary and give you some direction on what to look for when hunting for a ...

One of the worst-kept secrets in the pinball world has finally been confirmed: Stern Pinball has officially announced a Pokémon pinball machine. The game company revealed its existence through an ...

Chicago — Due west of O’Hare International Airport, there is a neighborhood — formally, part of Elk Grove Village — that isn’t much of a neighborhood. It’s warehouses, drab gray offices. It’s Gertrude ...

Linguist and lexicographer Ben Zimmer analyzes the origins of words in the news. Read previous columns here. Just over 50 years ago, Atari, then an enterprising Silicon Valley startup, released an ...