The TWIPYs are back, and this year we’re keeping things simple. Fewer categories. More focus. Less drama—at least in theory. Voting runs January 5–20, with winners revealed February 7 in a special episode of the BASH Pinball Podcast. twipys.com/twipys-2025-...

someone picked up domains for "world pinball federation" which is the most serious signal I've seen so far of potential competition to the IFPA

Congrats on keeping the print issues going for so long!

Before the U.S. Thanksgiving holiday, the IFPA released new statements intended to clarify its internal structure, bathroom-access expectations for sanctioned events, and its next steps following the OBX Fall Flippers incident. www.kineticist.com/post/ifpa-ou...

This Week in Pinball, we’re keeping things short for the holiday week. twip.kineticist.com/p/turkey-twip

We're tracking deals from nearly 50 different companies in our Pinball Black Friday deals tracker! Includes our best discount of the year on premium This Week in Pinball subscriptions. Check it 👇 www.kineticist.com/post/2025s-pinball-black-friday-deals

As we do every year, we're tracking all the best Black Friday / Cyber Monday pinball deals and updating our tracker as we go. See what we've discovered so far and be sure to leave a comment with any new deals you find. www.kineticist.com/post/2025s-p...

Marino Zaccaria, one of the three brothers behind Italy’s most recognizable pinball brand, Zaccaria, has died at the age of 89. www.kineticist.com/post/marino-...

New statement from the IFPA was shared this evening www.ifpapinball.com/status-updat...

NYC Pin Pod episode 512: Another Week to Contemplate Their Fate #pinball Ball 1: Local competition results and calendar Ball 2: Location Update plus pinball bullet journals Ball 3: Further OBX fallout @pinballmap.com @kineticist.com nycpinpod.wordpress.com/2025/11/23/e...

This Week in Pinball has been a long one. twip.kineticist.com/p/competitiv...

Last night, November 19th, in response to the ongoing controversy around the OBX Fall Flippers Tournament, the remaining members of the IFPA Women's Advisory Board officially resigned. Read their statement here. www.kineticist.com/post/ifpa-wo...

Internal IFPA Slack discussions reveal new details about the OBX Fall Flippers incident and the organization’s response. www.kineticist.com/post/new-inf...

Signed and donated. c.org/zQ9bnHDnLL

Providing more information and context around the handling of the harassment incident at the OBX Fall Flippers tournament. www.kineticist.com/post/update-...

Everything we know so far about Spooky Pinball's latest release, Beetlejuice pinball. www.kineticist.com/post/spooky-...

To say the IFPA's statement is disappointing and insufficient is an understatement. "We made an email address, problem solved." One man choosing to override the unanimous position of the Women's Advisory Board manages to make this worse than no action by showing how little regard IFPA has for them

An IFPA event became the center of a major controversy last weekend after a venue manager forcibly removed a trans woman from the women’s restroom and the TD allowed the event to proceed without interruption. The IFPA’s response has now created more controversy. www.kineticist.com/post/ifpa-ob...

This Week in Pinball, we’re turning up the saturation and diving into color theory. twip.kineticist.com/p/the-color-...

What do we think? Is The Walking Dead Remastered a hit or a miss from Stern Pinball? www.kineticist.com/post/stern-r...

This Week in Pinball, we’re teasing some teasers and getting into a spooky mood. twip.kineticist.com/p/spooky-sea...

New! Review of the two new Elvira releases for the Zen Studios Pinball FX series. www.kineticist.com/post/elvira-...

Fresh for Halloween week, how about a new Monster Bash tutorial? www.kineticist.com/post/monster...

This Week in Pinball, we’re going ape on content, publishing two polls of the week for the first time ever, and getting back into the routine post-Expo. twip.kineticist.com/p/hyper-poll...

Winchester Mystery House, a new pinball machine based on the infamous San Jose mansion, was the smash hit of Pinball Expo last week. @garrettmartin.bsky.social looks at why. www.endlessmode.com/article/how-...

Now that Pinball Expo has wrapped up, let's take a look back and reflect on all the hot topics of conversation that the show had to offer. www.kineticist.com/post/pinball...

New! Moving Units: The State of Barrels of Fun Post Winchester Launch twip.kineticist.com/p/moving-uni...

What a night! Thanks to everyone for coming out to the Pinball Media Mixer 3 - we hope everyone had a great time! Huge thanks to @kineticist.com for welcoming us in as a co-host. We're overwhelmed by kind words from everyone at Expo and at the party...

This Week in Pinball, we’re in Expo mode and celebrating a rare industry W in a world full of Ls. twip.kineticist.com/p/sold-out

Over Ten Years in the Making, Scorbit is on the Verge of a Breakout. Enjoyed an extensive conversation with Jay Adelson and Ron Richards of Scorbit ahead of their big reveal. www.kineticist.com/post/scorbit...

Barrels of Fun Reveals Winchester Mystery House www.kineticist.com/post/barrels...

💥 TICKET GIVEAWAY💥Can you compete with the best of the best? Now's your chance to find out as attendees of the @scorbit.io x @kineticist.com Pinball Media Mixer 3 on 10/16 at Enterrium will be eligible to win a ticket to the most exclusive pinball event of the year, the Pinball Olympics 2025 (IYKYK)

This Week in Pinball, we’re in the home stretch before Expo, pushing out a lot of content before we head out to Schaumburg, and wondering if we’ll see any new surprises at the 13th hour next week. twip.kineticist.com/p/13th-hour

A Conversation with Jeff Dodson (dirtypoolpinball) about his work with Barrels of Fun Pinball on Dune's Sound Design www.kineticist.com/post/jeff-do...

The latest edition of Score Card from Matt Owen is out! This edition, we're looking back at three standout events of September, where players pushed their flipping to the limit in pursuit of big WPPRs and Stern Pro Circuit points. www.kineticist.com/post/the-sco...

As Jack Burton says, pinball is all in the reflexes ;-) Now all we need is Kyle Smet's BTILC homebrew to be made into a commercial pinball machine (for all of us to enjoy)! PS: Thanks to @kineticist.com for the heads up on this awesome looking homebrew! twip.kineticist.com/p/too-spicy

This Week in Pinball, we’re feeling a bit spicy in the lead-up to Pinball Expo and the end of our successful Back Indie Media drive. twip.kineticist.com/p/too-spicy

What are Pinball Legends? Taking a wild educated guess on the upcoming DPX and Planetary Pinball collaboration twip.kineticist.com/p/what-are-p...

Huge thanks to the 3 folks who upgraded to paid subscriptions to This Week in Pinball over the weekend! That leaves us just 10 new subscriptions away from reaching our goal for the month. Subscriptions start at $25/year, but most choose $60/year. twip.kineticist.com/upgrade

This Week in Pinball, we’re sharing a funky mix of pinball content while jamming on a new Funkatron-inspired song. twip.kineticist.com/p/funkatron-...

Registration is NOW OPEN for the @scorbit.io & @kineticist.com Pinball Media Mixer 3 at Pinball Expo. Tournament with $1000 prize pool and more! All the info and RSVP here: www.kineticist.com/post/pinball...

Scoops aren't always our thing here, but we've got one today after checking in with Pedretti Gaming about the Big Bang Bar remake rumors and their Pinball Expo plans. Subscriber exclusive! twip.kineticist.com/p/big-bang-b...

This Week in Pinball, we’re whaling on some Gilligan’s Island and catching up on the latest news. twip.kineticist.com/p/gilligans-...

Running Kineticist costs about as much as buying a new Stern Premium every year. Here’s where that goes and why your support matters. twip.kineticist.com/p/where-my-p...

Follow the indie publishers taking part in our September Back Indie Media Drive and share the hell outta their appeals instead of giving more airtime to fascists and bigots go.bsky.app/4UJFDAC

Had a blast helping Bash Pinball Podcast kick off Season 2 of their show at Stern's Media Day! www.youtube.com/watch?v=64po...

New edition of Moving Units is live for paid supporters! Breaking down Stern's performance in the Post-Godzilla era before Star Wars: Fall of the Empire starts shipping. twip.kineticist.com/p/moving-uni...

This Week in Pinball, we’re making the jump to hyperspace now that our Star Wars embargo has lifted. twip.kineticist.com/p/it-s-star-...

This Week in Pinball, we’re telling some cool pinball stories while waiting on new Star Wars news. twip.kineticist.com/p/before-sop...

How you can help Kineticist and indie media thrive in 2025 twip.kineticist.com/p/so-i-guess...