If you have ever played any form of pinball, you will recall the distinct sounds as the ball bounces around. The pinball machine — a steel ball rolling on a sloped wooden surface — has switches and ...

LAS VEGAS—When we weren’t pounding the pavement at last week’s overloaded CES trade show, we at Ars Technica took whatever opportunity we could to nerd out in uniquely Vegas style. That didn’t mean ...

You can play virtual pinball on everything from your smartphone to your tablet to your laptop. But the best experience is, oddly enough, on an actual standup pinball machine with a giant screen ...

The jackpots keep rolling at Beau Rivage Resort & Casino in Biloxi. The fifth $100,000-plus jackpot of the year hit at 10:45 p.m. on Tuesday. The player from Alabaster, Alabama, who asked to remain ...

The lure of devices offering a quick payout has captured the curiosity and coins of Virginians for over a century. And for just as long, law enforcement officials have targeted those very devices, ...

As arcades become more and more rare, plenty of pinball enthusiasts are moving these intricate machines to their home collections in basements, garages, and guest rooms. But if you’re not fortunate ...

All the Latest Game Footage and Images from Slot Shots Pinball: Ultimate Edition Get ready for some good ‘ol fashion pinball fun with eleven tables ready for you! Bigger playfields, better physics, ...

This picture of Uncle Fester holding a lightbulb in his mouth is right above the "gobble hole" at the base of a pinball table. DocChewbacca/Flickr To those in the know, March 1992 is a watershed ...

A couple of years ago, we made a plea for Dallas to step up and produce a cool pinball lounge. A renewed wave of interest in the delightfully approachable game had made its way to other major cities ...

At the Pacific Pinball Museum in Alameda, the first blinking, brightly lit machine to catch my eye is “El Dorado,” a 1970s-era game, replete with bucking horses and cowboys, that once made an ...