THIS WEEK IN PINBALL: March 23rd, 2020

The Scoop

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Coronavirus Updates

Stern Pinball Halts Production, Delays Heavy Metal

Stern shared the following update last week:

Stern also announced that the release of Heavy Metal would be delayed:

American Pinball Halts Manufacturing

American Pinball also announced they were suspending manufacturing:

IFPA Suspends Sanctioning of Events

The International Flipper Pinball Association shared the following update last week:

New York City Pinball Championships Cancelled

The New York City Pinball Championships shared the following update last week:

Stay healthy TWIP readers!!

Multimorphic Reveals Heist

Last week Multimorphic revealed their newest creation, Heist!!

First HEIST Stream!

Our friend Nick Baldridge of the For Amusement Only EM and Bingo Pinball Podcast streamed Heist over the weekend – check it out!!

For more coverage of the Heist reveal, check out the following:

Hot Wheels Updates

American Pinball shared some more information last week regarding their newest creation – Hot Wheels!! Check out the flyer and higher resolution images of the playfield and cabinet:

Josh Kugler, the Director of Software Engineering at American Pinball, answered some questions regarding Hot Wheels on this Pinside post:

Josh Kugler also gave an overview of the rules of Hot Wheels on this Pinside post – check it out!

Spooky Moving to New Facility

Spooky announced last week they are moving into a larger facility:

They also shared they will “hit some production bumps” due to the Coronavirus:

Stranger Things – Behind the Scenes

This video is fascinating – Chuck Ernst of Stern Pinball talks about everything that goes into creating the animations on Stranger Things – check it out!

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Other Manufacturers

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