About this episode

The episode recaps the events in the pinball world during April 2026, highlighting new game launches, upgrades, and sponsorships.

After all the excitement of new game launches last month, things were a little more sedate in April. So, join Jonathan and Martin as they take a gentle stroll through the events from the pinball world in the latest Pinball Industry News PINcast. It’s been thirteen years since music and sound maestro Chris Granner created an audio package for a new pinball, but now he’s back to work on Turner Pinball’s latest Yukon Yeti game alongside Adam Grubman. Although not an entirely new game, Cardona Pinball have released their 2.0 upgrade kit for the classic Fish Tales machine. Ultimate Fishing Challenge adds new rules, backbox and playfield LCD panels, new sounds, new displays and new translite art. Stern Pinball’s latest sponsorship is no joke. In fact it’s a whole weekend of them, as the company sends a team to Florida’s Key West for the Q-West2 comedy festival where they are a ‘lifestyle sponsor’. A local bar was populated with Stern’s latest games and high score tournaments held on Insider Connected along with a unique achievement badge for players. While it never made it to the Texas Pinball Festival, Hexa Pinball have been touring their new The Three Musketeers around European shows…

People in this episode

Hosts: Jonathan Joosten, Martin Ayub

Topics covered

• pinball news
• game launches
• upgrades
• sponsorships
• events
• collaborations

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Cardona Pinball, Stern Pinball, Hexa Pinball, Jersey Jack Pinball

Products: Fish Tales, The Three Musketeers

Books & works: Harry Potter and the Cursed Child

Places: Florida

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