Pinball Magazine & Pinball News PINcast December 2025 recap

Pinball Magazine & Pinball News PINcast December 2025 recap

From Pinball News & Pinball Magazine PINcast by Martin Ayub, Jonathan Joosten

January 5, 2026 · 2h 21m · Season 2026 · Episode 1

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The episode recaps the pinball industry highlights from December 2025 and discusses upcoming trends and products for 2026.

As we bid a warm welcome to 2026, there’s plenty to look back on in the pinball industry throughout the final month of last year. So, Jonathan from Pinball Magazine and Martin from Pinball News are here to bring you all the details in the December 2025 edition of the Pinball Industry News PINcast. The recent slew of new game announcements has been quickly followed up by the release of numerous accessories. From toppers to shooter rods, from lighting kits to backglasses, there has never been a wider choice of add-ons available. The start of the year marked the fifteenth anniversary of Jack Gaurnieri’s launch of Jersey Jack Pinball. There have been many changes to both the company and the wider industry over the past decade-and-a-half, so Jack joins Jonathan and Martin to look back to the start of the company and how it compares now. At the start of 2011 there was only one company actively manufacturing pinballs. Fifteen years later there are more than fifteen companies, with more poised to show their hands in 2026. Some upcoming titles are common knowledge, while others are still mere speculation. To start the year, Jonathan and Martin run down the known knowns and the known…

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