Pinball Magazine & Pinball News PINcast May 2026 recap

Pinball Magazine & Pinball News PINcast May 2026 recap

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

June 4, 2026 · 1h 37m · Season 2026 · Episode 6

About this episode

The episode discusses the return of familiar pinball titles and features interviews from the Austrian Pinball Festival.

There’s a strong sense of déjà vu this month as three familiar pinball titles return in new forms, as Jonathan and Martin reveal in the latest May 2026 edition of the Pinball Industry News PINcast. It was fifteen years ago that Stern Pinball released their first Transformers-based title, but the Autobots and Decepticons have returned in the new Transformers: More Than Meets the Eye game. Martin got the opportunity to play it at a trade event in London and to also talk to Gary Stern and John Buscaglia from Stern Pinball, as the company looks to cut prices and boost sales through changes to their European distribution arrangements. From one cartoon series to another, as Wonderland Amusement bring the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles back to pinball with the opening of preorders for their World of TMNT: Battle in the Sewer. There are two versions available and discounts for buyers of the company’s first release, along with news of game features and estimated shipping dates. The third title making a return comes from Pedretti Gaming as they confirm Tales of the Arabian Nights as their next remake game. There’s also news of another remake title they were developing before that particular…

People in this episode

Hosts: Martin Ayub, Jonathan Joosten

Topics covered

  • pinball news
  • game releases
  • interviews
  • pinball festivals
  • industry insights

Keywords

  • pinball
  • Transformers
  • Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
  • Austrian Pinball Festival
  • game remakes
  • Stern Pinball
  • Pedretti Gaming
  • Wonderland Amusement

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Stern Pinball, Wonderland Amusement, Pedretti Gaming

Products: Transformers: More Than Meets the Eye, World of TMNT: Battle in the Sewer, Tales of the Arabian Nights

Places: London, Austria

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