Based in Elk Grove Village, Illinois, Stern Pinball is the largest manufacturer of pinball machines in the world, employing hundreds of people and regarded for its innovation in the industry.

There’s a quarter mile of wire and 3,500 components in each pinball machine, and it takes about 30 hours of work to finish assembling one. They are methodically inspected every step of the way.

Yet it has always come back, today again riding a wave of popularity driven by the successes of high-tech machines capitalizing on familiar brands like X-Men and Godzilla. Pinball arcades are ...

VPCabs — virtual pinball machines — make it easier for venues to swap out pinball games, providing more choices for players and arcade owners. They're the brainchild of Brad Baker ...

If you haven’t played a pinball machine made in, oh, the last 15 years or so, you might not know how advanced they’ve become. Expect high-def screens on backglasses running constant video ...

"I just like bringing them back from the dead – they give a lot of harmless fun," said Mark Squires A man who has fixed more than 500 pinball machines from the converted double garage of his ...

Brightly colored paint, flashing lights, loud sounds and fast-paced action characterize play on pinball machines. The mechanics behind these classic gaming machines also offer a learning ...

Correspondent photo / Maurita Hoffman Marcelo Blanco flanked by pinball machines from the 1970s, available to be played at Past Times arcade in Girard. Blanco was born in Argentina and is world ...

A man who has fixed more than 500 pinball machines from the converted double garage of his home believes they are making a comeback. Mark Squires, from Swavesey, near St Ives, Cambridgeshire ...