Big news this afternoon at the Chicago Pinball Expo as Planetary pinball Supply in cooperation with WMS gaming have announced the new production run of the hugely popular Medieval Madness pinball machine.

Update: Due to very high demand as sales smashed through 1,000 games within 24 hours, PPS has decided to announce an additional model of "Standard" Medival Madness pinball machines in addition to the Limited Edition games. The new games will apparently be unlimited in production quantity so if you missed out on an LE model you still have a chance to get your new in box MM!

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Today Jersey Jack Pinball announced another breakthrough for serious pinheads, who can now earn exclusive Game Modes on their new The Wizard of Oz (WOZ) and upcoming The Hobbit pinball machines only through a Dynamics ePlate® Visa® Card. New ePlate® reward game modes can be earned and downloaded by pinball fans after spending $4000 on their ePlate® cards with the Jersey Jack reward selected and will be introduced every six months by Jersey Jack Pinball.

Consumers can now also choose to show off their pinball fever by selecting a new special edition of the ePlate® card, designed to highlight their true gaming passion.

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As Pinball Expo gets underway in Chicago there is much excitement as the unveiling of new custom machines based off of the Multimorphic P-Rock system are unveiled, the Color DMD presentation as well as the rumors of remakes of classic Williams games like Medieval Madness and Attack From Mars also fill the air. 

With new games from Stern and JJP also shipping it's a new heyday for pinball.

If you had a chance to make it this year or simply care to speculate on what may be coming feel free to tell us what you think in the comments section below.

You can find more info about Pinball Expo here www.pinballexpo.net

LEXINGTON, SC -- Now available from Marco Specialties are "high-reliability" replacements for traditional rubber components of pinball machines. Called Super-Bands, they're formed of a customized polyurethane material engineered to provide the same "bounce" as traditional soft 45-durometer-hardness rubber used for flipper bands and bumper rings, while offering improved durability and ball control. Developed and trademarked by JCS Pinball (Cranberry Township, PA), Super-Bands are offered in a color spectrum ranging from black gloss through red, orange, yellow, green, blue and violet translucent gloss to translucent white. They're available in standard 3" and mini 2" flipper sizes. Additional varieties of rubber replacement parts are under development. According to Marco Specialties, Super-Bands are more resistant to abrasion and deterioration from exposure to ozone and ultraviolet light than traditional pinball rubber components. They provide equal or better tactile response, are less porous and wipe clean with a cloth. They do not retain dirt the way rubber does, and their vibrant translucent colors can add eye-appeal to any game.

Marco Specialties, which went online in 1999, is a leading e-retailer for pinball machine parts and supplies. Its extensive catalogue lists both commonplace and hard-to-find parts, and it ships more than 33,000 different parts and kits from its South Carolina warehouse to flipper game operators and collectors.

JCS Pinball offers high-rebound products conceived by pinball enthusiasts, formulated by Ph.D. polymer chemists and produced at the company's Pennsylvania facilities under ISO-9001-certified quality controls.

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Get ready for another great year of gaming at the White Rose Gameroom Show in York Pennsilvania.
With games, raffles, tournaments and vendors this show has it all.

You can read the story behind the inception of the show here with details below.

The annual White Rose Gameroom Show features unlimited gaming on a vast collection of pinball machines and other games indoors as well as a free, outdoor flea market. The show runs from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 11, and 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 12, in Horticultural Hall at the York Expo Center, 334 Carlisle Ave. Daily admission: $15 for adults, $5 for children ages 6-12, free for children 5 and under. Information: (717) 848-2596 or www.theyorkshow.com

At 10:04 p.m. -- the same time that lighting struck the clock tower giving Marty McFly's DeLorean just enough juice to charge the flux capacitor and send him back to 1985 in "Back to The Future" -- the doors to Timeline Arcade swung open.

If that sounds like an introduction to some sort of nerdy Neverland, it is. Nearly 50 people made their way up to the second floor of the Carlisle Street Heritage and Convention Center Friday, and were greeted by the celebratory bells and whistles of more than 80 classic arcade cabinets, including 17 classic pinball machines.

The venue is a perfect congregation area for pixel-obsessed Baby Boomers, Generation X and the earliest Millennials to take a nostalgic vacation; a time-traveling voyage to the back end of the 20th century, before game-console domination put arcades on the endangered-business list.

Now at its new location on 22 Carlisle Street, the Timeline Arcade is free to keep its doors open as late as 2 a.m. - a huge improvement, gamers say, from its old venue at North Hanover Mall.

"This is great," Travis Goodale, 22, of Hanover, said. "You really don't see a lot of arcade culture anymore. I missed this atmosphere. You had the mall, but it didn't feel like an arcade. It was a good setup, but the hours just didn't work out. A lot of arcade stuff happens later in the night."

Jack and the team over at JJP released an update today which covered the pace at which Wizard of Oz machines are being produced, software updates, new game deliveries and a couple of tidbits regarding the production of their upcoming game The Hobbit and a video of the new Hobbit trailer.

Also included in the update are details and pictures of Jack and Ted's visit to Hollywood and the premiere of the 75th anniversary IMAX 3-D release of The Wizard of Oz.

It looks like the gang all had a great time. Check out all the details after the break.

Sony knows you like playing pinball, but they also know you tend to reach for the volume rocker after you launch the ball into the first bumper and it sets off a cacophony of sound. They know that all that pinball experience needs to be perfect is background music that overpowers those obnoxious pinball sound effects. So they've brought in hits from rock bands both new and old to provide the soundtrack for Pinball Rocks HD, an experience Sony's pitching as the loudest pinball game ever. It's well-rated on iTunes, but now that it's available on Android, it's really ready torock.

This free rock club is jammed with content, with over twenty missions and three bonus games. The pinball machines are a thing of a beauty, with some ranging from the usual velvet and neon affairs to toxic wastelands and rundown barren streets. But at the end of the day, it's all about the music. A new song plays whenever you crank out another ball. Some of the machines pay due respect to some of the performers.

Bands include the likes of AC/DC, Alice in Chains, Three Days Grace, The Sword, Norma Jean, Anvil, Bullet For My Valentine, Slayer, and many more. There are in-app purchases within the app where you can purchase tracks and download them into your music library, along with the option to acquire cheats to enhance gameplay. These things aside, this experience is available for free.

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