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Posted February 19, 2010 | By Stern
A GREAT TIME HAD BY ALL AT STERN PINBALL'S BIG BUCK HUNTER PRO PINBALL LAUNCH PARTY
February 19, 2010 - Stern Pinball hosted its first ever launch party tournament for the company's latest release, Big Buck Hunter Pro Pinball. The party was held in the Gameworks Skybar just outside of Chicago in Schaumburg, Illinois. The tournament was run by brothers Josh and Zach Sharpe of the IFPA and had over 30 participants including both novice and ranked players. Many pinball greats were in attendance including designers George Gomez, Pat Lawlor, Dennis Nordman, Mark Ritchie, and Stern's own in house designer John Borg who along with Lonnie Ropp and Lyman Sheets created the Big Buck Hunter Pro Pinball. The feedback from the partygoers was fantastic and everyone had fun with the new Stern release. You can see a video of the party highlights here. Stern plans to continue this new tradition in May 2010 with a blockbuster summer release and multiple party locations around the United States.
Posted January 15, 2010 | By Stern
JIM BELT JOINS STERN AS DIRECTOR OF DISTRIBUTOR SALES
January 15, 2010 - Stern Pinball warmly welcomes Coin-Op industry veteran Jim Belt to their sales team, effective immediately. He will replace Jolly Backer as Director of Distributor Sales. Jim will handle domestic/Coin-Op sales, working with Stern's distributor network. He can be reached at jim.belt@sternpinball.com. His phone number is 1-708-786-7039.
Posted January 13, 2010 | By Stern
STERN RELEASES Big Buck Hunter® PRO PINBALL TO MUCH ACCLAIM
January 13, 2010 - Big Buck Hunter® PRO Pinball by Stern Pinball, Inc. (www.sternpinball.com) is a hunting game that delivers a hot new quarry of no-limit fun to players everywhere. Big Buck Hunter® PRO Pinball is based on the hugely successful Big Buck Hunter® Arcade Video Game series by Raw Thrills, Inc. and Play Mechanix, Inc. Eugene Jarvis, George Petro, and Mark Ritchie of Raw Thrills/Play Mechanix assisted the staff at Stern Pinball with the design of Big Buck Hunter® PRO Pinball. And like the arcade video games, Big Buck Hunter® PROPinball is sure to challenge new hunters, as well as seasoned marksmen.
Posted January 04, 2010 | By Stern
Jolly Backer Begins New Career
January 4, 2010 - Jolly Backer has resigned as Stern Pinball, Inc.'s Director of Domestic Sales to pursue interests outside of the coin operated amusement game industry.
Posted December 02, 2009 | By Stern
Remember pinball? It's still hot, as collectors get in touch with their inner child, the obsessed kid in the arcade.
By LOGAN MABE, Times Staff Writer, Published May 27, 2005 - The quarter drops into the slot. The plunger slides back with mechanical grace. Then the silver ball hurtles up the chute like a silver bullet.
Posted May 06, 2009 | By Stern
THE NBA AND STERN pinball, INC.: SHOOT AND SCORE
Chicago, May 2009 - Stern pinball, Inc. announced an exciting new pinball machine for basketball and pinball enthusiasts. The new NBA pinball machine launched during this year'sNBA playoffs, featuring 20 players from 20 different NBA teams.
Posted March 26, 2009 | By Stern
Where to Play' game locator feature on Stern Pinball
March 26, 2009 - Stern Pinball, Inc. has made an important modification to its website,www.sternpinball.com. The inclusion of a button on the Stern Pinball home page called ‘Where to Play’ leads people to a game locator feature on a website called Pinball Rebel (http://www.pinballrebel.com/locator/index.php). Pinball Rebel enables anyone to find a particular pinball machine in a specific area, as well as add pinball machines and their location to the site themselves. Although a young site, Pinball Rebel has hundreds of games listed, and the list is growing by the day.
Posted March 25, 2009 | By Stern
Kiefer Sutherland will be back to play Jack Bauer on 24TM PINBALL MACHINE
March 25, 2009 - Kiefer Sutherland will be back to play Jack Bauer for an eighth season of the hit counterterrorism drama 24™. The 42-year-old actor told The Associated Press that 24™, currently in its seventh season, will start shooting its eighth in May. Sutherland, whose gritty portrayal of the counterterrorism agent has made Bauer an iconic character, said he’s committed to the television show that’s revived his career.
Posted March 25, 2009 | By Stern
Todd MacCulloch playing at the Texas Pinball Festival pinball tournament
March 25, 2009 - As reported on ESPN and in the Washington Post, Former Philadelphia 76ers and New Jersey Nets NBA basketball star, Todd MacCulloch, recently played at the Texas Pinball Festival pinball tournament. Todd played on such games as Stern Pinball’s new CSI® pinball machine, along with several other classics. Todd, who is ranked 179 in the world on the IFPA ranking system, took home his first pinball prize. He turned in a 2nd place score on the classic pinball machine, Fireball.
Posted February 04, 2009 | By Stern
STERN RELEASES 24TM PINBALL MACHINE
February 4, 2009 - Jack Bauer is back, but this time in Stern Pinball's new 24™ pinball machine. Designed by Steve Ritchie and Stern's engineering team, Stern Pinball takes FOX's hit television show and turns it into one fast-paced pinball machine that will excite both operators and homeowners.
Posted November 03, 2008 | By Stern
PAT POWERS ANNOUNCED AS HEAD OF TECHNICAL SERVICE DEPARTMENT
November 3, 2008 - Stern Pinball, Inc. is proud to announce PAT POWERS as the new head of Technical Service for the company.
Posted November 01, 2008 | By Stern
STERN RELEASES CSI: CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION TM PINBALL MACHINE
November 11, 2008 - Stern Pinball, Inc. solves another mystery with the new CSI: CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION pinball machine. Designed by Pat Lawlor Design and Stern Pinball, the CSI pinball machine adapts CBS’s original Las Vegas-based CSI: CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION® television series into a pinball machine. The CSI pinball machine will surely appeal to fans of all three CSI television shows, as well as homeowners and street operators alike.
Posted September 02, 2008 | By Stern
NEW BATMAN MOVIE MOVES INTO 2ND PLACE IN DOMESTIC SALES
September 2, 2008 - THE DARK KNIGHT™, the newest Batman movie, is now the second highest grossing domestic movie in Hollywood history, collecting over $500 million. The film reached this mark in just over six weeks, about half the time it took "Titanic," which reached $500 million in a little over three months. "Titanic," the biggest movie, remains number one on the domestic charts with $600.8 million.
Posted August 27, 2008 | By Stern
STERN'S FAMILY GUY® ON JAY LENO
August 27, 2008 - Last night Stern Pinball's FAMILY GUY® pinball machine was featured on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. Jay's guest, former Saturday Night Live and Family Guy star Norm Macdonald, performed a comedy piece where he was selling his home in L.A. Norm held up pictures of the house, one of which showed some exercise equipment and a FAMILY GUY® pinball machine. Norm then made a comment that the exercise equipment was in mint condition, but the FAMILY GUY® pinball machine was well played. He then said that the potential buyer of the house can have the exercise equipment, but not the pinball machine.
Posted August 04, 2008 | By Stern
STERN ON THE HISTORY CHANNEL'S MODERN MARVELS
August 4, 2008 - On July 24th, Stern Pinball, Inc. appeared in a show titled "Coin-Operated" on The History Channel's Modern Marvels. The show discussed the modern day coin-op industry, including pinball. It will run several times over the next 12 months on The History Channel.
Posted July 30, 2008 | By Stern
BATMAN™ PINBALL FEATURED AT COMIC-CON INTERNATIONAL 2008®
July 30, 2008 - Stern Pinball, Inc. presented its new BATMAN™ pinball machine at this year's Comic-Con International 2008® to an enthusiastic audience. The BATMAN™ pinball was located at the entrance of the Mattel booth, where 125,000 people were exposed to it each day during the three-day show.
Posted July 28, 2008 | By Stern
STERN RELEASES BATMAN™ PINBALL MACHINE
July 11, 2008 - The THE DARK KNIGHT™ arrives in Stern Pinball's new BATMAN™ pinball machine. Available through a partnership with Warner Bros. Consumer Products, on behalf of DC Comics,BATMAN™ is based on the action-adventure movie, THE DARK KNIGHT™, to be released in theatres July 18th. Stern's own Lyman Sheats designed the rules for BATMAN™ pinball, and the game designer for THE LORD OF THE RINGS™ created the playfield layout.
Posted July 28, 2008 | By Stern
STERN FEATURED IN CRAIN'S CHICAGO BUSINESS ON-LINE
July 28, 2008 - On July 23rd Stern Pinball, Inc. was featured on Crain's Chicago Business on-line business news program, The Bottom Line. The piece was titled, "The Last Pinball Wizard."
Posted June 24, 2008 | By Stern
STERN ON NBC NIGHTLY NEWS
June 24, 2008 - Stern Pinball, Inc. was featured this past Sunday on NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt.
Posted June 24, 2008 | By Stern
SHREK COMES TO BROADWAY
June 24, 2008 - SHREK THE MUSICAL comes to Broadway this November. This highly anticipated production is based on Shrek's adventures in the William Steig book, as well as the Oscar-winning films. SHREK THE MUSICAL will also feature Donkey, Princess Fiona, Lord Farquaad, and a chorus of everyone's favorite fairytale creatures.
Posted May 14, 2008 | By Stern
STERN'S PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN ON AMERICA IDOL
May 14, 2008 - American Idol contestant Jason Castro was interviewed on the May 7th show while leaning against Stern Pinball's DISNEY'S PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN pinball machine. Both the backglass and playfield of the DISNEY'S PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN pinball were clearly seen as Jason spoke about the song he was about to perform.
Posted May 14, 2008 | By Stern
MODERN MARVELS FILMS SHOW AT STERN FACTORY
May 14, 2008 - Modern Marvels, the popular cable show on The History Channel, recently came to Stern Pinball to film a segment for a show on coin-operated games. Such a show continues to demonstrate the public's interest in coin-operated games, and pinball specifically.
Posted May 14, 2008 | By Stern
CONGRESSMAN Rahm EMANUEL VISITS STERN FACTORY
May 14, 2008 - Congressman Rahm Emanuel (5th District-IL), one of the highest-ranking members in the House of Representatives, recently came to Stern Pinball. Emanuel, who represents Chicago and its outlying areas, brought his family to see how pinball machines are made.
Posted May 06, 2008 | By Stern
PLAYBOY PINBALL MACHINE ON GIRLS NEXT DOOR
May 6, 2008 - On April 30th both National and Chicago-based Fox News Television broadcast live from Stern Pinball's factory in Melrose Park, IL. Such a broadcast demonstrates that the public remains highly interested in pinball and its continued succe
Posted May 02, 2008 | By Stern
NEW YORK TIMES FEATURES STERN PINBALL
May 2, 2008 - On April 25th Stern Pinball, Inc. was featured on the front page and inside the first section of the New York Times. The article, "For a Survivor in the Pinball Industry, the Game Isn't Over," demonstrates that the public remains highly interested in pinball and its continued success. The New York Times also featured a teaser of the SPIDER-MANpinball machine on the front page of the newspaper and photographs of SHREK and INDIANA JONES in the body of the article itself.
Posted March 13, 2008 | By Stern
STERN PINBALL SIGNS LICENSE FOR SHREK® PINBALL MACHINE
March 13, 2008 - Everybody's favorite Ogre is making his way to pinball! DreamWorks Animation's SHREK® franchise is the highest grossing animated movie franchise of all time and now has an officially-licensed pinball machine.
Posted January 31, 2008 | By Stern
GOOD MORNING AMERICA PINBALL FINDS PLACE IN "GREEN ROOM"
January 31, 2008 - On January 18th Stern Pinball was featured on the popular ABC morning program, Good Morning America. The segment was a great success, showcasing several of Stern's pinball machines.
Posted January 16, 2008 | By Stern
PLAYBOY PINBALL MACHINE ON GIRLS NEXT DOOR
January 16, 2008 - When Hef's Playboy Playmates from the popular cable television, Girls Next Door, are interviewed in their own house; Stern's PLAYBOY pinball machine is their backdrop. Girls Next Door not only shows Stern's PLAYBOY pinball on the show, Hef also has one is his gameroom at the Playboy Mansion, along with a Data East PLAYBOY and a Bally'sPLAYBOY pinball.
Posted December 18, 2007 | By Stern
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U CAN DO GRANTS BOY A SPECIAL WISH FOR THE HOLIDAY
December 18, 2007 - FOX 11 in Los Angeles has partnered with the Make-A-Wish Foundation and U Can Do, Inc. to grant special wishes to children with serious illnesses this holiday season. FOX reporter Christina Gonzalez was at The Grove with Ryan, a little boy with a rare disease whose wish was to become a pinball wizard. Click this link to watch a video of Ryan and his SternSPIDER-MAN™ pinball machine.
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Posted December 11, 2007 | By Stern
STERN PRESENTS BLACK SUITED SPIDER-MAN™ LIMITED EDITION
PINBALL MACHINE
December 11, 2007 - Man is back and this time in black! Stern Pinball, Inc. is making 500 limited edition BLACK SUITED SPIDER-MAN™ pinball machines that will never be built again. The Black Spider-Man is featured in Columbia Pictures' SPIDER-MAN 3 as Peter Parker's darker, more dangerous persona.
Posted December 06, 2007 | By Stern
AAMA PUBLIC RELATIONS PUSH:
STERN PINBALL TO BE ON GOOD MORNING AMERICA
December 6, 2007 - Following the media coverage generated at this year's AAMA Distributor Gala, the AAMA has continued its diligent work on many other exciting public relations projects, all designed to promote the amusement industry and its products to the general public.
Posted November 08, 2007 | By Stern
LEGENDARY PINBALL DESIGNER NORM CLARK VISITS STERN
November 8, 2007 - Legendary Pinball Designer Norm Clark, now 86 years old, visited Stern Pinball today.
Posted November 01, 2007 | By Stern
FAMILY GUY IS #1 IN SYNDICATION
November 1, 2007 - The FAMILY GUY television show is #1 in syndication! The television show launched into syndication on September 10, 2007, and achieved the highest off-net debut in six years. The FAMILY GUY pinball machine is also big hit with this audience. Created by Stern Pinball, Inc. , the FAMILY GUY pinball machine is perfect piece for operators and homeowners alike.
Posted October 29, 2007 | By Stern
WORLD'S FIRST WHEEL OF FORTUNE™ PINBALL MACHINE
October 29, 2007 - This year, WHEEL of FORTUNE™, television's #1 syndicated series, celebrates its 25th Anniversary. Stern Pinball, Inc. honors this achievement with its newest pinball machine, WHEEL OF FORTUNE™.
Posted September 05, 2007 | By Stern
STERN PRESENTS DALE EARNHARDT, JR. PINBALL MACHINE
September 5, 2007 - Dale Earnhardt, Jr. is one of NASCAR's most popular drivers today. Now Stern Pinball, Inc. follows suit with the Dale Earnhardt, Jr.™ Limited Edition Pinball, a six hundred, chrome-trimmed model. Designed by Pat Lawlor and his team at Pat Lawlor Design, Dale Earnhardt, Jr.™ Pinball features the high energy of NASCAR racing along with the fascination of Dale Earnhardt, Jr..
Posted July 26, 2007 | By Stern
FAMILY GUY™ NOW IN COUNTRYWIDE SYNDICATION ON WGN
July 26, 2007 - There's great news for operators. The hit animated television show, FAMILY GUY™, is now coming in syndication to WGN-TV, the Chicago based Super-Station that is broadcast all over the United States. This demonstrates the popularity of FAMILY GUY™, especially among young people in their twenties. That popularity translates into earnings in the street for Stern's FAMILY GUY™ pinball machine.
Posted June 16, 2007 | By Stern
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Chicago Is Playing Pinball!
June 16, 2007 - Gary Stern and Marc Schoenberg of Stern Pinball, Inc. attended the opening of the interactive exhibit, "Art of Play," which features the SPIDER-MAN™ and FAMILY GUY™ pinball machines along with other entertainment products made in Chicago. Put on by the City of Chicago Tourism Board, this summer long interactive exhibit occupies the whole first floor of 72 E. Randolph Street in downtown Chicago (corner of Randolph and Michigan Ave. at Millennium Park). The exhibit runs from June 1 through September 30.
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Posted May 10, 2007 | By Stern
Stern Pinball, Inc. is releasing its newest pinball machine, SPIDER-MAN™
May 10, 2007 - Stern Pinball, Inc. is releasing its newest pinball machine, SPIDER-MAN™. Designed by Steve Ritchie, Lyman Sheats, and the engineering staff at Stern Pinball, the pinball machine takes Spider-Man™, Spider-Man™ 2, Spider-Man™ 3 and puts them all into one fast-paced pinball machine that will excite both operators and homeowners.
Posted May 07, 2007 | By Stern
SPIDER-MAN 3 BREAKS MOVIE RECORD
May 7, 2007 - SPIDER-MAN caught just about everyone in his web. The superhero's latest adventure, "SPIDER-MAN 3," smashed box-office records with $148 million in its first three days, according to studio estimates Sunday. That put it ahead of the previous record debut of $135.6 million set last summer by "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest."
Posted January 08, 2007 | By Stern
Meet the Griffins…America's new first family of comedy!
January 8, 2007 - Meet the Griffins…America's new first family of comedy! The Griffin family stars in the FOX Television show FAMILY GUY™, an animated show that is making adults of all ages laugh till they cry. FAMILY GUY™ is also Stern Pinball's newest pinball machine, designed by Pat Lawlor, his team at Pat Lawlor Design, and the engineers at Stern Pinball.
Posted November 23, 2006 | By Stern
Stern's mechanical engineers used ALGOR 3-D Modeling Software
October 23, 2006 - Stern Pinball, Inc. continues to strive to give its customers the most well-designed and reliable pinball machines possible. In this effort, Stern's mechanical engineers use ALGOR, Inc.'s 3-D modeling software to both model and test its mechanical assemblies in the playfield layout. This process has been so successful that IEN, DesignFax Online, Motion Control Technology, and Euerka design and mechanical engineering magazines have all recently highlighted it.
Posted November 23, 2006 | By Stern
Tony Hawk ...SOUTH PARK® Pinball Machine on the cable television show, MTV Cribs.
October 23, 2006 - Tony Hawk, the world's most famous skateboarder, recently showed off his SEGA® Pinball, Inc. (now Stern Pinball, Inc.). SOUTH PARK® Pinball Machine on the cable television show, MTV Cribs. Hawk was extremely proud of the game as he stopped the MTV camera crew's walk through his home to show them.
Posted November 14, 2006 | By Stern
STERN PINBALL AT LOLLAPALOOZA MUSIC FESTIVAL
August 14, 2006 - As requested by its organizers, Stern Pinball lent two pinball machines to the V.I.P. Music Lounge at the Hard Rock Hotel in Chicago for the musicians performing at this year's Lollapalooza Music Festival to play. Over the course of three days, famous rock and hip-hop musicians enjoyed both Disney's Pirates of the Caribbean and THE SIMPSON™/PINBALL PARTY.
Posted November 08, 2006 | By Stern
YouTube TAPS STERN ... Take a Tour ...
November 8, 2006 - Take a tour of the Stern Pinball factory … virtually! Visit www.youtube.com and type 'Stern Pinball Factory Tour' in the Search Box in the top right hand corner of the page. YouTube will then take you directly to the video.
Posted November 02, 2006 | By Stern
... 22th Annual International Pinball Extravaganza, Pinball Expo 2006.
November 2, 2006 - Three hundred pinball enthusiasts toured the Stern Pinball factory on Thursday, November 2nd as part of the 22th Annual International Pinball Extravaganza, Pinball Expo 2006. Enthusiasts came from places as far away as Japan, Australia, Brazil, and Germany. Stern's staff led the tours, providing excited pinball lovers with great insight into how pinball machines are thought-up and built. Gary Stern greeted all participants at the end of the tour by answering questions and taking photographs.
Posted October 03, 2006 | By Stern
STERN PINBALL, INC. HONORED AS SMALL MANUFACTURER OF THE YEAR
October 3, 2005 - Start Magazine, the publication for the manufacturing executive, has honored Stern Pinball, Inc. as its 2005 Small Business Manufacturer of the Year.
Posted September 05, 2006 | By Stern
... World Poker Tour Pinball Machine to our troops over in Afghanistan
September 5, 2006 - Stern Pinball recently gave a WORLD POKER TOUR® Pinball Machine to our troops over in Afghanistan. The pinball machine was sent to Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, located in Tucson, Arizona. It was then flown over to Bagram Airfield in Afghanistan, where the troops are playing it today.
Posted August 11, 2006 | By Stern
... Re-Releasing the MONOPOLY® Redemption Game ...
August 11, 2006 - Stern Pinball is re-releasing the MONOPOLY® redemption game for the fall season. Pat Lawlor and his team of mechanical and programming engineers at Pat Lawlor Design designed the MONOPOLY® redemption game.
Posted July 13, 2006 | By Stern
July 13, 2006 - The greatest pirate adventure of all-time is now the latest Stern Pinball, Inc. pinball machine! Disney's Pirates of the Caribbean pinball features exciting elements from the first movie, as well as the box office record-breaking, Disney's Pirates of the Caribbean Dead Man's Chest.
Posted May 05, 2006 | By Stern
... contestants on American Idol will visit Graceland to learn about the King of Rock n' Roll™, Elvis Presley.
May 5, 2006 - This weekend the four remaining contestants on American Idol will visit Graceland to learn about the King of Rock n' Roll™, Elvis Presley. This fact demonstrates the power that Elvis still has even today, as well as the vast appeal that Stern's ELVIS® Pinball Machine has for both operators and homeowners.
Posted May 03, 2006 | By Stern
Guinness World Records™ ... publishing pinball scores
May 3, 2006 - For the first time in its 52-year history, Guinness World Records™ will be publishing pinball scores.
Posted May 03, 2006 | By Stern
Tilt! The Art of Pinball
May 3, 2006 - Come experience "Tilt! The Art of Pinball" at the Cedarhurst Center for the Arts in Mt. Vernon, Illinois. "Tilt!" is the largest collection of original pinball art in the history of the game.
Posted April 17, 2006 | By Stern
Pinball is alive and well!
April 17, 2006 - Pinball is alive and well! On February 4, Tim Arnold of Las Vegas, Nevada opened the Pinball Hall of Fame, a testament to the game’s life and legacy. Tim’s museum has 175 machines spanning almost 50 years, and is part shrine, part museum, part charity, and part arcade. Pinball enthusiasts and people just interested in the game are expected to come from all parts of the world to play and be a part of the Pinball Hall of Fame.
Posted April 11, 2006 | By Stern
"Check It Out, Man!"
SIMPSONS KOOKY CARNIVAL
Stern Pinball, Inc. Rolls Out A 'Simpsons' Coin Roll-Down Redemption Game For One Player.
Posted March 27, 2006 | By Stern
Stern Pinball, Inc. has announced its production schedule for the upcoming months.
March 27, 2006 - Stern Pinball, Inc. has announced its production schedule for the upcoming months. The present main production game is WORLD POKER TOUR®, an exciting take on the television show's card game, Texas Hold 'Em.
Posted March 27, 2006 | By Stern
The popular World Poker Tour show was featured on the also popular NBC show, ER, recently.
March 27, 2006 - The popular World Poker Tour show was featured on the also popular NBC show, ER, recently. The scene was toward the end of the show with Ray and Neela at home watching TV. Ray told Neela he recorded her favorite show and then pressed the remote to show World Poker Tour. Viewers would have seen the opening of the show with the theme music and logo.
Posted March 13, 2006 | By Stern
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Courtney Friel, the sexy new hostess for the World Poker Tour televsion show, signed autographs ...
March 13, 2006 - Courtney Friel, the sexy new hostess for the World Poker Tour television show, signed autographs and took pictures with attendees at the Nightclub & Bar Show this past week. Appearing with Stern Pinball's new WORLD POKER TOUR® Pinball Machine, Courtney met thousands of the show's 32,000+ attendees in Las Vegas, Nevada at the Las Vegas Convention Center.
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Posted November 25, 2005 | By Stern
Pinball Hall of Fame
October 25, 2004 (Revised) - This past weekend, Joe Kaminkow, Ed Cebula, Kevin O'Connor, and Paul Freris were inducted into the Pinball Hall of Fame at the annual Pinball Expo 2004. All have worked for, or done work for, Data East/Sega/Stern Pinball, Inc. at one point or another in their careers
Posted November 02, 2005 | By Stern
NASCAR® Pinball will be featured at Computer Aided Technology, Inc.'s Open House
November 2, 2005 - Stern's NASCAR® Pinball Machine will be featured at Computer Aided Technology, Inc.'s Open House in Buffalo Grove, IL (outside of Chicago). The NASCAR® Pinball Machine as an example of a product created using SolidWorks 3-D CAD Design Engineering Software.
Posted November 02, 2005 | By Stern
Gary Stern, Jolly Backer and Steve Ritchie of Stern Pinball recently went to see Alter Bridge ...
November 2, 2005 - Gary Stern, Jolly Backer and Steve Ritchie of Stern Pinball recently went to see Alter Bridge play at Chicago's famed House in Blues and went backstage after the show. Former member of Creed and present guitarist for Alter Bridge, Mark Tremonti is a huge pinball fan. He owns several Stern machines and has known Gary Stern for several years now.
Posted October 27, 2005 | By Stern
World's First Working LEGO Pinball Machine
October 27, 2005 - Pinball is alive and well and more creative than ever! A father and son team of Gerrit Bonsveld and Martjin Boogaarts recently used LEGO bricks to create the world's first working LEGO® Pinball Machine.
Posted October 27, 2005 | By Stern
Pinball enters the human body in Gas Attack!
October 27, 2005 - Pinball enters the human body in Gas Attack!, most recently exhibited at the Fernbank Museum of Natural History in Atlanta, Georgia. The goal of Gas Attack!is to collect points by bouncing off bumpers dressed up as food that is known to cause gas. The Gas Attack! Pinball Machine is a part of the "Grossology: The (Impolite) Science of the Human Body" exhibit, which is currently on tour throughout the United States and Canada.
Posted October 05, 2005 | By Stern
HBO® ANNOUNCES THE SOPRANOS 6TH SEASON AND BONUS EPISODES
October 5, 2005 - HBO® announced that the 12 episodes of THE SOPRANOS® sixth season are slated to launch in March 2006, and 8 additional bonus episodes will debut in January 2007.
Posted September 02, 2005 | By Stern
Posted July 07, 2005 | By Stern
Miller Lite logo featured in backglass of NASCAR pinball machine.
July 7, 2005 - A Miller Lite logo is featured on Rusty Wallace's 2 car in the backglass of the NASCAR pinball machine. If any operator or homeowner is sensitive to the Miller Lite logo, Stern Pinball offers for exchange a replacement backglass that does not contain the Miller Lite logo. To obtain this replacement backglass, please call the Stern distributor through which the game was purchased.
Posted June 28, 2005 | By Stern
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Stern Presents NASCAR Licensed Pinball Machine
Charlotte, N.C. June 28, 2005 - Merging the speed of the race track with the speed of the silver ball, Stern Pinball, Inc., has introduced a new NASCAR licensed product - NASCAR Pinball. Designed by Pat Lawlor and his team at Pat Lawlor Design, NASCAR Pinball features the high energy of NASCAR racing along with the fascination of high-tech gaming.
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Posted June 15, 2005 | By Stern
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Gary Stern Celebrates 60th Birthday
June 15, 2005 - Happy birthday to you...happy birthday to you... On Sunday June 12th, Gary Stern, president and owner of the only pinball manufacturer in the world, celebrated his 60th birthday. Stern Pinball celebrated Gary's 60th with the whole factory singing both "Feliz Cumpleanos" and "Happy Birthday" to him.
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Posted June 15, 2005 | By Stern
German Pinball Championship a Great Success.
June 15, 2005 - The German Pinball Championship just wrapped up and was a great success. Sponsored by one of Stern Pinball's German distributors, Gauselmann/MEXIM, and arranged by the German Pinball Association, the event drew over 300 visitors and 110 players to Espelkamp, Germany for an amazing pinball tournament.
Posted June 01, 2005 | By Stern
THE SOPRANOS® pinball machine is a big hit.
June 1, 2005 - Just like the television show, THE SOPRANOS® pinball machine is a big hit. Not only will the upcoming sixth season be a boost for the pinball machine, there is now talk of a possible seventh season.
Posted June 01, 2005 | By Stern
Sterns's ELVIS® pinball machine is still a hit
June 1, 2005 - Sterns's ELVIS® pinball machine is still a hit with both players, operators, and homeowners alike. In celebration of the King of Rock n' Roll®, here is a list of Elvis firsts and anniversaries for 2006:
Posted June 01, 2005 | By Stern
Stern Pinball Featured on 190 North
June 1, 2005 - This past week Gary Stern and Stern Pinball, Inc. were featured on an extremely popular Chicago-based television show called 190 North. On the Chicago ABC station, Channel 7, Janet Davies interviewed Gary, took a tour of Stern's 40,000 sq. ft. factory in Melrose Park, IL, and played Stern's newest game, THE SOPRANOS®.
Posted April 21, 2005 | By Stern
LOTR on the stage
April 21, 2005 - "The Lord of the Rings" is still gaining popularity worldwide, as the THE LORD OF THE RINGS™ pinball machine remains a great street piece for operators and an excellent piece for homebuyers. A much-anticipated musical based on "The Lord of the Rings" will have its world premiere in Toronto next year, the show's producers announced Tuesday.
Posted April 06, 2005 | By Stern
Stern is featured in Business Week Online
April 6, 2005 - Coming to you live on FM radio...Stern Pinball's THE SOPRANOS® pinball machine! Chicago jock "Mancow" Muller is playing THE SOPRANOS® pinball live on the air all this week on his immensely popular show, 'Mancow in the Morning', on Chicago's Q101.
Posted April 04, 2005 | By Stern
Pinball, Pinball, Pinball, is running at Eastern Michigan University
April 4, 2003 - Pinball, Pinball, Pinball, a history and retrospective of pinball machines and pinball artists, is running at the Ford Gallery (114 Ford Hall) on the campus of Eastern Michigan University in Ypsilanti, Michigan from February 1 to February 25. The show is co-curated by pinball enthusiast David Silverman and Eastern Michigan Art Professor Richard Rubenfeld.
Posted April 04, 2005 | By Stern
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A&E has acquired the right to re-run THE SOPRANOS®
April 4, 2003 - The cable network Arts & Entertainment (A&E) has acquired the right to re-run THE SOPRANOS television program from HBO for more than $2.5 million per episode. A&E will begin broadcasting HBO's most popular show in the fall of next year and will retain exclusive rights for four years.
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Posted March 31, 2005 | By Stern
Speech mode options
March 31, 2005 - Stern Pinball's SOPRANOS® pinball machine has easily adjustable levels of speech content.
Posted January 13, 2005 | By Stern
Sopranos® Licensed Pinball Game
Exciting Game Features Real Voices of Tony Soprano and Other Characters January 13, 2005 -
Stern Pinball's newest pinball machine, THE SOPRANOS® pinball, offers would be wise guys a dynamic interactive experience into the world of the critically acclaimed and award-winning HBO® hit television series THE SOPRANOS®. For all those who have been spellbound by mobster-themed movies and television shows throughout the years, THE SOPRANOS® pinball machine is a must for any distributor, operator, and home collector wanting to share in the excitement.
Posted January 06, 2005 | By Stern
Gary Stern and Stern Pinball, Inc. were featured in the New York Times
January 6, 2005 - Gary Stern and Stern Pinball, Inc. were featured in the New York Times Business Day section this past Sunday, January 2nd. The article, "Remember When You Wanted Your Own Ms. Pac-Man" discussed the amazing growth that the home game market, especially for pinball, has experienced over the past year. Pinball operators and distributors should read this article to see how sales possibilities have grown significantly in the home market both for new and used games.
Posted January 06, 2005 | By Stern
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Stern Pinball, Inc. has a new website!
January 6, 2005 - The new www.sternpinball.com went live over the New Year's weekend, and offers web surfers new graphics and features.
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Posted November 14, 2004 | By Stern
Pinball Expo
October 14, 2004 - Over three hundred pinball enthusiasts from around the world toured the Stern Pinball factory on Thursday, October 14th as part of the 20th Annual International Pinball Extravaganza, Pinball Expo 2004. Stern's staff led the tours, providing excited pinball lovers with great insight into how pinball machines are designed and built.
Posted September 02, 2004 | By Stern
Elvis Week
September 2, 2004 - Stern Pinball, Inc. unveiled three of their new ELVIS® pinball machines to great enthusiasm at the world's most popular Elvis-themed gathering, the annual Elvis Week commemorations in Memphis, Tennessee.
Posted August 06, 2004 | By Stern
Elvis game release
August 6, 2004 - ELVIS' , the new pinball machine from Stern Pinball, Inc., is the first pinball ever to brandish the Elvis name and was designed by pinball's leading designer, Steve Ritchie.
Posted June 18, 2004 | By Stern
LOTR merchandising award
June 18, 2004- Stern Pinball's THE LORD OF THE RINGS™ pinball machine is one of those products.
Posted June 14, 2004 | By Stern
History Channel
June 14, 2004 - The half an hour cable show will debut in the next few months, and will depict the development and production of a pinball machine.
Posted May 14, 2004 | By Stern
Double Bonus painting auction
May 14, 2004 - The painting, called Double Bonus, is expected to garner anywhere between 180,000 to 250,000 euros ($215,000 to $300,000). The painting appears to be a section of a modified Bally Fireball playfield.
Posted April 15, 2004 | By Stern
Price is Right
April 15, 2004 - In the Showcase Showdown between Virgil and Brent, Brent began by passing to Virgil. Virgil then bet $14,200 on a digital camera, a trip to Venice, a sauna, and an African Safari. Brent followed with a $27,000 bet on a gameroom that included Stern's MONOPOLY™, a pool table, a Sega video game, and two Kawasaki motorcycles. Brent won!
Posted February 17, 2004 | By Stern
Ripley's game release
February 17, 2004 - Former Williams great Pat Lawlor has designed some of the most beloved titles in the history of pinball, including The Addams Family, Twilight Zone, and Stern's Monopoly. And Ripley's Believe It or Not! ' is a pinball machine that lives in the tradition of these all-time favorites.
Posted November 17, 2003 | By Stern
Spanish Speech
November 17, 2003 - The Spanish translation was specially created for those operating THE LORD OF THE RINGS™ pinball machine in Hispanic communities in the United States or in Spanish-speaking countries. Activation of the speech is as simple as changing ROM chips.
Posted October 20, 2003 | By Stern
LOTR
October 20, 2003 - THE LORD OF THE RINGS™ pinball machine features exciting elements from New Line Cinema's box office hits, THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING™ and THE TWO TOWERS, as well as the most anticipated installment yet, THE RETURN OF THE KING™, opening worldwide on December 17th.
Posted June 28, 2003 | By Stern
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Stern Pinball, Inc. presents its latest pinball machine, GRAND PRIX
June 28, 2003 - Merging the speed of the raceway with the speed of the silver ball, Stern Pinball, Inc. presents its latest pinball machine,GRAND PRIX. Designed by Pat Lawlor and his team at Pat Lawlor Design, GRAND PRIX is a new kind of game for racing and pinball fans.
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Posted June 27, 2003 | By Stern
T3 on E!
June 27, 2003 - A TERMINATOR' 3: RISE OF THE MACHINES' pinball machine will appear on stage behind Arnold as he discusses the T3'movie. T! News Live will also promote a sweepstakes to win a T3' pinball.
Posted June 12, 2003 | By Stern
Arnold in Esquire
June 12, 2003 - Arnold is promoting TERMINATOR'3:RISE OF THE MACHINES', as well as discussing a possible run for the California governor's office.
Posted June 09, 2003 | By Stern
Arnold in Greatest Stunts show
June 9, 2003 - Arnold opened the show with a spectacular jump from a helicopter, through the roof of Paramount Studios in Los Angeles, and right onto the stage where he welcomed the celebrity audience to uproarious applause.
Posted June 04, 2003 | By Stern
Arnold in Heroes and Villains
June 4, 2003 - The 3-hour special will feature the greatest action figures of all time, including Arnold himself as the Terminator'. Arnold will also be plugging TERMINATOR' 3: RISE OF THE MACHINES', coinciding with the release of Stern's new pinball machine, designed by former Williams' designer Steve Ritchie.
Posted April 16, 2003 | By Stern
Tony Blair on The Simpsons
April 16, 2003 - LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Tony Blair put aside his concerns about Iraq for a few minutes to star as an animated version of himself in an episode of cult TV cartoon "The Simpsons," a Downing Street spokesman said on Saturday.
Posted April 04, 2003 | By Stern
Stern on Jeopardy
April 4, 2003 - On the April 1st show of Jeopardy host Alex Trebek asked the following question for $600 in the category of "At the Arcade': “Stern, of Melrose Park, Illinois, is the now the world's only maker of these machines that used to rule arcades.” One of the three contestants answered correctly: “What are pinball machines'”
Posted January 20, 2003 | By Stern
Simpsons renewal
January 20, 2003 - The Emmy-winning skeins is produced by 20th Century Fox TV.
The pact to renew "The Simpsons" through May 2005 means the show -- Sunday night's top-rated skein among adults 18-49 -- will make it through a jaw-dropping 16th full season and roughly 360 episodes, allowing Homer and co. to edge past "The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet" to claim the mantle of longest-running laffer in TV history.
Posted January 08, 2003 | By Stern
Chris Sawyer gets his RCT pin
January 8, 2003 - Here's what Chris had to say:
"I think it's fantastic. I think I spent the first couple of days playing it constantly and now tend to try to avoid playing it because a 'quick go' usually ends up as several hours of lost work time. Friends and family have also tried it and really enjoyed it - I'm even going to get my 90-year-old grandmother up here sometime to see how she gets on with it!"
Posted January 06, 2003 | By Stern
Simpsons game release
January 6, 2003 - The game features many of THE SIMPSONS favorite characters on a two-level playfield, complete with game modes influenced by various classic SIMPSONS' episodes.
Posted January 01, 2003 | By Stern
Stern Christmas Party
January 1, 2003 - Held at the Capri Restaurant in Melrose Park, the Stern staff celebrated with drinks, dinner, dessert, and discussions of pinball.
Posted October 18, 2002 | By Stern
Pinball Expo
October 18, 2002 - Stern's staff led the tours, providing excited pinball lovers with great insight into how pinball machines are thought-up and built.
Posted September 19, 2002 | By Stern
Stern website with new look
September 19, 2002 - Stern's home page has gone from a night view to a day view, while maintaining the format of a classic pinball machine. New features have been add while the old features have been kept. Stern hopes that this change will increase the amount of traffic to and usefulness of the site, as well as the enjoyment of those who come frequently.
Posted August 19, 2002 | By Stern
RCT on Infogrames website
August 19, 2002-The ROLLERCOASTER TYCOON' pinball machine is featured on the Products page of Infogrames' new website,www.rollercoastertycoon.com. The Products page describes the pinball machine and labels it as one of the Infogrames' many great products, while providing a link to the ROLLERCOASTER TYCOON web page at www.sternpinball.com for further description.
Posted August 06, 2002 | By Stern
Playboy on TV
August 6, 2002- The game not only will be a permanent prop on the set, but it will also be played regularly, according to Playboy sources.
Posted May 13, 2002 | By Stern
Who wants to be a Playmate?
May 13, 2002 - The show, airing May 10th on the Fox Network, will be about Playboy's search for the "girl next door' to appear in the magazine. Stern is very happy to have its pinball machine included in this production.
Posted April 26, 2002 | By Stern
Playboy in magazine
April 26, 2002 - On page 176, Playboy gives readers a description of the game play, as well as quotes by Gary Stern. Included is a color shot of the playfield.
Posted April 04, 2002 | By Stern
Gary Stern meets Hef at Mansion
April 4, 2002-Last weekend Gary Stern and his family made a visit to the Playboy Mansion where Gary presented a Stern PLAYBOY pinball machine to Hugh Hefner. Hef is a self-proclaimed fan of pinball, and has been ever since he got his Bally PLAYBOY pinball machine twenty-five years ago.
Posted March 08, 2002 | By Stern
Playboy in media
March 8, 2002 - But if you've yet to be convinced of the strength of the Playboy title, Stern would like inform you of some of the places you can find Playboy today:
Posted February 04, 2002 | By Stern
Playboy in media
February 4, 2002 - Brought to you by Stern Pinball, Inc. and PLAYBOY Enterprises International, Inc., the PLAYBOY pinball machine is the work of George Gomez (designer of Monster Bash'), Dwight Sullivan (programmer of T2'), and the incredible team of pinball experts at Stern Pinball. Steeped in PLAYBOY's rich 50-year tradition, this pinball machine brings you the world's most beautiful women in a glamorous lifestyle that only can be called PLAYBOY . This is one pinball machine you have to see to believe, and play to experience.