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Brian O’Neill: World pinball wizards tilt to Pittsburgh

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Brian O’Neill: World pinball wizards tilt to Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh Post-Gazettehttp://www.post-gazette.com/opinion/brian-oneill/2017/07/27/brian-o-neill-pinball-pittsburgh-pinburgh-match-play-championship-david-l-lawrence-convention-center-replayfx-arcade-video-game-festival/stories/201707270019Pinburgh Match-Play Championship, billed as the largest pinball tournament, starts Thursday at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center.

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‘Greatest Arcade in the Universe’ open for business in Pittsburgh (1 weekend only)

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'Greatest Arcade in the Universe' open for business in Pittsburgh (1 weekend only) | TribLIVEhttp://triblive.com/aande/moreaande/12527368-74/greatest-arcade-in-the-universe-open-for-business-in-pittsburgh-1-weekendA few years ago, the bookstore and the record store seemed to be consigned to the scrap-heap of history, as rapidly emptying emporia of obsolete …

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Arcade/pinball convention returns to Santa Clara

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Arcade/pinball convention returns to Santa Clara – SFGatehttp://www.sfgate.com/entertainment/article/Arcade-pinball-convention-returns-to-Santa-Clara-11399326.phpThe annual California Extreme arcade show is one of the gems on the Bay Area entertainment scene — a show featuring hundreds of playable pinball and arcade games, organized and promoted by some of the region’s greatest collectors. Cal Extreme organizers adhere to the arcade collector’s code: bringing

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Southern Gaming Expo Looks to Spark Gamers and Developers in Columbia

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Southern Gaming Expo Looks to Spark Gamers and Developers in Columbia | Arts | free-times.comhttp://www.free-times.com/arts/southern-gaming-expo-looks-to-spark-gamers-and-developers-in/article_63631294-7179-11e7-98c3-53b8c1b38413.htmlGaming in its most organic form is a brightly lit arcade — pinball machine springs pulling taut; coins clinking in the dispensary; teddy bears, plastic toys and Tootsie Rolls gleaming

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Secrets of pinball wizards: There’s plenty of science in those machines

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Secrets of pinball wizards: There’s plenty of science in those machines – The Washington Posthttps://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/secrets-of-pinball-wizards-theres-plenty-of-science-in-those-machines/2017/07/21/ab51f55e-6bcd-11e7-b9e2-2056e768a7e5_story.htmlAn exhibit goes behind the whiz-bang to explore the inner workings of pinball.

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Welcome to the largest private collection of pinball machines in New Zealand

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Welcome to the largest private collection of pinball machines in New Zealand | The Spinoffhttps://thespinoff.co.nz/games/22-07-2017/welcome-to-the-largest-private-collection-of-pinball-machines-in-new-zealand/The largest collection of pinball machines in the country resides in a Pukekohe family home. Madeleine Chapman visited the Peck family to see it in the plastic flesh. I tried to look nonchalant as the small metal ball rolled around the

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A pinball wizard debuts new Star Wars and Batman machines at Comic-Con 2017

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A pinball wizard debuts new Star Wars and Batman machines at Comic-Con 2017 – Orange County Registerhttp://www.ocregister.com/2017/07/22/a-pinball-wizard-debuts-new-star-wars-and-batman-machines-at-comic-con-2017/The classic arcade game is experiencing a resurgence according to the maker of these new machines

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