Judge Dredd Coming to Pinball FX, Stranger Things on the Line at Stern; Interview with Randy Martinez
By knapparcade
Happy Friday everyone! Take a break from preparing for Snowmageddon 2026 and check out the latest pinball and arcade news. First things first - Knapp Arcade new article E-mail alerts for articles are almost back. The link that gets sent out needs to be tweaked and we are going to add the cover image. The good news is Austin and I are getting close. It should be fixed by next article. On to the news... I don't talk a lot about digital pinball here, but I personally actually really like it. There's nothing like flopping down on my couch after a long day and playing some Bally Williams classics on my Steam Deck while my wife watches a show next to me. I've been playing the heck out of Swords of Fury lately. Yesterday, Zen Studios revealed several upcoming games for its Pinball FX platform. The main tables that it featured in the video were kind of a letdown. They are bringing back the Bethesda tables that they released for an earlier version of Pinball FX back in 2016 - Fallout, DOOM and Skyrim. That's fine I guess, but to me the MUCH bigger news here was the strong hints that Zen is coming out with Bally's 1993 Judge Dredd for the platform later this year. Now that's a good one! I love that pin. I'm looking forward to it.
Some pictures that I took of the game on a visit to Electromagnetic Pinball in Pawtucket, RI last Spring.
Next up we have Stern Pinball. In today's "Factory Friday" update Stern showed off Stranger Things on the production line.
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This morning, the folks from the LoserKid Pinball podcast released a great interview with artist Randy Martinez. Randy has done the art for Stern Pinball's Mandalorian, Star Wars Comic Edition and John Wick.
Well, so much for that standalone Adult Chuck E Cheese experiment. The Chuck's Place arcade that opened in Kansas City, Missouri in late June has already unexpectedly closed! Flagship Chuck's Arcade Kansas City Location Closes Without Warning https://www.timeextension.com/news/2026/01/flagship-chucks-arcade-kansas-city-location-closes-without-warning
That's all for today. Stay safe out there in all the snow everyone.