Seduction of the silver ball.
Do you like video pinball? Well, we here at The Ball is Wild really do because it’s creating a whole new possibility space for the (virtual) silverball. You aren’t restricted to the rules of real-world…
In this new episode, Robert talks about the newly released Pinball FX video pinball hub over at Epic Games Store. This is the newest release of Zen Studios from Hungary who are specializing in pinball…
In this second episode, we talk to Chris Friebus, one half of BlahCade Pinball Podcast. BlahCade is an unusual podcast as it caters not just to pinball in general, but specifially talks about video pinball…
Let’s start it off with our first guest! His name is Márk Pataki and he is from Hungary where he and a very motivated team is in charge of the wonderful Budapest Pinball Museum or…
In 2014, Austrian radio editor and game culture journalist Robert Glashüttner started a little blog called The Ball is Wild where he tried to come up with unconventional stories and interviews, and also topics that…
New pinball videogames with original ideas can show off a lot of innovation. Throughout the last years, we have seen wonderful games such as “Rollers of the Realm” or “Momonga Pinball Adventures”, games that perfectly…
When Jersey Jack arrived as a company in early 2011, it was the start of the pinball renaissance that we are experiencing today. After many years of Stern Pinball being the sole manufacturer of new…
In addition to new physical tables that this year has brought us – Star Wars, Dialed In! and Guardians of the Galaxy spring to mind immediately -, 2017 was also a good year for video…
This story was written during Transatlantic Storytelling Summer School in Portland in August 2016, made possible by FJUM Vienna in cooperation with University of Oregon (School of Journalism and Communication). Archer approaches the machine, always…
Before I was visiting Portland, Oregon, for a few days in late March this year, I wasn’t aware of how friendly and diverse this city is. I just heared and read about the unusual vibe…