It’s common to craft a song to be a hit, but it’s rare that one is written specifically to get good reviews from a single critic. Still, that’s exactly what Pete Townshend did with "Pinball Wizard," ...

What started as an attempt to win over a skeptical critic became one of the most recognizable songs of the rock era.

Pinball Wizard, a new pinball game for Apple Arcade starring an actual wizard, has all the elements of a great subway game: It’s easy to learn, challenging as you keep going, and it doesn’t always ...

Matti Robinson is a veteran of the industry originally from Finland, with nearly 20 years of writing and editing experience. His love for gaming started with the Commodore 64 and grew with each ...

Frosty Pop revealed that they will be releasing The Pinball Wizard for both PC via Steam as well as Nintendo Switch on October 27th. The game has already been out for a while on Apple Arcade, giving ...

The father of modern pinball, Steve Kordek, passed away Sunday with a high score of 100 years. In his honor, we present this special double-play Soundtrack of Pinball Wizard, presented by Sir Elton ...

World-ranked pinball champion Robert Gagno, the subject of new documentary Wizard Mode, talks about what it’s like to come of age with autism. World-ranked pinball champion Robert Gagno is the subject ...

Mariana Juliano for Slate. The last guys who tried to save pinball bet all their quarters on a bunch of 3-D aliens. With sales of new machines dwindling in the late 1990s, the top execs at Williams, ...

The Pacific Northwest is often hailed as a haven for pinball enthusiasts, but inland communities are just beginning to embrace this culture Brent Bowen started playing pinball as a kid in the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Some of the most iconic songs in rock history began under unusual circumstances, but few have an origin story quite like “Pinball ...