About
Matt Owen is a lifelong gamer and overall media fiend. He can often be found playing endless hours of games or watching an absurd amount of movies and television: action, horror, mystery, and sci-fi in particular. When he's not bingeing entertainment media, Matt enjoys reading and writing fiction, playing pinball, broadcasting, and attempting to cook.
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Latest
The Score Card: States & Starfighters
A Chat with Pinball Prodigy Sterling Mitoska
The Best Pinball Machines of 2025 Ranked
The Score Card: Season's Endings
The Score Card: Pro Circuit Showdowns
Pinball Expo 2025: A Year of Mystery and Magic
Archive
2025
The Score Card: From Chicago to LondonEvery Pinball Machine of 1995, RankedThe Score Card: The Calm Before the StormThe Score Card: A Beastly Summer of CompetitionThe Score Card: IFPA20 World Pinball ChampionshipThe Score Card: Canada's Big Battle and More MajorsThe Score Card: April Flippers Bag Big WPPRsThe Weird World of Pinball Arcade Hybrid MachinesThe Score Card: Women's World Championship and MoreD&D is the Necessary Evolution of Pinball and RPGsCompetitive Pinball Roundup: The 2025 Season BeginsA Night at the 2024 TWIPYs: Winners List and RecapHybrid Best Game: How to Play the New IFPA Tournament FormatHow a Pinball Newbie Qualified for the Ohio State ChampionshipIFPA Rookie of the Year Jaden Rich Talks Competitive Pinball SuccessA Chat with The Greatest Showman Homebrew Pinball Team
2024
Pincinnati 2024: A Cozy Convention in the Birthplace of PinballHomebrew Pinball Machine Heaven at Expo 2024Creating Memories at Pinball Media Mixer 2.0Pinball Expo 2024: 40 Years of Flipping FunCLEPin 2024: The Premiere Pinball Convention in ClevelandPinball Planet is the Hottest New Spot Near ClevelandPinball Preparedness: How to Get Ready for Your Next TournamentPortable Pins: The Best Pinball Games on Steam DeckSweeper City Pinball Championships 2024: Learning the Ropes of CardThe Amazing Pinball Race: A Taste of the Stern Pro CircuitKidforce Pinball Upgrades to Brand New ArcadePinBrew Fest: The Pinball and Beer Convention You Need to VisitPast Times Mega Matchplay: Inside Ohio's Biggest Pinball TournamentA Walk Through Past Times Arcade