Arcade & Pinball News Digest - April 24, 2026
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Williams Pinball Volume 10 arrives on Pinball FX April 30, 2026, featuring Diner, Fire!, and Comet — with Fire! and Comet getting their first-ever official digital recreations. Prusa released full CAD files for the CORE One and CORE One L frames, useful for pincab builders designing custom mounting solutions. Stranger Things Arcade launches as a Dave & Busters exclusive from Raw Thrills.
Pinball FX Williams Volume 10 Drops April 30: Diner, Fire!, and Comet Get First Official Digital Recreations
Zen Studios is releasing Williams Pinball Volume 10 on April 30, 2026 — a three-table pack featuring Diner, Fire!, and Comet. This release is particularly significant because Fire! (1987) and Comet (1985) are receiving their first-ever official digital recreations. Diner (1990), the spiritual successor to Taxi, rounds out the trio. All three tables will be available across Pinball FX platforms including Steam, consoles, and Cabinet Mode for virtual pinball builds.
Fire! and Comet are two of the most requested Williams classics that have never had official digital versions — only fan-made VPX recreations existed until now. For virtual pinball cabinet owners, Cabinet Mode support means these tables work natively in your existing setup. The Comet-to-Diner progression (Comet 1985 to Cyclone 1988 to Diner 1990) is one of pinball's most iconic trilogies — having two of the three officially digitized is a big deal for preservationists. If you are building a new pincab, this pack alone justifies keeping Pinball FX in your software rotation alongside VPX.
💡What this means for you
Three-table Williams pack: Diner (1990, Steve Ritchie design), Fire! (1987, Steve Ritchie design), Comet (1985, Barry Oursler design). Cabinet Mode compatible for virtual pinball builds. Available on Steam, PS5, Xbox Series X/S, and Nintendo Switch. Fire! and Comet are first-ever official digital recreations.
Market Position: Zen Studios continues to be the only company with official Williams/Bally licensing for digital pinball. Each Volume release adds to the most comprehensive officially licensed digital pinball library available. For pincab builders, this strengthens the case for a Pinball FX + VPX dual-boot setup.
- Will Cyclone be added later to complete the Comet-Cyclone-Diner trilogy?
- Physics accuracy compared to VPX community recreations of these tables
- Cabinet Mode latency improvements from the recent Steam full release
⏸️ Wait if: You are waiting for Cyclone to complete the trilogy before buying into Pinball FX, Your pincab exclusively runs VPX and you do not want to dual-boot
✅ Buy if: You are a Williams classic collector and want officially licensed versions of Fire! and Comet, You run Cabinet Mode on your pincab and want to expand your table library
Prusa Releases CORE One CAD Files — Useful for Pincab Builders Designing Custom Mounts
On April 8, 2026, Prusa Research released the full CAD files for the CORE One and CORE One L frames. While not specifically targeted at the pinball community, these files are immediately useful for virtual pinball cabinet builders who use 3D printers for custom mounting brackets, button holders, and enclosure components. The open-source release means builders can design parts that integrate precisely with the CORE One's frame geometry.
If you use a Prusa CORE One in your pincab workshop, having the official CAD files means you can design perfect-fit mounts for your playfield monitor, DMD display, or backbox components without measuring by hand. The CORE One L files are particularly useful — the larger build volume handles full-width pincab brackets that would need to be split on smaller printers. This is a quiet quality-of-life improvement for the build community.
Stranger Things Arcade Launches as Dave & Busters Exclusive from Raw Thrills
Raw Thrills has released Stranger Things Arcade as a Dave & Busters exclusive in April 2026. The machine joins the growing lineup of IP-based arcade cabinets following the Amusement Expo 2026 showcase of G.I. Joe, John Wick, and Cyberpunk 2077 cabinets. The Stranger Things license is the latest in a trend of Netflix properties being adapted for the arcade market.
The IP-to-arcade pipeline continues to accelerate. Dave & Busters exclusives create a destination draw that smaller arcades cannot match, but the real impact for the home arcade community is downstream: these cabinets eventually appear on the secondary market, and high-quality IP games drive interest in home arcade builds. For MAME cabinet builders, the growing library of modern IP-based games provides a steady stream of titles that people actually want to play.
Frequently Asked Questions
When does Williams Pinball Volume 10 release?▼
Williams Pinball Volume 10 releases on April 30, 2026 for Pinball FX. It includes three tables: Diner (1990), Fire! (1987), and Comet (1985). Fire! and Comet are receiving their first-ever official digital recreations.
Are Prusa CORE One CAD files available?▼
Yes, Prusa released the full CAD files for the CORE One and CORE One L frames on April 8, 2026. The files are open source and available for download, useful for designing custom mounts, brackets, and enclosure components.
What new arcade games came out in April 2026?▼
Stranger Things Arcade by Raw Thrills launched in April 2026 as a Dave & Busters exclusive. This follows the Amusement Expo 2026 debuts of G.I. Joe, John Wick, and Cyberpunk 2077 arcade cabinets.