Dutch Pinball is NOT Working with Stern to Release Back to the Future

Knapp Arcade·article·analyzed·Feb 13, 2026

Analysis

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TL;DR

Dutch Pinball denies Stern partnership rumor; DPX collaboration ended.

Summary

Knapp Arcade publishes a clarification denying rumors that Dutch Pinball is partnering with Stern for Back to the Future distribution in the US. The article cites statements from distributor Cointaker and notes that DPX is no longer working with Dutch Pinball, while confirming ongoing game development in the Netherlands.

Key Claims

Dutch Pinball is NOT working with Stern to build or distribute Back to the Future in the United States
high confidence · Cointaker statement confirming 'Stern and DP have no connection / partnership or deal'
DPX is no longer working with Dutch Pinball
high confidence · Official Cointaker statement: 'DPX is no longer working with DP'
Dutch Pinball continues normal business operations with manufacturing facilities in the Netherlands
high confidence · Cointaker statement: 'Business as usual at DP. They are still working on future games in development with manufacturing facilities in the Netherlands'
The Stern partnership rumor originated from misinterpretation of Cointaker's initial statement
medium confidence · Author notes: 'it was their initial statement that was misinterpreted to start this whole rumor'

Notable Quotes

“Stern and DP have no connection / partnership or deal. DPX is no longer working with DP. Business as usual at DP. They are still working on future games in development with manufacturing facilities in the Netherlands.”
Cointaker (distributor) @ February 13, 2026 — Official clarification denying Stern partnership and confirming end of DPX collaboration

Entities

Dutch PinballcompanyStern PinballcompanyCointakercompanyDPXcompanyBack to the Futuregame Barryperson Knapp Arcadecompany

Signals

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business_signal: DPX has ended its working relationship with Dutch Pinball after previous collaboration
high · Cointaker official statement: 'DPX is no longer working with DP'
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personnel_signal: Potential organizational change at Dutch Pinball related to DPX separation, though nature unclear
low · Only confirmation of ended collaboration; specific reasons not stated
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rumor_hype: False rumor circulated that Dutch Pinball partnering with Stern for Back to the Future US distribution
high · Article title and content explicitly address and deny this rumor; Cointaker statement confirms no partnership exists

Topics

Back to the Future pinball developmentprimaryDutch Pinball business operationsprimaryDistribution partnerships in pinball industryprimaryDPX collaboration with Dutch PinballsecondaryIndustry rumor correctionsecondary

Sentiment

neutral(0)— Article is factual and clarificatory in tone; no positive or negative bias, focused on correcting misinformation

Transcript

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News Dutch Pinball is NOT Working with Stern to Release Back to the Future k knapparcade February 13, 2026 Good morning everyone. Just a quick article to clarify an incorrect "rumor" that came out from another publication last night. I have spoken with both the distributor Cointaker and Barry from Dutch pinball multiple times this week, so when I saw the story that Dutch Pinball is supposedly working with Stern to build and distribute its next game in the United States I initially said to myself, that's definitely NOT true. I now have a statement from Cointaker on the subject. This is important because it was their initial statement that was misinterpreted to start this whole rumor. According to Cointaker... " Stern and DP have no connection / partnership or deal. DPX is no longer working with DP. Business as usual at DP. They are still working on future games in development with manufacturing facilities in the Netherlands." I have specifically asked Barry from Dutch about this as well, but I have not heard back from him yet.