TWIPYs 2025: Voting Open Now

Kineticist·article·analyzed·Jan 13, 2026

Analysis

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TL;DR

TWIPYs 2025 voting is open; introduces Colin's background.

Summary

This is a brief announcement that TWIPYs 2025 voting is now open. The content primarily consists of a biographical note about Colin, the chief editor at Kineticist, detailing his background in pinball and media work.

Key Claims

Colin is the chief pixel pusher at Kineticist
high confidence · Kineticist article header/byline
Colin became enamored with pinball after a family copy of 1979 Joker Poker (EM version)
high confidence · Biographical statement in article
Colin has bought, sold, and repaired many pinball machines
high confidence · Biographical statement
Colin competes in tournaments and contributes to This Week in Pinball, NEPL, and Pin-Masters of New England
high confidence · Biographical statement

Entities

Colinperson Kineticistcompany This Week in Pinballorganization New England Pinball LeagueorganizationPin-Masters of New EnglandorganizationJoker PokergameTWIPYs 2025event

Signals

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event_signal: TWIPYs 2025 voting is now open, the annual pinball industry awards ceremony
high · Article title and call-to-action
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content_signal: Biographical profile of Colin establishes Kineticist's leadership and deep pinball community involvement
high · Extensive biographical details about Colin's tournament participation, machine collecting, and contributions to TWIP and regional leagues

Topics

TWIPYs 2025 votingprimaryCommunity participation and recognitionsecondaryPinball community leadership and mediasecondary

Sentiment

neutral(0)

Transcript

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Like what you're reading? Get pinball news, analysis, and deep dives delivered to your inbox. Get pinball news, analysis, and deep dives delivered to your inbox. Colin is the chief pixel pusher at Kineticist. He's a lifetime gamer who became enamored with pinball after taking in a family copy of the 1979 classic Joker Poker (the EM version). Since then he's bought, sold and repaired many machines, competed in all kinds of tournaments, and contributes to This Week in Pinball, the New Robert Englunds Pinball League, and Pin-Masters of New Robert Englunds. Previously, Colin spent over a decade working in marketing for agencies and tech startups. He also started and ran a music blog, happy hour website, and wrote a regular craft beer review column for Central Track in Dallas. Once aspired to be an artsy film director.