Hands-on with the new John Wick pinball
Stern Pinball brings the legendary assassin to the world of mechanical gaming.
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Aurich Lawson
Creative Director
aurich@arstechnica.com
Aurich Lawson is the Creative Director for Ars Technica, where he oversees the look and feel of the site as well as the day-to-day story graphic needs.
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Street Fighter 6 review: Great fun for both casual and dedicated players
Capcom breathes new life into its classic fighting game franchise.
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Ars OpenForum & Commenting System are getting a big upgrade
Comments and the OpenForum will be down from 1 am EST until Wednesday afternoon.
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Evo weekend is here: How to watch the fighting game event of the year
The world's largest fighting game tournament is live all weekend long.
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The massive Museum of Pinball is closing its doors for good
All good things must end—come take one more look at a special collection.
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Online fighting games during COVID: How rollback helps us connect
We played Guilty Gear Strive's online beta to see how its netcode holds up.
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Unsolved Mysteries of the Mortal Kombat Universe
NetherRealm Studios digs deep into the lore of Mortal Kombat.
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How a rejected My Little Pony game helped save a historic tournament
Fan passion and some unexpected help make for a happy ending.
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Ars talks fighting games with Guilty Gear creator Daisuke Ishiwatari
Daisuke talks netcode, game development, and the future of the franchise
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Mortal Kombat 11 review: Great gameplay, excessively packaged
A visual tour de force that can be a little overly gross and grindy feeling.
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Mortal Kombat 11 gameplay as seen by a ‘90s arcade rat
Memories from a youth spent in arcades and the reveal of Mortal Kombat 11.
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Why Mojave’s dark mode isn’t dark enough
Our creative director mocks up the way he wishes dark mode would look instead.
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Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection is arcade nostalgia done right
Review: A solid anthology with online play, concept art, and useful extra features.
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A functional pinball machine made entirely from Lego bricks
Over 15,000 bricks and a Lego Mindstorms heart bring the game to life.
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The Pinball Arcade is losing its classic tables; grab them while you can
Over 60 licensed titles will no longer be for sale after June.
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Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite isn’t the same without arcade-era pixel art
A look back at the Marvel vs Capcom series and the evolution of pixel art to 3D.
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Come be silly with the Ars Bizarro Lounge forum!
Let your hair down with your fellow geeks in our "anything goes" forum.
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How to watch the world’s biggest fighting game tournament this weekend
Evo 2016 has record-breaking entry numbers. Will the audience follow?
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How a chicken leg saved our advertising director from the Nepal quake
A tale of food poisoning, earthquakes, and how you can help Nepal.
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Play pinball like it’s 1978 with the new Kiss game
Stern Pinball brings back the iconic band for another round with the silver ball.
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A virtual day with 750 pinball and arcade games, no quarters needed
A visit to Southern California's largest arcade expo in photos.
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Got bit, fever hit: The Walking Dead pinball shambles into game rooms
Stern gives fans what they want and doesn't hold back on the gore.
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How big is the iPhone 6 Plus? Find out with our handy paper template
Print our PDF to see what holding a new iPhone will feel like.
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Help us make Ars’ mobile site better than (yet) another laser cannon
Make suggestions for our mobile site, or share your favorite sites or features with us.
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The custom pinball machines of Chicago’s Pinball Expo 2013
Sonic, StarFox, and The Matrix were just a few of the custom themes built.
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After 20-year absence, Star Trek returns to the world of pinball
The crew of the Enterprise boldly goes where the silver ball rolls.
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Yahoo’s new logo and the 30-day punchline
What happens when a CEO and an intern turn designers? About what you'd expect.
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Why DRM-free comic books are a big deal, even if you don’t read comics
When publishers address piracy like rational human beings, we all win.
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The global influence of iOS 7’s design language
Photocopying? Not so much—more like walking a well-trodden path of good design.
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Will the Metallica table help pinball “ride the lightning” to relevance?
Stern's new offering hopes to extend pinball past the "End of the Line"
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Green Lantern is gay: so what?
Marvel and DC play catch up with the real world.
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An update on our user database and comments
Where we stand with logging in and commenting on the new site.
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Temporary shutdown of Ars comments and logins for upgrades
It's upgrade time! Be patient.
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Legendary Star Wars concept artist Ralph McQuarrie passes away at 82
McQuarrie helped shape Star Wars, Start Trek, E.T. and other iconic films.
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Miss Ars being blacked out? Here’s how to get back in black
It's easy to keep Ars black if you miss it.
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What’s going down in the (free) Ars Open Lounge
Put your feet up and join us in The Lounge.
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