Re:Sad news... (Score 4, Informative)

I believe Stern Pinball is the only remaining one; they come out with a couple of different games each year. A couple of friends of mine have companies that sell and service machines (Chicagoland and California); I'm not sure how much is new ones vs. old but I've played a fair number of the newer machines and they're pretty nice (better in my opinion than the Pinball 2000 stuff that Williams was trying). The Simpsons Pinball Party and The Lord Of The Rings ones (both Stern) are pretty impressive still.

Stern Pinball is the largest pinball manufacturer and produces about three new games a year. AC/DC is Stern's latest release. While Stern has been around for a long time, several other companies have started up recently.

Jersey Jack Pinball is about to go into production of Wizard of Oz in mid march. They've put a lot into this game and it's looking amazing. It's a wide body game with a 26" LCD, dual upper playfields, tons of toys, and a whole lot more.

Retro Pinball has begun shipping a reproduction of the Gottlieb's 1967 King of Diamonds built using modern technology.

MarsaPlay's New Canasta has been available in the Spanish market for a couple of years now.

John Popadiuk is working on a couple of small run, custom pinball machines for the high end collector market. The two games are Magic Girl and Ben Heck's Zombie Adventureland

Pinball appears to be making something of a comeback and it looks like 2012 could be one of the best years for pinball in a long time.