Connected Gaming Platform Scorbit Brings Classic and Modern Arcade Games Online with Real-Time Play and Real-Money Competitions
CHICAGO — October 15, 2025 — Amid growing consumer demand for modernized nostalgia, Scorbit—a connected gaming platform—is bringing offline, vintage and modern titles online, transforming how players experience games across generations. While the company ultimately aims to expand across multiple game formats, it’s starting with a fan favorite: pinball. Debuting this week at the Pinball Expo, Scorbit’s platform bridges physical gameplay with digital communities and competitions for real money, helping arcades, bars and operators and enabling players to rediscover and reengage with the games they love.
For players, Scorbit turns traditionally solo games like pinball into connected, social experiences with friends, family, or league members—whether they’re in the same room or around the world. For bars, arcades and operators, it breathes new life into underused machines, boosting foot traffic, extending play time and unlocking new revenue through modern gameplay features and digital tournament tools.
The latest Scorbit features introduce a first-of-its-kind competitive layer to arcade and bar gaming, allowing players to enter live, connected competitions with the chance to win real money and other prizes for their high scores. Powered by Scorbit’s new integrated digital payments platform, players can now seamlessly pay to play and enter contests directly through the app. By transforming classic and modern machines into always-on competitions with real payouts and incentives, Scorbit is helping venues attract repeat visitors, drive longer play sessions, and unlock new revenue streams—all while giving players a reason to keep coming back.
The masterminds behind Scorbit are none other than Jay Adelson, co-founder of Equinix, Digg and Revision3, and Ron Richards, a longtime entrepreneur, former Marvel/Disney executive and popular entertainment and technology podcaster. Together, Adelson and Richards are betting on a future where “connected nostalgia” becomes a major category of play, bringing the analog joy of arcades with the social, data-rich world of modern gaming.
“Scorbit is all about connection,” said Adelson. “We’re taking the games people already love, whether they’re 50 years old or brand new, and giving them a second life online – not to mention bringing fans the opportunity to compete in real-time for cash prizes, adding a whole new layer of excitement and incentive to the arcade experience.”
Scorbit’s platform integrates a simple hardware kit, a mobile app, and a cloud-based infrastructure to unlock a wide range of interactive features—from live notifications to digital payments and prize play. Its technology connects directly to a game’s CPU—even those built decades before the internet—to extract real-time data such as scores, achievements, and game states. This data powers global leaderboards, live displays, and community challenges, enabling players to track progress and compete with friends, family, or league members—whether across the bar or across the world.
Pinball has seen a meteoric rise in the last decade, fueled by new players seeking nostalgia, community and a thirst for competition amongst players in their local arcade bar. However, while pinball serves as Scorbit’s launch focus, the company’s ambitions extend far beyond. Scorbit aims to connect all kinds of games—arcade staples like Pac-Man, skee-ball, and pop-a-shot—into one global, social gaming network.
“Pinball is where we’re starting, but our vision is much bigger,” said Richards. “Any game that’s fun to play in person should have the power to connect players, host competitions, track performance and share the excitement online. That’s where Scorbit is headed.”
With expansion already underway, Scorbit is laying the groundwork for a new era of connected, competitive play—one that spans decades of gaming history and countless machines still lighting up arcades, bars, and basements worldwide.
Scorbit is currently rolling out new competition features at new locations in New Hampshire, Minneapolis, New York City, Nashville and Seaside/Monterey—and growing fast. For more information or to find a Scorbit location near you, visit scorbit.io.
About Scorbit
Scorbit is a connected gaming platform that brings offline, vintage, and modern games online, transforming them into social, competitive experiences for players and venues alike. Founded by internet pioneer Jay Adelson (Equinix, Digg) and media and technology veteran Ron Richards, Scorbit bridges generations of gameplay through real-time data integration, community engagement, and modernized features that make classic gaming feel new again. The latest Scorbit update adds a first-of-its-kind competitive layer to arcade and bar gaming, turning classic and modern machines into live, connected contests where players can win real prizes and venues can boost engagement and revenue.
Learn more at scorbit.io.
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