The pinball community has pulled together once again and funded yet another great table that will be coming to The Pinball Arcade on Android, iOS, Kindle Fire, Mac and OUYA by the end of August with time frames for PS3 (NA/EU), PS Vita (NA/EU) and Xbox 360 to be determined! A big thanks goes out to everyone that pledged and helped FarSight bring Terminator 2 : Judgment Day to the masses.[PRBREAK][/PRBREAK]
UPDATE #10 : We MADE it!!! What?s Next? July 20, 2013
"While we've hit our T2 goal, thanks to the overwhelming support of the pinball community, there's still time for those of you who have not pledged to get in on some great rewards while at the same time, help us to begin funding our future Kickstarter project, which we're hopeful will be The Addams Family. We are aggressively working to secure all the licenses needed to bring this widely popular table to The Pinball Arcade and with your continued support, we're optimistic that we will be able to add this holy grail of pinball to The Pinball Arcade in the near future!"
UPDATE #9 : We MADE it!!! What?s Next? July 19, 2013
"It is such exciting news to share that we?ve reached our Terminator 2 Kickstarter goal! We want to thank everyone for supporting the preservation of this fantastic table.
Following is the link to a podcast with Bobby King of FarSight Studios and Allgames.com:
http://www.allgames.com/all-games-blog/item/6390-pinball-arcade-terminator-2-bobby-king-interview
The Terminator 2 Kickstarter ends on Sunday, July 21st, so you?ll still have the chance to pledge. Also, to let you know that any Kickstarter backer support pledges, exceeding the goal towards funding Terminator 2, will be applied to one of our most requested tables that would require a Kickstarter. We won?t name the table, but believe you can figure it out
"UPDATE #8 : "The Future is What we Make It" July 18, 2013
"Hello Pinball Arcade Fans,
Thought you may be interested in this recent Pinball Arcade interview with GameSkinny:
http://www.gameskinny.com/w7it6/farsight-studios-resurrects-classic-pinball-games-virtually
We've got three days to go... Let's do it!"
UPDATE #7 : Interview - Bobby King July 17, 2013
"http://game-wisdom.com/guest/jackpot-farsight-studios-and-the-pinball-arcade
Here is the most recent interview from Bobby King, Vice President of Product Development at Farsight Studios. I know you guys/gals would like updates as quickly as possible. We totally appreciate the support you have given us and are working hard to make sure that T2 comes to fruition."
UPDATE #6 : $75 Reward clarification July 16, 2013
"We would like to clarify that due to kickstarter.com guidelines, our project is no longer associated with nor able to endorse any contest being run by TheTerminatorFans.com.
The $75 level awards are:
? Terminator 2: Judgment Day pinball table on any four platforms of your choice.
? Your name listed as a Silver backer in the game credits.
? An exclusive Terminator 2: Judgment Day Pinball wallpaper for the device of your choice.
? An exclusive Terminator 2: Judgment Day edition virtual pinball (which can be used on any of the tables in the Pinball Arcade!)
? Special Pro version of the Terminator 2: Judgment Day pinball table including access to the table operator?s menu on a single platform of your choice.
? Entry into the exclusive Pinball Arcade Supporters Tournament where the winner will get a very cool T2 collectable and the top 20% will all win a Season Two Pro Pack on the platform of their choice.
Our apologies for any confusion.
With your help we're now over 80% of the way to funding this project! Thank you for all of your support!"
UPDATE #5 : Kickstarter Backer Tournament for Twilight Zone is Underway July 15, 2013
"We are excited to announce that it?s time for the Pinball Arcade?s Twilight Zone Kickstarter Backer Tournament!
The mobile tournament has just gone live and will continue until July 29th. The PSN tournament (which will have a separate leaderboard) will be starting within a few days.
If you backed us for $100 or more on the Twilight Zone kickstarter, you are eligible to play and should have received an email notifying you about the tournament last week. If you believe that you should be invited, but your FarSight login isn?t letting you in to play, please email us at support@pinballarcade.com.
Prizes:
- All players who place in the top 20% of each tournament (mobile and PSN) will receive the Season One Pro Pack on the platform of their choice.
- The person with the highest overall score will get a special award that we will announce during the tournament.
Thanks again to everyone who supported us in preserving the Twilight Zone table! There are still a few days left to pledge and qualify for the Terminator 2 Backer Tournament if you haven?t already."
UPDATE #4 : Contest on TheTerminatorFans.com for $75+ backers July 13, 2013
"FarSight and TheTerminatorFans.com have put together a contest.
All you have to do is pledge $75 or more and sign up for the contest on TheTerminatorFans.com to be eligible.
At the $75 level, you now get:
? Terminator 2: Judgment Day pinball table on any four platforms of your choice.
? Your name listed as a Silver backer in the game credits.
? An exclusive Terminator 2: Judgment Day Pinball wallpaper for the device of your choice.
? An exclusive Terminator 2: Judgment Day edition virtual pinball (which can be used on any of the tables in the Pinball Arcade!)
? Special Pro version of the Terminator 2: Judgment Day pinball table including access to the table operator?s menu on a single platform of your choice.
? Entry into the exclusive Pinball Arcade Supporters Tournament where the winner will get a very cool T2 collectable and the top 20% will all win a Season Two Pro Pack on the platform of their choice.
? Eligibility to enter into TheTerminatorFans.com T2 Pinball Kickstarter contest.
We issued a press release to all of the major news outlets in North America about our T2 pinball campaign. Check out the picture of the announcement being displayed in Times Square.
We?re up at California Extreme this weekend showing off our game as well as playing pinball and talking to everyone about our T2 kickstarter!
We need your help to spread the word! There are only 8 days left!"
UPDATE #3 : New backer reward tier for Terminator 2 Pro! July 10, 2013
"With your help, we've now raised over $38,000 towards the goal of securing the Terminator 2 license! If we can keep up this momentum the project will succeed- you fans are amazing!
We've introduced a new $18 Reward tier that we hope will entice some of our $10 backers to increase their pledge a bit. For an extra $8 you'll get the Pro version of the Terminator 2 table (including access to the table operator's menu, a table exploration mode, and special tips on playing the table from PAPA tournament pros) on a single platform of your choice. In addition your name will be listed as a BRONZE backer in the game credits! Please consider raising your pledge a little to help us reach the goal!
We've been getting questions from fans about whether the Terminator 2 table will be part of Season Two of the Pinball Arcade, and if so what will be done for Kickstarter backers who already own a Season Two Pass. If the license is funded, the Terminator 2 table WILL be part of Season Two. If you already have a Season Two Pass and you back the Terminator 2 project, as a "thank-you" we will give you any other table of your choice (now or in the future). If you have a Season Two Pro Pass we'll give you the Pro table of your choice. We hope you'll back the project regardless- without the license no one gets to play the Terminator 2 table, Season Pass or no Season Pass, and we want everyone to experience it!
Thanks again for supporting us!"
UPDATE #2 : New backer reward- become a Beta Tester for all future table packs! July 5, 2013
"We're now two weeks into our Terminator 2 Kickstarter and together we've raised almost $25,000 towards our goal! Thanks everyone for supporting us!
It looks like we're going to come very close to raising the $59,000 we need for the Terminator 2 licenses, so we've decided to do something we've never done before- open up access to our Beta Tester program to our Kickstarter Backers! We've created a new Reward tier that will make you an official Pinball Arcade Beta Tester with early access to ALL future table packs (not just Terminator 2!) You can help us make these tables better by reporting bugs and suggesting tuning improvements, and you will credited as a Beta Tester in all future table credits. Your input can have a substantial impact on the game!
This is an incredible Reward (and we can only offer a limited number of them), so please consider raising your pledge to help us meet our goal! Together we can get this table made!"
UPDATE #1 : Almost 25% of the way there! June 29, 2013
"We're a week into our Terminator 2 Kickstarter and we're already nearly 25% of the way to making the goal! Thank you everyone for your generosity!
We've been getting questions about why we chose to do the Terminator 2 table next (instead of the Addams Family table, or something else). Aside from the fact that T2 is an awesome table, we have a unique opportunity with T2. The licenses we need for Terminator 2 are NOT easy to get. We can acquire them but it must be done NOW. We can't go into detail about the particulars but if we don't act soon the opportunity will be lost, and it might be quite some time (if ever!) before we'd be able to put this together again.
We've updated the Kickstarter page with a bunch of FAQ's to answer questions that have come in from our fans. Check it out at http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1067367405/pinball-arcade-terminator-2-judgment-day
In related news, we're excited to announce that Table Pack #15 featuring The Champion Pub? and Whirlwind? was released yesterday for iOS, Android, Amazon, OUYA, and Mac (with console versions to follow shortly). You can watch the trailer at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9R8LYRIQ14
Thanks again everyone for your support!"
