Huge news regarding FarSight's recently launched Kickstarter project, Xbox 360 add-on content, PC/Steam and Wii U release time frames and PS4 Cross Discount highlight one of the biggest updates FarSight has dropped on their fanbase in recent memory.[PRBREAK][/PRBREAK]
Terminator 2 : Judgment Day Kickstarter : FarSight has officially launched their Terminator 2 : Judgment Day Kickstarter Project. The licenses will cost $66,000 (and that?s just for the licenses. FarSight will cover all of the development expenses themselves). Thanks to the amazing generosity of pinball fans throughout the world, FarSight?s previous Kickstarter project for the Star Trek : The Next Generation pinball table raised $7,000 more than they needed for the licenses and they?re applying this towards the license costs of Terminator 2 : Judgment Day. If they can raise the remaining $59,000, they?ll be able to digitize Terminator 2 : Judgment Day and preserve one of the greatest pinball tables of all time. If they don't reach their goal, no credit cards will be charged, but if they raise more then the goal, they?ll be able to digitize other licensed tables as well, including the next table they?d really like to pursue...Bally's incredible classic The Addams Family!
FarSight has put together a tempting list of rewards to say ?thank you? for helping out. Plus the top five contributors will get their initials featured as the default high scores for the table, immortalizing them as true pinball fanatics! Please show your support by pledging HERE.
OUYA : OUYA version 1.2 featuring Centaur, Pin?Bot, White Water and Space Shuttle is AVAILABLE NOW! The official June 25th launch of the OUYA console is fast approaching, and The Pinball Arcade will be ready! It will be a launch title for OUYA with all of the current Table Add-On Packs available.
PC/Steam : Since their Steam Greenlight several months ago, FarSight has been hard at work creating a Steam version of The Pinball Arcade. The first Beta build of the Steam platform was recently released to internal test at FarSight Studios! They will be conducting a closed public Beta of the Steam version in July. If you are one of the Kickstarter backers entitled to Beta access on the PC platform, watch your email for information on how to get access! FarSight is targeting an August release for The Pinball Arcade on Steam with all of the current Table Add-On Packs available.
The PC version will be using Directx 9 when released which doesn't support all the features FarSight would like it to. They will hopefully be adding Directx 11 support for the PC version, however even if they don't, some of the features that they want to add are possible in DirectX 9. Not everyone has video cards that support Directx 11 so this solution is better for everyone at release time. Also, even though it won?t be implemented at launch, dynamic lighting will make its way to the PC version.
PlayStation 4 : Fans got an early look at the PlayStation 4 version of The Pinball Arcade at the E3 show in Los Angeles. FarSight was part of the Sony booth, and the game was amazingly well-received by pinball aficionados and novices alike. FarSight?s new PS4 lighting technology allows them to model individual lights for each of the 100+ lamps on the typical pinball table (complete with attenuation, blooms, and reflections). The result so far is a level of graphical realism never before seen in a video pinball game and it's going to get even better as they continue to improve the technology! Check out THIS video for a sneak peek. In more good news, Sony has announced a Cross Discount feature for the PS4. This will allow FarSight to offer customers who have previously purchased Pinball Arcade content on other Sony platforms a discount when they buy that content on PS4.
Wii U : The Beta build of the Wii U Pinball Arcade release will enter internal test next week at FarSight Studios. It is scheduled for final submission to Nintendo in late July and for release to customers in September. All of the tables in Table Add-On Packs #1 through #16 will be available on the Wii U at launch.
Xbox 360 : As most of you know, FarSight has been unable to release new table packs for the Xbox 360 since their Microsoft publisher declared bankruptcy last year. They finally had some good news to report - the publisher (Fillpoint/Crave Entertainment) has now filed a reorganization plan with the court and is scheduled to emerge from bankruptcy this summer. When this occurs, FarSight will submit all of the unreleased table packs to Microsoft for approval and release. They plan to offer discounted Season Packs on the 360 to make it easy for 360 customers to get caught up on tables. FarSight thanks everyone for their patience as they?ve worked to get this issue resolved - it?s been as frustrating for them as it?s been for everyone else!
Pinball 2000 Tables : Regardless of more powerful consoles getting ready to hit the market later this year, FarSight is not looking to digitize these tables as the implementation just doesn't really make sense to them at the moment.
PAF Top Ten Most Wanted Table Poll Series : Today is the LAST DAY to vote for your Top Ten Most Wanted Electro-Mechanical Tables, so hurry and cast your vote HERE before the poll closes later tonight. The Top Ten Most Wanted Electro-Mechanical Tables, as voted by the pinball community, will be revealed on Friday September 6, 2013.
PAF Top Ten Most Wanted Table Poll Series : #2 - Williams is UP NEXT and will run June 23, 2013 - July 6, 2013.
