Today's PA Newsletter email!

[IdontHave50cents]

That was nice to get a pinball arcade newsletter emailed out today. I usually delete stuff like that but was happy to get from them. I must be hungry for any morsel of info regarding this great game...

 

[Ark Malmeida]

Where can I subscribe to the newsletter?

 

[Brandon Debes]

Where can I subscribe to the newsletter?

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[IdontHave50cents]

http://thepinballarcade.com

Actually, it's just pinballarcade.com

Sign up is on lower right side.

 

[IdontHave50cents]

*Here's the text of the newsletter, but it looks much better with the embedded images... Notice that these forums got a plug at the end of the newsletter!!!


In this issue

·******** Pinball Arcade launches today on PlayStation 3 and Vita!

·******** The Pinball Arcade on 360!

·******** First DLC pack released!

·******** Mac version released.

·******** FarSight attend MWC and the Texas Pinball Festival.

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PINBALL ARCADE LAUNCHES TODAY ON PLAYSTATION 3 AND VITA!

The Sony versions of the Pinball Arcade are being launched today. For $9.99, the two versions can be bought and shared on both platforms. All console versions are trial to buy so you can demo each table before you spend any money.

The PlayStation 3 versions features the most advanced lighting to date for the Pinball Arcade, while the Vita version features front and back touch screen support as well at portrait mode gameplay.

We'd like to thank Sony for featuring our game and their continued support. Check out the Sony Developer Blog for a couple posts by us:

April 5th:

http://blog.us.playstation.com/2012/04/05/the-pinball-arcade-hits-ps3-and-ps-vita-on-april-10th/

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April 10th:

http://blog.us.playstation.com/2012/04/10/the-pinball-arcade-scores-on-ps3-and-ps-vita-today/

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THE PINBALL ARCADE RELEASED ON XBOX 360!

On April 4th, the 360 version of Pinball Arcade launched for 800 points on XBLA. The game has been selling well and reviews have been great so far.

Here's what some of the critiques are saying about the game:

http://www.gamerankings.com/xbox360/664909-the-pinball-arcade/articles.html

Look for the game to be reviewed on an episode of X-Play on G4tv later this month!

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FIRST DLC PACK RELEASED

The first DLC pack has been released on Android devices. Look for the iOS release soon and the console updates in early May. These are two of our all-time favorites!

Medieval Madness™ (1997):* One of the most highly acclaimed pinball machines of all time, the “Reign of Payne” comes to life thanks to the design artistry of Brian Eddy and masterful game rules by Lyman Sheats Jr. Incorporating some wonderful humor within the game theme and overall game play, there’s something for everyone with a playfield that features damsels needing to be rescued from a dragon, peasants revolting, catapults to be launched to storm a fully animated castle that quivers and shakes once the drawbridge has been lowered. Add to this trolls that pop up from under the playfield and able assists from Merlin’s magic andthis is one pinball fit for a king (or even a queen). 4,016 units of this table were produced.

The Machine: Bride of Pin•Bot™* (1991): From the inventive mind of Python Anghelo with able assistance from John Trudeau and software by Brian Eddy, this is the second in the very successful Pin•Bot trilogy of tables.* This time it’s Pin*Bot’s Bride who takes center stage with a dramatic transformation that always turns heads. From the opening skill shot the quest is to bring the Bride to life with a sequence of shots up the Shuttle Ramp to first give her speech, then sight, and a dazzling, heart beating grand finale with the chance to join the Billionaire’s Club—the largest single scoring feature in pinball history. Approximately 8,100 units of this table were produced.

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MAC VERSION RELEASED

The Macintosh version has been released to the Mac app store. Look for an update later this week that increases the combatibility with more Macs and includes an improved control scheme.

The PC version is on track to be released later this Spring.

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FARSIGHT ATTENDS MOBILE WORLD CONGRESS AND THE TEXAS PINBALL FESTIVAL

Members of the team traveled to the Mobile World Congress to show off the Android version in Google's booth during the week we were featured in the thier Market! It was great international exposure and an honor to be featured by Google in their store and at the show.

FarSight also traveled to the Texas Pinball Festival in Dallas to show off the game on Xbox 360, PS3, Vita, new iPad, and Android. We were demoing the game on consoles and the first DLC pack for the first time.


We'd like to thank everyone for their hospitality and help spreading the word about our game!


Check out our latest videos and other links at pinballarcade.com.

And join in on the discussion forums at digitalpinballfans.com.


©2012 FarSight Studios, Inc. All rights reserved. All trademarks and copyrights are the property of their respective holders. Created and distributed under license from Williams Electronic Games, Inc. All rights reserved., Gottlieb Development, LLC. All rights reserved. and ©Stern Pinball Inc. All rights reserved. BALLY, BALLY (STYLIZED) and the FLYING PINBALL DESIGN are trademarks of Harrah’s Operating Company, Inc. Used with permission. All rights reserved. WILLIAMS, WILLIAMS (STYLIZED) and the WINGED W DESIGN are trademarks of Williams Electronics Games, Inc. Used with permission. All rights reserved.
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[Jeff Strong]

Agreed, it was definitely nice to see this pop up in my inbox.

 

[Shaneus]

The only newsletter I want is the one that says the iOS update is finally on the store with new tables

Hopefully they'll find a way to release IAP without requiring an update so they can release tables as they please without having to pander to Apple's approval process. Here's hoping!

 

[Brian Clark]

I noticed Zen did something like that with IAP. I'm not sure how they did it, but icons for the next tables came up without an update.