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2 CommentsThe Pinball Arcade coming to PS4, Star Trek and Attack from Mars DLC tables coming this month
By Alexa Ray Corriea on Mar 15, 2013 03.15.13
FarSight Studios' The Pinball Arcade pinball simulator will be available on PlayStation 4, the developer announced today on the PlayStation Blog. According to FarSight lead designer Bobby King, the developer will upgrade the title's lighting and shadow effects for the PS4 version, stating the developer is "very confident" they can add the features and "maintain the smooth 60 fps that you need in a pinball game." FarSight will tweak the physics and gameplay on all add-on DLC tables for release on Sony's new console as well. The developer plans to release the Star Trek: The Next Generation table for Pinball Arcade's PlayStation 3 and Vita versions on March 19, and the Table Pack 10 on March 26. The latter includes digital versions of the Attack from Mars table by Bally/Midway and G...
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2 CommentsPinball Arcade on PS3 and Vita gets Twilight Zone table today
By Alexa Ray Corriea on Feb 05, 2013 02.05.13
Pinball simulation Pinball Arcade for PlayStation 3 and Vita is getting a new thematic table today based on the The Twilight Zone television series, developer FarSight Studios' lead designer Bobby King announced on the PlayStation Blog. The table is a recreation of the Twilight Zone pinball machine released by game technology company Bally in 1993. Roger Sharpe, the "pinball legend" who made the original licensing deal for Bally to build the table, helped FarSight obtain the rights to use the table in-game. The table's IP was purchased with funding from backers of the game's Kickstarter campaign, which closed last June with just over $77,000. According to Pinball Arcade designer and producer Scott Shelton, the Twilight Zone table is the most complex machine the studio has made to...
