Last night, the popular Twitch / YouTube pinball streamer Loose Flip aired the first-ever extended stream of Pinball Brothers’ brand new game ABBA. The specific game that was streamed was provided by Pinball Brothers’ European distributor RS Pinball. Yes the players are speaking German in the video, but the gameplay is in English :). I have embedded it below for anyone who wants to check it out.
https://www.youtube.com/looseflip
Over the past year, American Pinball has run several limited-time sales on its games in conjunction with various holiday weekends. Previously, all of its games but Barry O’s Barbeque Challenge were eligible for the discount. This week, American is running a special $500 off Labor Day sale on BBQ Challenge. From 8/23/2024 through 9/2/2024, AP is lowering the price of the game to $6,495, from its regular MSRP $6,995.
https://www.american-pinball.com/games/barry-os-bbq-challenge/
The Texas-based manufacturer of Labyrinth pinball announced this afternoon that it is opening up its factory to the public for a tour on Saturday, October 12th from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM in conjunction with the upcoming Houston Arcade Expo.
Shuttle busses will be available to take show attendees from the Houston Marriott Westchase to the Barrels of Fun factory, ten minutes away.
https://www.houstonarcadeexpo.com/
This morning I wrote about Stern Pinball’s new partnership with Costco. Stern has also created a new turnkey office pinball solution for companies looking to make their lounges a fun place for employees to hang out and bond.
According to a new flyer for the program from Stern, for “as low as $499/Month” companies can rent a pinball machine with included maintenance, setup and delivery. The list of games shown in the ad includes Foo Fighters, Stranger Things, Mandalorian, JAWS, Godzilla, Venom, Jurassic Park and Avengers Infinity Quest.
That’s not cheap, but I can see big corporations possibly trying it out. Back before we decided to close my company’s office permanently during COVID we used to have a pinball machine there that everyone loved.
I don’t know whether these new volume-driving initiatives from Stern will work, but I like seeing them thinking outside-the-box to try to generate sales and keep the production line moving. The healthier pinball companies are, the better it is for the hobby.
SNK, creator of the popular King of Fighters series of fighting games, is celebrating the 30th anniversary of the franchise. The first game in the series, King of Fighters ’94 made its debut in arcades on the Neo Geo MVS on August 25, 1994.
SNK created a special website to celebrate the anniversary, on which it plays to roll out 30 “exclusive programs” over the next several months. The first of which is the release of development documents for the series later today.
