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General Information
AVAILABLE NOW for : Android, iOS, Kindle Fire, Mac,
OUYA (OUYA Kickstarter backers only), PS3 , PS Vita and Xbox 360
COMING SOON for : OUYA (non-OUYA Kickstarter backers), PC, Wii U and Windows 8
ANNOUNCED for : Nintendo 3DS (Pinball Hall of Fame) and PS4
Pinball Arcade Login/Newsletter : You can create a Pinball Arcade Login (for use on Android, iOS, Kindle Fire and Mac) and sign up for the monthly Pinball Arcade Newsletter HERE.
Pinball Arcade Login Password Reset : You can reset your Pinball Arcade Login password HERE.
Table of the Month : Every month, a select table will be available for unlimited FREE play (with ad support) until the next Table Add-On Pack is released. The Table of the Month is available on Android and iOS only.
Table Demos : All released tables are available for limited Demo play on Android, iOS, Kindle Fire and OUYA (OUYA Kickstarter backers only). Only the Core Tables Pack and Add-On Table Packs #1 and #2 are available for limited Demo play on PS3 (NA/EU) and PS vita (NA/EU). Only the Core Tables Pack is available for limited Demo play on Xbox 360. There are NO Demos available on Mac as the Mac App Store does not permit Demo or Trial software.
Individual Table Pricing : Tables are available for individual purchase on Android, iOS, Kindle Fire and OUYA (OUYA Kickstarter backers only) only and are priced as follows : Black Hole ($1.99/$0.99 limited time sale on Android and Kindle Fire), Ripley's Believe It or Not! ($3.99/$1.99 limited time sale on Android and Kindle Fire), Tales of the Arabian Nights ($0.99/free on Android and Kindle Fire), Theatre of Magic ($2.99/$1.49 limited time sale on Android and Kindle Fire), Medieval Madness ($2.99), The Machine : Bride of Pin•Bot ($2.99), Cirqus Voltaire ($2.99), Funhouse ($2.99), Gorgar ($1.99), Monster Bash ($3.99), Black Knight ($1.99), Creature from the Black Lagoon ($3.99), Harley-Davidson Third Edition ($2.99), Taxi ($2.99), Elvira and the Party Monsters ($2.99), No Good Gofers ($2.99), Big Shot ($1.99), Scared Stiff ($3.99), The Twilight Zone ($4.99) and Star Trek : The Next Generation ($4.99). Beginning with Table Add-On Pack #10 (Attack from Mars and Genie), individual table purchases will no longer be supported.
Core Table Pack Pricing : The Core Table Pack, which includes four tables (all future Table Add-On Packs must be purchased separately), is available on Android, iOS, Kindle Fire, Mac, OUYA (OUYA Kickstarter backers only) and PS3/PS Vita (single purchase for both) for $9.99 and Xbox 360 for 800 msp.
Table Add-On Pack Pricing : Table Add-On Packs are available for purchase on Android, iOS, Kindle Fire, Mac, OUYA (OUYA Kickstarter backers only) and PS3/PS Vita (single purchase for both) for $4.99 and Xbox 360 for 400 msp. Table Add-On Packs, with the exception of Kickstarter funded tables, include two tables per pack. Kickstarter funded tables will be available as a single Table Add-On Pack.
Season One Table Pack Pricing : The Season One Table Pack is available for purchase on Android, iOS, Kindle Fire, PS3 (NA) and PS Vita (NA) for $29.99. This pack includes the four core tables plus Table Add-On Packs #1 - #10. You save by purchasing the tables from the first season of The Pinball Arcade all at once.
Season One Pro Pack Pricing : The Season One Pro Pack is available for purchase on Android, iOS, Kindle Fire, PS3 (NA) and PS Vita (NA) for $39.99. This pack includes the four core tables, Table Add-On Packs #1 - #10 plus all available Pro Versions from the aforementioned table packs. You save by purchasing the tables and Pro Versions from the first season of The Pinball Arcade all at once.
Season Two Table Pack Pricing : The Season Two Table Pack is available for purchase on Android, iOS, Kindle Fire, PS3 (NA) and PS Vita (NA) for $39.99. This pack includes Table Add-On Packs #11 - #20. You save by purchasing the tables from the second season of The Pinball Arcade all at once. NOTE : Anyone who purchases the Season Two Table Pack that has also purchased Table Add-On Packs #11, #12, or #13 can email customer support@pinballarcade.com for a credit equal to the price you paid for the individual table packs, good for anything FarSight sells (now or in the future).
Season Two Pro Pack Pricing : The Season Two Pro Pack is available for purchase on Android, iOS, Kindle Fire, PS3 (NA) and PS Vita (NA) for $49.99. This pack includes Table Add-On Packs #11 - #20 plus all available Pro Versions of the aforementioned table packs. You save by purchasing the tables and Pro Versions from the second season of The Pinball Arcade all at once. NOTE : Anyone who purchases the Season Two Table Pack that has also purchased Table Add-On Packs #11, #12, or #13 can email customer support@pinballarcade.com for a credit equal to the price you paid for the individual table packs, good for anything FarSight sells (now or in the future).
Pro Upgrade Pricing : This upgrade is currently priced at $3.99 ($1.99 for Tales of the Arabian Nights and $4.99 for Star Trek : The Next Generation and The Twilight Zone) and unlocks the Pro Menu which gives you exclusive access to the Operator's Menu, Ball Control Mode, Table Exploration Mode and IFPA Pro Tips. The Pro Menu add-on is available for the following tables :
• Attack from Mars : Android, iOS, Kindle Fire, Mac, OUYA (OUYA Kickstarter backers only), PS3 (NA/EU) and PS Vita (NA/EU)
• Cactus Canyon : Android, iOS, Kindle Fire, Mac, OUYA (OUYA Kickstarter backers only), PS3 (NA/EU) and PS Vita (NA/EU)
• Dr. Dude : Android, iOS, Kindle Fire, Mac, OUYA (OUYA Kickstarter backers only), PS3 (NA/EU) and PS Vita (NA/EU)
• Medieval Madness : Android, iOS, Kindle Fire, Mac, OUYA (OUYA Kickstarter backers only), PS3 (NA/EU) and PS Vita (NA/EU)
• Pin•Bot : Android, iOS, Kindle Fire and Mac
• Scared Stiff : Android, iOS, Kindle Fire, Mac, OUYA (OUYA Kickstarter backers only), PS3 (NA/EU) and PS Vita (NA/EU)
• Star Trek : The Next Generation : Android, iOS, Kindle Fire, Mac, OUYA (OUYA Kickstarter backers only), PS3 (NA/EU) and PS Vita (NA/EU)
• Tales of the Arabian Nights : Android, iOS, Kindle Fire, Mac, OUYA (OUYA Kickstarter backers only), PS3 (NA/EU) and PS Vita (NA/EU)
• The Twilight Zone : Android, iOS, Kindle Fire, Mac, OUYA (OUYA Kickstarter backers only), PS3 (NA/EU) and PS Vita (NA/EU)
• White Water : Android, iOS, Kindle Fire and Mac
Custom Ball Pricing : Custom Balls are available as either single balls or multiple ball packs and are currently priced at $0.99. The following custom balls are available for purchase :
• Eye Ball Custom Ball (1 ball) : Android, iOS, Kindle Fire, Mac and OUYA (OUYA Kickstarter backers only)
• Star Trek Custom Ball Pack (3 balls) : Android, iOS, Kindle Fire, Mac, OUYA (OUYA Kickstarter backers only), PS3 (NA/EU) and PS Vita (NA/EU)
• The Twilight Zone Custom Ball (1 ball) : Android, iOS, Kindle Fire, Mac, OUYA (OUYA Kickstarter backers only), PS3 (NA/EU) and PS Vita (NA/EU)
Table Add-On Pack #1 Release Dates And Time Frames : Medieval Madness and The Machine : Bride of Pin•Bot are AVAILABLE NOW! on Android, iOS, Kindle Fire, Mac, OUYA (OUYA Kickstarter backers only), PS3 (NA/EU), PS Vita (NA/EU) and Xbox 360.
Table Add-On Pack #2 Release Dates And Time Frames : Cirqus Voltaire and Funhouse are AVAILABLE NOW! on Android, iOS, Kindle Fire, Mac, OUYA (OUYA Kickstarter backers only), PS3 (NA/EU), PS Vita (NA/EU) and Xbox 360.
Table Add-On Pack #3 Release Dates And Time Frames : Gorgar and Monster Bash are AVAILABLE NOW! on Android, iOS, Kindle Fire, Mac, OUYA (OUYA Kickstarter backers only), PS3 (NA/EU), PS Vita (NA/EU) and Xbox 360.
Table Add-On Pack #4 Release Dates And Time Frames : Black Knight and Creature from the Black Lagoon are AVAILABLE NOW! on Android, iOS, Kindle Fire, Mac, OUYA (OUYA Kickstarter backers only), PS3 (NA/EU) and PS Vita (NA/EU). Xbox 360 release time frame TBD.
Table Add-On Pack #5 Release Dates And Time Frames : Harley-Davidson Third Edition and Taxi are AVAILABLE NOW! on Android, iOS, Kindle Fire, Mac, OUYA (OUYA Kickstarter backers only), PS3 (NA/EU) and PS Vita (NA/EU). Xbox 360 release time frame TBD.
Table Add-On Pack #6 Release Dates And Time Frames : Elvira and the Party Monsters and No Good Gofers! are AVAILABLE NOW! on Android, iOS, Kindle Fire, Mac, OUYA (OUYA Kickstarter backers only), PS3 (NA/EU) and PS Vita (NA/EU). Xbox 360 release time frame TBD.
Table Add-On Pack #7 Release Dates And Time Frames : Big Shot and Scared Stiff are AVAILABLE NOW! on Android, iOS, Kindle Fire, Mac, OUYA (OUYA Kickstarter backers only), PS3 (NA/EU) and PS Vita (NA/EU). Xbox 360 release time frame TBD.
Table Add-On Pack #8 Release Dates And Time Frames : The Twilight Zone is AVAILABLE NOW! on Android, iOS, Kindle Fire, Mac, OUYA (OUYA Kickstarter backers only), PS3 (NA/EU) and PS Vita (NA/EU). Xbox 360 release time frame TBD.
Table Add-On Pack #9 Release Dates And Time Frames : Star Trek : The Next Generation is AVAILABLE NOW! on Android, iOS, Kindle Fire, Mac, OUYA (OUYA Kickstarter backers only), PS3 (NA/EU) and PS Vita (NA/EU). Xbox 360 release time frame TBD.
Table Add-On Pack #10 Release Dates And Time Frames : Attack from Mars and Genie are AVAILABLE NOW! on Android, iOS, Kindle Fire, Mac, OUYA (OUYA Kickstarter backers only), PS3 (NA/EU) and PS Vita (NA/EU). Xbox 360 release time frame TBD.
Table Add-On Pack #11 Release Dates And Time Frames : Dr. Dude and Firepower are AVAILABLE NOW! on Android, iOS, Kindle Fire, Mac, OUYA (OUYA Kickstarter backers only), PS3 (NA/EU) and PS Vita (NA/EU). Xbox 360 release time frames TBD.
Table Add-On Pack #12 Release Dates And Time Frames : Cactus Canyon and Central Park are AVAILABLE NOW! on Android, iOS, Kindle Fire, Mac, OUYA (OUYA Kickstarter backers only), PS3 (NA/EU) and PS Vita (NA/EU). Xbox 360 release time frames TBD.
Table Add-On Pack #13 Release Dates And Time Frames : Space Shuttle and White Water are AVAILABLE NOW! on Android, iOS, Kindle Fire and Mac. They should also be available on OUYA soon and PS3 (NA/EU) and PS Vita (NA/EU) in early July. Xbox 360 release time frames TBD.
Table Add-On Pack #14 Release Dates And Time Frames : Centaur and Pin•Bot are AVAILABLE NOW! on Android, iOS, Kindle Fire and Mac. They should also be available on OUYA soon and PS3 (NA/EU) and PS Vita (NA/EU) by mid July. Xbox 360 release time frames TBD.
Table Add-On Pack #15 Release Dates And Time Frames : The Champion Pub and Whirlwind should be available on Android, iOS and Kindle Fire by the end of June, Mac and OUYA in early July and PS3 (NA/EU) and PS Vita (NA/EU) in early September. Xbox 360 release time frames TBD.
Valve Gives The Pinball Arcade The Greenlight!!!...Release On Steam Upcoming!
On September 13, 2012, FarSight Studios launched their project on Steam Greenlight with the hope that the pinball community would pull together and help establish a solid base of support for The Pinball Arcade and convince Valve to allow them to publish one of the greatest pinball simulators ever on Steam...and seven months later, with support as strong as ever, Valve gives The Pinball Arcade the greenlight!
Thanks to the overwhelming support of every pinball enthusiast that voted for The Pinball Arcade, real pinball is finally coming to the PC...and FarSight Studios thanks everyone for their continued support of FarSight's mission to create the greatest pinball video game ever made!
As far as when The Pinball Arcade will be available on Steam and how many tables will be available for purchase on day one, FarSight has to implement Steam's SDKs into The Pinball Arcade and redo the main menu to match the mobile and PS3 style before they can release on Steam. Also, they need to tune the lighting on each table specifically for the PC which means there's a chance not all tables will be available for purchase on launch, but the PC version should be caught up with tables releases shortly thereafter.
Terminator 2 : Judgment Day Kickstarter Upcoming!!!
KICKSTARTER UPCOMING!
FarSight was amazed and humbled by the tremendous outpouring of support both The Twilight Zone and Star Trek : The Next Generation camgaigns received from everyone. The entire team at FarSight Studios thanks everyone for backing both of their previous Kickstarter campaigns and hope for the same support with their upcoming Terminator 2 : Judgment Day Kickstarter campaign.
UPDATE : Due to the length of the delays on the Xbox 360, FarSight is offering The Twilight Zone and/or Star Trek : The Next Generation Kickstarter backers the opportunity to switch platforms to any other platform they support. If the base game is needed to play (for example the PS3), FarSight will be happy to provide a means to getting the base game free of charge. Please contact FarSight at PinballArcadeStarTrekCodes@gmail.com if you'd like to switch platforms.
Current Table of the Month
Cactus Canyon Pro on Android and iOS
Tales of the Arabian Nights is unlocked for UNLIMITED FREE PLAY on Android, iOS, Kindle Fire and OUYA
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Latest Platform And Device Updates
Android Latest Version : 1.14.1 (05/25/13) This version features the following additions and fixes :
What's New:
• New Table: Bally’s Centaur.
• New Table: Williams’ Pin*Bot.
• Table packs: 14 and 14 Pro.
• Season Pack One and Season Pack Two discounts (Pro versions available).
• All-Time Ranks have been added for tournaments.
• New Table of the Month: Cactus Canyon.
• New artwork for main menu buttons.
What's Fixed:
• A rare enumeration bug in purchasing introduced with the season pack stuff and its backwards compatibility bit of code.
Cactus Canyon Pro is featured as the Table of the Month and is available for unlimited FREE play (sponsored by Pinball Magazine) until the next Table Add-On Pack is released. The Pinball Arcade is FREE! to download with Tales of the Arabian Nights unlocked for unlimited play! Please post any bugs or other problems with this version HERE.
iOS Latest Version :1.2.9 (05/27/13) This version features the following additions, table updates and fixes :
What's New:
• New Table: Bally’s Centaur.
• New Table: Williams’ Pin*Bot.
• Table packs: 14 and 14 Pro.
• Season Pack One and Season Pack Two discounts (Pro versions available).
• All-Time Ranks have been added for tournaments.
• New Table of the Month: Cactus Canyon.
• New artwork for main menu buttons.
• New zones for up, left/up, and right/up touch nudging.
• New option "Touch Schemes." Users can now choose between five different touch layouts.
• New option "Show Touch Schemes." Users can turn this option on to have a visualization of where to touch the screen to perform actions while playing.
• New option "Button Position." Users can now adjust the vertical position of special buttons on the screen. Note: this option only appears on tables with special buttons.
• Option for iCade has been modified. Detection is enabled by default and changing the setting does not require the user to restart the application. Users can now choose between iPad (iCade mapping), iPod/iPhone (iCade Mobile mapping), and Off.
Table Updates:
• Centaur (v2)
• Pinbot (v2)
• Shuttle (v5)
What's Fixed:
• Settings were not saving when leaving options and table options menus.
• Dead zone for launcher button in Star Trek: The Next Generation was where the button used to be in 1.2.6.
• Pausing while playing Star Trek: The Next Generation would cause the launcher button to pulse even when it wasn't available.
• An onscreen keyboard would appear when the iCade option was enabled and no bluetooth keyboard was connected.
• There were no arrows on some menus in portrait where they were needed.
• Space Shuttle's backbox display was upside down for player 1.
• Fliers were not properly sized on iPhone/iPod 5 in landscape.
• Crash fixed for iOS 5.1.1 users at startup.
• Potential Crash related to Save Game files for all users fixed.
• HUD on Bride of Pinbot and Fun House.
Cactus Canyon Pro is featured as the Table of the Month and is available for unlimited FREE play (sponsored by Pinball Magazine) until the next Table Add-On Pack is released. The Pinball Arcade is FREE! to download with Tales of the Arabian Nights unlocked for unlimited play! Please post any bugs or other problems with this version HERE.
Kindle Fire Latest Version : 1.14.1 (05/28/13) This version features the following additions and fixes :
What's New:
• New Table: Bally’s Centaur.
• New Table: Williams’ Pin*Bot.
• Table packs: 14 and 14 Pro.
• Season Pack One and Season Pack Two discounts (Pro versions available).
• All-Time Ranks have been added for tournaments.
• New artwork for main menu buttons.
What's Fixed:
• Several performance issues.
• Some crash bugs.
• A few in-app purchase bugs.
The Pinball Arcade is FREE! to download with Tales of the Arabian Nights unlocked for unlimited play! Please post any bugs or other problems with this version HERE.
Mac Latest Version : 1.1.4 (06/12/13) This version features the following additions and fixes :
What's New:
• New Table: Bally’s Centaur.
• New Table: Williams’ Pin*Bot.
• Table packs: 14 and 14 Pro.
• Season Pack One and Season Pack Two discounts (Pro versions available).
• All-Time Ranks have been added for tournaments.
• New artwork for main menu buttons.
What's Fixed:
• Settings were not saving when leaving options and table options menus.
• Space Shuttle's backboard display was upside down for player 1.
NOTE : In-app purchasing on the Mac requires OS X 10.7 (OS X Lion). Also, this game requires 3D graphics acceleration. Older Macs and Macs without 3D graphics acceleration are not recommended. Please post any bugs or other problems with this version HERE.
OUYA Latest Version : 1.1 (04/09/13) Changes unknown. Please post any bugs or other problems with this version HERE.
Platform And Device Release Dates And Pre-Release Information
According to FarSight, all releases should be simultaneous across all regions unless otherwise indicated
Android : Released on 02/10/12 AVAILABLE NOW!
iOS : Released on 02/09/12 AVAILABLE NOW!
Kindle Fire : Released on 05/18/12 AVAILABLE NOW!
Mac : Released on 03/29/12 AVAILABLE NOW!
Nintendo 3DS : The 3DS version will be called Pinball Hall of Fame. This version will contain all of the non-emulated tables from both the Gottlieb and Williams collection. More information will be made available as it gets closer to release.
OUYA : Released on 03/28/13 AVAILABLE NOW! (OUYA Kickstarter backers only) NOTE : The OUYA was recently shipped to OUYA Kickstarter backers on March 28th and The Pinball Arcade is currently available for purchase on the OUYA Marketplace for those who have received their OUYA consoles. FarSight will make an official announcement on the release of The Pinball Arcade shortly before the OUYA’s official launch on June 25, 2013.
PC : Valve Greenlit The Pinball Arcade on April 17, 2013 with a release of the PC version on Steam upcoming. The PC version uses Directx 9.0c, which is also used on the Xbox 360 version, so the rendering engines are similar. They both use the same tech for the ball reflections (PS3 is done differently because of hardware differences). The HDR/Bloom is different from the PS3 and Xbox 360 versions due to the nature of their hardware. The PC version also uses much less compression on the textures with some of them completely uncompressed, while both the PS3 and Xbox 360 versions use DXT compression on the textures. The lighting model is the same as on the Xbox 360 version, but FarSight would like to add some more advanced lighting tech for higher end GPUs. Anti Aliasing on the PC version will be at a much higher level...up to 16X, whereas the PS3 and Xbox 360 versions are 2X. Portrait mode is not working just yet, but FarSight plans to setup portrait screens while they're redoing the main menu. UPDATE : FarSight is currently working hard to make sure the PC beta is as bug-free as possible and are shooting for a mid-late June release for the beta.
PS3 : Released on 04/10/12 (NA) 07/11/12 (EU) AVAILABLE NOW!
PS4 : Bobby King announced that The Pinball Arcade is on its way to the PS4 and will feature rendering tech for per pixel ray casting, area lights/shadows, point lights, screen space ambient occlusion (which is a fancy way to say even more shadows) and updated physics and gameplay on all of the DLC tables they release. UPDATE : FarSight will be included a part of Sony’s booth at E3 this year and they will be showing an enhanced version of Star Trek : The Next Generation running on the PS4 with next gen real-time lighting and reflections.
PS Vita : Released on 04/10/12 (NA) 07/11/12 (EU) AVAILABLE NOW!
Wii U : FarSight had delayed the Wii U version to implement the ability to purchase Season Table Packs and will be submitting the build to NOA and NOE for approval shortly.
Windows 8 : FarSight will be submitting The Pinball Arcade for Windows 8 very soon. They plan to release on all Windows 8 devices through it's marketplace.
Xbox 360 : Released on 04/04/12 AVAILABLE NOW! Add-On Content UPDATE : FarSight continues to work with the bankruptcy court and Microsoft to determine the best course of action for The Pinball Arcade and their customers. They are getting closer to a solution and will be offering discount packs for all of the great tables they’ve released over the past several months.
Features, Additions And Improvements Coming In The Near Future
2-Stage Flipper Settings : FarSight is looking to add an option to toggle the 2-stage flipper feature on/off and improving its functionality in the near future.
Backglass Animation : FarSight hopes to carry over their backglass tech, featured on Cirqus Voltaire and Scared Stiff, to the rest of the tables in the near future.
Challenge Mode : Challenge Mode is still in the works for all platforms and devices and will be included in an upcoming update.
Day/Night Mode Lighting : FarSight is planning to add day and night mode lighting in the future. Currently on mobile, this would require twice the textures for each table and FarSight doesn't have the bandwidth in their art staff to do this for every table at the moment. Their goal is to support real-time lighting on all platforms before they go back and re-visit this. FarSight envisions a slider on the Table Menu that allows you to adjust the table lighting to your preference.
Device Controller Support : FarSight may look into controller support for Android and other devices in the future.
Dot Matrix Display (DMD) Options : FarSight is looking into adding options to change the filter, size, position and possibly the brightness of the DMD in the future.
Flipper Physics : The flipper physics update will be coming, but not soon. It will probably not start to be phased in until the September update at the earliest. Plus, FarSight probably won't make new flipper physics active on all tables all at once. Each table will have to be tuned and tested before any physics are overhauled.
GI Lighting : FarSight is looking to implement GI Lighting on the console and Mac versions in the near future.
Online Challenges : FarSight is looking to add the ability to send out challenges when you beat a friend's high score on a table in the near future.
Online Multiplayer : FarSight plans to add online multiplayer in an update soon.
Pinball Cabinet Support : FarSight stated that they definitely plan to implement pinball cabinet support in the future.
Pinball Hall of Fame Table Re-Releases : FarSight plans on releasing all, except a few, of the tables featured on both Pinball Hall of Fame Collections with updated graphics, physics and "true" ROM emulation (where applicable). All tables will be rebuilt from the ground up and feature the new, more sophisticated, physics framework and won't be direct ports from the PHOF Collections.
Posting Offline High Scores To The Online Leaderboards : FarSight is looking to add the ability to post offline high scores to the online leaderboards the next time you go online in the near future.
PS Vita Cross-Controller Support For PS3 : FarSight is currently looking into the possibility of using the PS Vita as a cross-controller for The Pinball Arcade on the PS3.
ROM Emulation For Solid State Tables : FarSight has made great strides with ROM emulation which now includes support for Gottlieb and older solid state MPUs. Black Knight will be the first of the five released scripted solid state tables to be updated to full ROM emulation within the next couple of months.
Saving Table Preferences : FarSight has built table preferences into the save file, so table preferences (camera type, camera angle, plunger cam, etc.) should be saved with all future updates. Also, FarSight is looking to have the HUD on/off preference saved in a future update.
Stereoscopic 3D Support For PS3 : The stereoscopic 3D functionality for the PS3 will be included in an update after FarSight has had a chance to perfect and balance it. What they displayed at the shows was still in development and wasn't 100% working on some tables.
UI Improvements : FarSight now has someone working full-time on the UI and are looking to improve the overall look of the UI while maintaining its current functionality.
User Adjustable Camera Settings : This feature will include the ability for the user to set the zoom and angle of each table to their preference and is coming late 2013.
Voice-Over Tutorials : FarSight is looking at implementing some software compression that may allow them to add voice-over to the tutorials in the future.
This thread will be updated continuously with the latest news and information confirmed by FarSight Studios and contains absolutely NO RUMORS.
Originally Posted by RyanRoutonFarsight
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