{"id":45030,"date":"2018-09-04T14:45:00","date_gmt":"2018-09-04T14:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2018\/09\/zen_studios_acquires_bally_and_williams_pinball_licence_tables_headed_to_pinball_fx3"},"modified":"2018-09-04T14:45:00","modified_gmt":"2018-09-04T14:45:00","slug":"zen-studios-acquires-bally-and-williams-pinball-licence-tables-headed-to-pinball-fx3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2018\/09\/04\/zen-studios-acquires-bally-and-williams-pinball-licence-tables-headed-to-pinball-fx3\/","title":{"rendered":"Zen Studios Acquires Bally And Williams Pinball Licence, Tables Headed To Pinball FX3"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/fdbfb5cb32e93\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/fdbfb5cb32e93\/small.jpg\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n<aside class=\"object object-youtube\">\n<div class=\"youtube\">[embedded content]<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Zen\u00a0Studios has revealed that it will soon be bringing tables from the much loved Williams and Bally pinball collection to digital game stores &#8211; via <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/pinball_fx3\"><strong>Pinball FX3<\/strong><\/a> &#8211; thanks to a new global agreement.<\/p>\n<p>The rights to these tables previously belonged to FarSight Studios&#8217; <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/wiiu-eshop\/pinball_arcade\">Pinball Arcade<\/a><\/strong>, but this deal came to an\u00a0end earlier this year, leaving the classic tables without a home. Zen Studios&#8217; new deal encompasses the digital rights to\u00a0the full Williams and Bally pinball library, and the company hasn&#8217;t wasted any time in getting the <em>ball rolling.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Fish\u00a0Tales, Junk Yard, Medieval Madness\u00a0and\u00a0The Getaway: High Speed 2 are all headed to Pinball FX3 in 2018, and\u00a0are available to play right now in public beta form on Steam. Despite the new video above not mentioning any specific platforms, Zen Studios has taken to Twitter to confirm that these releases will indeed be making it to Switch.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"object object-tweet\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p><span lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Yessir, Switch included<\/span>\u2014 Zen Studios (@zen_studios) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/zen_studios\/status\/1036972691490791426?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 4, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Zsolt Kigyossy, Zen Studios\u2019 Managing Director, has said the following about today&#8217;s announcement:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cMost of our developers grew up admiring\u00a0Williams\u00a0and\u00a0Bally\u00a0pinball machines, and we at Zen are devoted to treating these beloved tables with the respect they deserve for years to come in digital form. We have a grand vision for what we can add to these amazing tables on gaming and mobile devices. We are dedicated to providing an amazing experience and new challenges for all players around the world!\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<aside class=\"gallery\">\n<div class=\"col\"><a title=\"Pin2\" href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/edb97f1bdf2f8\/pin2.original.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/edb97f1bdf2f8\/pin2.445x245.jpg\" width=\"445\" height=\"245\" alt=\"Pin2\" \/><\/a><a title=\"Pin3\" href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/b81b47e71667e\/pin3.original.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/b81b47e71667e\/pin3.445x245.jpg\" width=\"445\" height=\"245\" alt=\"Pin3\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"col\"><a title=\"Pin4\" href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/c02b894314390\/pin4.original.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/c02b894314390\/pin4.445x245.jpg\" width=\"445\" height=\"245\" alt=\"Pin4\" \/><\/a><a title=\"Pin5\" href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/efb851a21655d\/pin5.original.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/efb851a21655d\/pin5.445x245.jpg\" width=\"445\" height=\"245\" alt=\"Pin5\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p><em>Are you a big pinball fan? Are you excited to see these classic tables come to\u00a0Switch? Make sure to share your thoughts in the comments below.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[embedded content] Zen\u00a0Studios has revealed that it will soon be bringing tables from the much loved Williams and Bally pinball collection to digital game stores &#8211; via Pinball FX3 &#8211; thanks to a new global agreement. 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