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| genre = Pinball | modes = Single-player, Multiplayer | platforms = Android, iOS, OS X, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita, Xbox 360, Microsoft Windows, Kindle Fire, Ouya, PlayStation 4, Xbox One }} ''The Pinball Arcade'' is a pinball video game developed by FarSight Studios. The game is a simulated collection of real pinball tables licensed by Gottlieb, Williams, Bally, and Stern Pinball. Additional tables have been and will be published as downloadable content (DLC) each and every month. The game is available for download on a number of devices through their respective online stores, such as those using the Android operating system (including derivatives e.g. Kindle Fire and Ouya) and for iOS devices, Windows (through Steam) and OS X computers, PlayStation Vita, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360 and Xbox One. Versions for Nintendo 3DS, Wii U and Linux have been proposed, even advertised, but not released yet. All released tables are available for free limited demo play on Android, iOS, Kindle Fire, Ouya, PlayStation platforms, and Steam. In addition, every month, an ad-supported select table is available for unlimited free play until the next table add-on pack is released. The table of the month is only available on Android, iOS, OS X and Steam. ==Development== ''The Pinball Arcade'' is developed by FarSight Studios, which also developed ''Pinball Hall of Fame: The Gottlieb Collection'' and ''Pinball Hall of Fame: The Williams Collection'' that were published by Crave Entertainment.〔Matrarch. "("Pinball Arcade Developer Diary Released." ) ''TrueAchievements''. 27 December 2011. Retrieved on 18 June 2012.〕 Four tables were available initially with the game's launch: ''Black Hole'', ''Ripley's Believe It or Not!'', ''Tales of the Arabian Nights'', and ''Theatre of Magic''.〔Nelson, Jared. ("Video of Upcoming 'Pinball Arcade' Running on iPad 2." ) ''Touch Arcade''. 12 January 2012. Retrieved on 18 June 2012.〕 FarSight Studios took part in the Steam Greenlight program to distribute ''The Pinball Arcade'' for Windows-based personal computers. The game was successfully Greenlit on April 18, 2013.〔 From August until October 2013, the PC version of ''The Pinball Arcade'' was in beta-testing. The Windows version of Pinball Arcade was released on November 4, 2013, along with the first 19 table packs. A Macintosh version of the Steam release was released on December 16, 2013. Although tables have to be purchased for each platform separately FarSight buyers of the Steam version are able to play their tables on OS X and Windows.〔http://steamcommunity.com/app/238260/discussions/1/630799997711778855/〕 The option to buy a season pass for an entire season, including unreleased tables in advance, was cancelled in February 2014 across all platforms due to violation of Apple's policies that do not allow sales of unreleased software. On April 1, 2014, FarSight released a patch that included stereoscopic 3D support for PlayStation 3.〔https://www.facebook.com/pinballarcade/posts/722014217819641?stream_ref=10〕 In July 2013, Microsoft announced plans to relax its publishing requirements for independent developers on its then upcoming console, Xbox One. At the time, FarSight Studios expressed an interest in developing for the console, but did not commit to doing so.〔 At the Game Developers Conference in March 2014, Microsoft stated that ''The Pinball Arcade'' would be one of the first releases in their "ID@Xbox" program. On November 25, 2014, ''The Pinball Arcade'' was released on Xbox One's Games Store with all Season One, Two and Three tables. ''The Pinball Arcade'' was previously published by Crave Entertainment for Xbox 360 on Xbox Live. Only the first ten tables were released for Xbox 360 when Crave Entertainment filed for bankruptcy in 2012. FarSight Studios has been unable to ship new tables for the Xbox 360 since then as they fight in court for the return of the publishing rights.〔 Microsoft terminated Crave's publishing license after the company emerged from bankruptcy, forcing ''The Pinball Arcade'' to be removed from the Xbox Live Marketplace in July 2013.〔 FarSight Studios is awaiting legal resolution between Microsoft and Crave, hoping to be able to update the Xbox 360 version in late 2013.〔("Pinball Arcade News & FAQ" ) Retrieved on 8 November 2013.〕 On April 11, 2014, FarSight Studios announced that Alliance Digital Media would be publishing ''The Pinball Arcade'' on Xbox 360 and that all previously released tables have been submitted to Microsoft for approval and release. More than a year later, FarSight announced on its Facebook page that the Xbox 360 edition was approved and set for release on May 11, 2015 with all current content. DirectX 11 support for the PC version with improved graphics (e.g., dynamic lighting, ambient light settings, and adjustable bulb brightness) was released on July 2, 2015. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Pinball Arcade」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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