The free-to-play pinball simulation game, Pinball Arade, will be losing access to a major license as Developer FarSight Studios has advised that WMS Industries, who holds the rights to Bally and Williams pinball trademarks, will not be renewing their license with FarSight, making several fan favourite pinball tables no longer available as of June 30th.
FarSight announced the news on their Facebook page, but also advised that those who purchased the tables previously will still have access to them.
Our longstanding licenses for the Williams and Bally pinball trademarks will finally come to an end on June 30th, 2018. Therefore, after this date tables from these manufacturers will no longer be offered for sale within the Pinball Arcade. However, customers who purchased any of these tables prior to the deadline will continue to own them and have access to them within the Pinball Arcade, and we will continue to support them as we do the other tables in our collection. This change will affect all of our devices and platforms.
So if you’ve ever been interested in owning these great tables, please purchase them now, before they disappear!
FarSight will continue to release new tables for the Pinball Arcade. We are excited to announce that Season 8 will launch later this summer and will feature all of the recent Stern tables in Stern Pinball Arcade along with several new tables.
So what tables are being lost due to this licensing issue. Here is a list of all the tables that will be leaving, which includes some classics like Terminator 2, The Adams Family, Star Trek: The Next Generation and Doctor Who.
Williams
Tales of the Arabian Nights (1996)
Bride of Pin•Bot (1991)
Medieval Madness (1997)
Funhouse (1990)
Gorgar (1979)
Monster Bash (1998)
Black Knight (1980)
Taxi (1988)
No Good Gofers (1997)
Star Trek: The Next Generation (1993)
Firepower (1980)
White Water (1993)
Space Shuttle (1984)
Pin•Bot (1986)
Whirlwind (1990)
Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
Fish Tales (1992)
Black Knight 2000 (1989)
High Speed (1986)
Junk Yard (1996)
Diner (1990)
Bram Stoker’s Dracula (1993)
Earthshaker (1989)
Cyclone (1988)
Jack*Bot (1995)
Red & Ted’s Road Show (1994)
The Getaway: High Speed II (1992)
F-14 Tomcat (1987)
No Fear: Dangerous Sports (1995)
Hurricane (1991)
Swords of Fury (1988)
Firepower II (1983)
Spanish Eyes (1972)
Wild Card (1977)
Sorcerer (1985)
Banzai Run (1988)
Bally/Midway
Theatre of Magic (1995)
Cirqus Voltaire (1997)
Creature from the Black Lagoon (1992)
Elvira and the Party Monsters (1989)
Scared Stiff (1996)
Twilight Zone (1993)
Attack From Mars (1995)
Dr. Dude (1990)
Cactus Canyon (1998)
Centaur (1981)
The Champion Pub (1998)
Black Rose (1992)
WHO dunnit (1995)
Party Zone (1991)
The Addams Family (1992)
Xenon (1980)
Safe Cracker (1996)
Judge Dredd (1993)
Fireball (1971)
Indy 500 (1995)
Eight Ball Deluxe (1981)
Doctor Who (1992)
Paragon (1978)
Fathom (1980)
World Cup Soccer (1994)
Pinball Arcade originally launched back in 2012 on consoles, PC and mobiles as a free to play title with purchasable tables.