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LIVE: ABBA PINBALL LAUNCH PARTY
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Welcome to this Pinball News report from the launch party for the new ABBA game from Pinball Brothers.
We’re at the Clarion hotel in the Swedish city of Örebro which is around a two-hour drive west of Stockholm.
The Clarion hotel – host of the ABBA Pinball launch party
We brought you details of the game’s appearance, design, features and prices in our article on Thursday, but this is the first time Pinball Brothers have presented the game to the public.
The launch party is promoted in the hotel’s entrance
It is also promoted on the street outside, alongside the appearance of the band Punsch
Access to this launch party was by ticket which could be purchased online, although the tickets cost a fairly nominal sum of SEK100 which equates to around $9 (£7.41/€8.63).
The party begins at 6pm but already preparations are underway.
The stage where the band will play from 8pm
Pinball Brothers will have four ABBA pinball machines at the launch party. Three of them will be located in the bar area, while the fourth will be in a side conference room for personal demonstrations.
Before the start of the event, one of each model was lifted onto the stage.
The Voyage Collector Edition is placed on the stage
It is joined by the Arrival Limited Edition model
A little after 6pm the party began, with Daniel and Christian from Pinball Brothers introducing the two models of the ABBA pinball.
Christian and Daniel from Pinball Brothers
Before that, they assembled members of the game design team to receive appreciation from the audience.
Members of the ABBA pinball design team
Some of the crowd at the launch party
The first promo video of for the new game was shown to the assembled audience.
The promo video is shown
As part of the introduction, the duo were joined by Ludvig Andersson, son of ABBA’s Benny Anderson, who produced the ABBA Voyage show. He spoke about how he wanted to create an ABBA pinball for many years and ultimately ended up speaking to the Pinball Brothers teams and working with them to make it happen.
Ludvig Andersson
The whole introduction is available as a 4K video.
Once the interview was over, the four ABBA pinball machines at the Launch Party were made available for guests to play.
Guests get to play the new ABBA pinballs
More guests get to enjoy the ABBA pinball games
Then, at 8pm the band Punsch started their performance.
Punsch performing at the ABBA pinball launch party
The band included many ABBA hits amongst their playlist of songs
Their musical performance was greatly appreciated by the assembled crowd of pinball fans, ABBA fans and hotel diners.
There was an appreciate audience for Punsch’s performance
For anyone looking for a quieter environment to get to grips with the new ABBA pinball game, there was a side room available where an additional machine was set up to play.
Playing the new ABBA pinball in a quieter side room
You could actually hear the game’s sounds in this room
Later in the evening, the members of the design team who were at the launch party came together for a group photo.
Members of the ABBA pinball design team
That’s all for now. Pinball News will bring you all the latest news and reactions from the ABBA Pinball Launch Party live from Örebro right here in this exclusive report.
Continue reading...
Pinball News
Welcome to this Pinball News report from the launch party for the new ABBA game from Pinball Brothers.
We’re at the Clarion hotel in the Swedish city of Örebro which is around a two-hour drive west of Stockholm.
The Clarion hotel – host of the ABBA Pinball launch party
We brought you details of the game’s appearance, design, features and prices in our article on Thursday, but this is the first time Pinball Brothers have presented the game to the public.
The launch party is promoted in the hotel’s entrance
It is also promoted on the street outside, alongside the appearance of the band Punsch
Access to this launch party was by ticket which could be purchased online, although the tickets cost a fairly nominal sum of SEK100 which equates to around $9 (£7.41/€8.63).
The party begins at 6pm but already preparations are underway.
The stage where the band will play from 8pm
Pinball Brothers will have four ABBA pinball machines at the launch party. Three of them will be located in the bar area, while the fourth will be in a side conference room for personal demonstrations.
Before the start of the event, one of each model was lifted onto the stage.
The Voyage Collector Edition is placed on the stage
It is joined by the Arrival Limited Edition model
A little after 6pm the party began, with Daniel and Christian from Pinball Brothers introducing the two models of the ABBA pinball.
Christian and Daniel from Pinball Brothers
Before that, they assembled members of the game design team to receive appreciation from the audience.
Members of the ABBA pinball design team
Some of the crowd at the launch party
The first promo video of for the new game was shown to the assembled audience.
The promo video is shown
As part of the introduction, the duo were joined by Ludvig Andersson, son of ABBA’s Benny Anderson, who produced the ABBA Voyage show. He spoke about how he wanted to create an ABBA pinball for many years and ultimately ended up speaking to the Pinball Brothers teams and working with them to make it happen.
Ludvig Andersson
The whole introduction is available as a 4K video.
Once the interview was over, the four ABBA pinball machines at the Launch Party were made available for guests to play.
Guests get to play the new ABBA pinballs
More guests get to enjoy the ABBA pinball games
Then, at 8pm the band Punsch started their performance.
Punsch performing at the ABBA pinball launch party
The band included many ABBA hits amongst their playlist of songs
Their musical performance was greatly appreciated by the assembled crowd of pinball fans, ABBA fans and hotel diners.
There was an appreciate audience for Punsch’s performance
For anyone looking for a quieter environment to get to grips with the new ABBA pinball game, there was a side room available where an additional machine was set up to play.
Playing the new ABBA pinball in a quieter side room
You could actually hear the game’s sounds in this room
Later in the evening, the members of the design team who were at the launch party came together for a group photo.
Members of the ABBA pinball design team
That’s all for now. Pinball News will bring you all the latest news and reactions from the ABBA Pinball Launch Party live from Örebro right here in this exclusive report.
Continue reading...
