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Pro Pinball Kickstarter Begins

Pinball News Website·article·analyzed·Sep 5, 2012
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TL;DR

Pro Pinball launches Kickstarter with Pat Lawlor and John Youssi for new game and remasters.

Summary

Pro Pinball announced a Kickstarter campaign on September 5, 2012, to fund development of a new pinball game designed by legendary designer Pat Lawlor with art by John Youssi, along with remasters of existing Pro Pinball digital tables. The 30-day campaign aimed to raise $400,000 and featured a video shot at Silverball Studios in the UK and Pat Lawlor's home in Illinois.

Key Claims

  • Pro Pinball Kickstarter campaign duration is 30 days

    high confidence · Article explicitly states 'The Kickstarter project will last for 30 days'

  • Pro Pinball Kickstarter funding target is $400,000 or more

    high confidence · Article states 'is aiming to raise $400,000 or more in order to succeed'

  • Pat Lawlor is designing a new Pro Pinball game

    high confidence · Article describes 'a new game designed by Pat Lawlor'

  • John Youssi is providing art for the new Pro Pinball game

    high confidence · Article mentions 'art from John Youssi'

  • Kickstarter funding will support both new game development and remasters of existing Pro Pinball tables

    high confidence · Article states funding is 'for this and the re-mastering of the existing Pro Pinball tables'

Notable Quotes

  • “The Kickstarter project will last for 30 days and is aiming to raise $400,000 or more in order to succeed.”

    Article — Establishes key campaign parameters and funding goal

Entities

Pat LawlorpersonJohn YoussipersonAdrian BarrittpersonPro PinballcompanySilverball Studioscompany

Signals

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    business_signal: Digital pinball developer Pro Pinball using Kickstarter funding model to finance game development and remasters

    high · Kickstarter project announced to raise $400,000 for new game development and existing table remasters

  • ?

    announcement: Pro Pinball announces new game designed by Pat Lawlor with art by John Youssi via Kickstarter campaign

    high · Article announces Kickstarter project to fund 'a new game designed by Pat Lawlor with art from John Youssi'

Topics

Kickstarter campaign announcementprimaryGame design and developmentprimaryDigital pinballprimaryPat Lawlor involvementsecondaryFunding and productionsecondary

Sentiment

positive(0.8)— Article is promotional in nature, announcing exciting new project with legendary designer and respected artist. Tone is enthusiastic with humorous elements noted in the video content.

Transcript

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Date: 5th September, 2012 Following our earlier article about the Pro Pinball project to create a new game designed by Pat Lawlor with art from John Youssi, the Kickstarter project to provide the funding for this and the re-mastering of the existing Pro Pinball tables has begun today. The Pro Pinball Kickstarter project page a few minutes after launch The Kickstarter page includes a video shot at the Silverball Studios base in the UK and at Pat Lawlor's home in Illinois, USA. Introduced by Pro Pinball's co-creator Adrian Barritt, the video explains what they want to achieve and how the funding will be used. Adrian and Pat Pat in the Pro Pinball video While serious about the funding needed, the video also contains many humorous references, including a drive-by appearance by John Youssi. Pat with the 'short list' John Youssi's guest appearance The Kickstarter project will last for 30 days and is aiming to raise $400,000 or more in order to succeed. Back to the News page Like this page? Share it with your Facebook friends: Back to the front page