{"id":32707,"date":"2024-04-06T16:15:59","date_gmt":"2024-04-06T15:15:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/?p=32707"},"modified":"2024-04-10T20:10:53","modified_gmt":"2024-04-10T19:10:53","slug":"abba-pinball-launch-party-live","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/2024\/04\/06\/abba-pinball-launch-party-live\/","title":{"rendered":"LIVE: ABBA PINBALL LAUNCH PARTY"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Welcome to this Pinball News report from the launch party for the new ABBA game from Pinball Brothers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

We\u2019re at the Clarion hotel in the Swedish city of \u00d6rebro which is around a two-hour drive west of Stockholm.<\/p>\n\n\n

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The Clarion hotel – host of the ABBA Pinball launch party<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

We brought you details of the game\u2019s appearance, design, features and prices in our article on Thursday<\/a>, but this is the first time Pinball Brothers have presented the game to the public.<\/p>\n\n\n

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The launch party is promoted in the hotel’s entrance<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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\"It<\/a>
It is also promoted on the street outside, alongside the appearance of the band Punsch<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Access to this launch party was by ticket which could be purchased online<\/a>, although the tickets cost a fairly nominal sum of SEK100 which equates to around $9 (\u00a37.41\/\u20ac8.63).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The party begins at 6pm but already preparations are underway.<\/p>\n\n\n

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The stage where the band will play from 8pm<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Before the start of the event, one of each model was lifted onto the stage.<\/p>\n\n\n

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The Voyage Collector Edition is placed on the stage<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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It is joined by the Arrival Limited Edition model<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

A little after 6pm the party began, with Daniel and Christian from Pinball Brothers introducing the two models of the ABBA pinball.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Christian and Daniel from Pinball Brothers<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Before that, they assembled members of the game design team to receive appreciation from the audience.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Members of the ABBA pinball design team<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Some of the crowd at the launch party<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

The first promo video for the new game was shown to the assembled audience.<\/p>\n\n\n

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The promo video is shown<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

As part of the introduction, the duo were joined by Ludvig Andersson, son of ABBA\u2019s Benny Anderson, who produced the ABBA Voyage show and was instrumental in selecting the themes for the two models’ artwork. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

He spoke about how he had wanted to create an ABBA pinball for many years and ultimately ended up speaking to the Pinball Brothers team and working with them to make it happen.<\/p>\n\n\n

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\"Ludvig<\/a>
Ludvig Andersson<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

The whole introduction is now available as a 4K video.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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