It will be officially announced and “marketed” at some point I would guess, like Alien. Remember those 1999 free software flyers with 6 different fonts? Probably something on that level.

Strange? No - it just may not be ready to go on sale. Maybe it's just a prototype and the game isn't even finished yet or ready for production. This is a pop-up store promotion. They are getting free press for a 'coming soon' product. No need to try to make up a sales launch - this is just marketing buzz.

An article about the store said November was the reveal for the pinball machine. But maybe they’ll bump it up since it sounds like UK people can go see it now

I want them to do another cryptic teaser campaign of showing random stuff like a leaf. Maybe they could start with a donkey.

Yeah, you’re probably right. I guess we’re talking about it, so they win?

But not a lot of positive talk so do they really win? I guess bad press is still good press.

I guess I'm the only one that loves the artwork? Then again art is subjective, and I also don't recall a pinball machine making or breaking the top 20 because of the artwork. I can look past art if I love the game.

If this is real, I'm pretty excited about it. I think Queen is one of the absolute best titles out there, and if it's done right it could be a major player in the pinball market. Kudos to all who put their work into this title, may it be your best one yet!

I'm not "loving" the artwork, especially when you look at what some of the other companies like Stern and Spooky are doing. But yes, artwork is not everything. Look how ugly Williams Flash is yet it was one of their highest selling pinballs of all time.

Queen is so engrained in my childhood and movies, this is a long time coming

With a Death on Four Legs flyer?

I love Queen, but this is an easy pass for me if its real and looks like this. Playfield art is terrible. Now, if this was a home brew, then it looks pretty good IMO.

Another one bites the dust!

duh, duh, duh, ....

Thought the same thing. But being maybe a prototype it makes sense to keep it very bland

3 bud... THREE...

This is really bad to be honest. It doesn't bring anything Queen with it. It's bad caricature. It's not themed properly. It's to edgy.

I'm betting this art package is NOT the final one, but I'm happy they rejected this one.

Well at least they didnt bring it to Professor von Schwarzenhoffen's house by mistake. He hates and detests bad art packages.

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I think what we see here is a prototype for promotion in that shop event or whatever.

Maybe artwork will be very different.
Maybe more will be different in it's final stage.

Anyway, it's something special in both ways.

Too obvious?

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Don't make the classic mistake of dismissing a game based on the art package alone. A game with terrible artwork can still be a masterpiece. Gameplay is all that really matters - a combination of code, lighting effects and audio design.

AC/DC's art package is bloody awful, didn't make the slightest difference to it's massive success.

I have dismissed a number of pins based on the art package, if it's an eyesore I dont want it in my game room.

Part of the appeal of pinball IS THE ART, which is subjective of course depending on whom is viewing it.

That being said I'd not get too excited yet as all we have to go by is one prototype pin sitting by itself without explanation. Could be a tempest in a teapot as they say.

Think its time to open your own pinball company ...
Show these current manufacturers how to make a perfect pinball machine ....
Don't like it , don't buy it ...
Build your own ...
IMO your opinion has no merit

Wow! A little harsh. This is literally a discussion forum for pinball enthusiasts. Most of the discussion will be opinion and not fact. And we won't agree with all opinions. I agree with "don't like it, don't buy it", but "your opinion has no merit" is a little over the top even if it is your opinion

how is this harsh? ... harsh would be shitting all over companies for doing a promo piece for a company and ranting on and on.... When did PB Brothers announce this game for sale?
point being ... don't like don't buy it! all the crying and shitting on Pinball companies will not change the builds!

good times with more companies building games

Their opinion is just as valid as yours.

https://www.pinballnews.com/site/2021/09/29/queen-pinball-revealed/?fbclid=IwAR0IgC5JzTmmxz7JvWFPor7XJjLm4m8LPWtdXM_CsApdFZdvzrbUSWKB1dc

lots of pics

"it is important to note that the game on display at the Queen: The Greatest store is a non-playable prototype. It is very much a work-in-progress which was brought to London purely for display at the store. There are several mechanisms missing and there is no software other than to produce a light show and play audio and videos of the live performances on the backbox LCD panel and through the speakers."

Now what do the 'no reveal' people have to say? Satisfied yet?

amazing how no one reads before giving their input about how crappy the reveal and the game is !

looks good so far .. taking a widebody and squeezing everything down I think they did a great job... shows promise!

lots of good tunes in the unit!

good Luck Brothers of Pinball

Interesting...
I watched a documentary about Queen several months ago and how the band was brought together and their history.
I can't remember which streaming service it was on.
I would be interested to see how the machine plays and listen to the music and such.
I hope they play "We are the champion" if you get the high score.

Well said.

They need to install a "Deacey" emulator inside so you can plug an electric guitar in and play through the speakers.
Pretty much what Brian May was doing through car radios and tube radios.
I had a Vox Brian May amp years ago, a cheesy little thing but it screamed for 100 bucks.
That primitive device gave them their iconic sound and needs to be featured in some way in the machine.

For one I or you didn’t have the information it was a prototype and one of the early pics had a woman playing it, and of course we didn’t know it was just a staged pic. So I as others I am sure assumed it was playable and not just a prop.

I have hope for the game because I really love queen and do not want it to turn out like LZ. Do not like the cabinet art at all and I bet Freddie wouldn’t either. He was about energy, passion, and kick ass music. The artwork should reflect that. Just look at his live performances.

Just my opinion and if you like it that’s fine. It’s impossible to please everyone but JJP did a damn good job on GNR LE cabinet art.

After looking at the pics in that pinball news article at least the art waaay better than alien. In fact I love this bicycle insert. Man I had that bicycle race poster in my bedroom for like 6 years.

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This ruins it for me, well besides the poor artwork and lack of toys. Why live tracks versus studio masters? Are studio masters that much more to license versus live tracks?

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ERMAGERD HER BUTT IS HALF OUTSIDE THE INSERT

END OF THE WORLD, I AIN'T BUYING THAT!

You joke, but honestly a lot of the art doesn’t lineup with inserts at all. Just sloppy stuff.

Because it's based off their live performances which is the direction the license holders wanted to go, Dave covered that earlier.

I agree with you. I watched the video on the pinball news article and all of that live footage and sound looks and sounds like shit. Plus now the half bike butt insert gate.

Going to be monkey-gate all over again. That bike seat is molesting her ass.

Yeah not good, just watched the Pinball News video as well wow That rendition of "We will rock you" is disappointing compared to the studio version. What a missed opportunity.

Will wait for a JJP or Stern version with the studio versions lol.

I think they went with live songs because they wanted to use the live footage to fill out the LCD instead of making a bunch of content for the screen.

She has chosen to ride the bike. The bike is not alive. No controversy here.

I think the artwork looks fine in the close-up high quality pictures. Some zones (esp. on the cabinet) are pretty empty. I don't think this is placeholder artwork, it looks pretty finished to me -- whether it is one's cup of tea or not.

Personally I don't get too excited about a music pin per se. I can listen to all the music and more on whatever streaming device I have for free. I'm an Iron Maiden fan but I'm more into the pin because it is NOT about the band but has a cool story and a baddie to fight.

You don't know that. She could be held at gunpoint to get nude and ride that bike! We don't know her history, what her motivations are, what drives her. Who is she?????

This stuff always comes down to money and availability...I'm guessing it is cheaper and easier to use these live versions than the original studio recordings, for whatever reason. Queen might not own/control the original studio recordings but do own Wembly '86 (or some other live) tapes, or something of that nature. Queen likely said they can use these live versions or nothing.

Just be happy they aren't re-recordings (like KISS offered up to Stern) with Adam Lambert or some other such nonsense.

At the end of the day, the Brothers of Pinball have to use what Queen gives them, they don't have a choice.

Didn't GNR also use recent live versions for these same reasons?

I still think the art is garbage but I do like all the "queen" stuff in it. Lots of cool inserts, little toys, and nods to Queen's history littered throughout the game.

GNR syncs the studio recordings to recent live footage.

If they license the original tracks, then they have to start figuring out what to put on the screen. Music videos are the logical choice, but that’s more money. They could do master tracks with live footage, but they don’t have a ton of footage to work with like GNR

Think about the LCD rock band games. GNR and LZ use concert footage to supplement original animations. Beatles uses a mix of live performance and other random footage of the band. Alice Cooper does a comic book style because it’s what their team could afford/manage. Aerosmith did some very basic animations when Stern was figuring out what to do with the LCD screen, and likely had underestimated how much time/work was going to be involved (and most people don’t like the screen on Aerosmith).

I think the live footage combined with live songs is to be expected for how big and experienced Pinball Brothers are.

The LCD screen is so much work for how little players watch it.

I may have no taste but I think it looks good as a prototype. Live recordings for me are hit and miss. Some bands I like listening to them and others I don't. I can say for sure that I do indeed like a lot of the live recordings of Queen so this is no issue for me.

That's your opinion (lol) ... little cranky before coffee my apologies!

Wow, people are being pretty harsh. What exactly don't you like about the artwork? I think it looks pretty good.

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It seems to line up to me, the girl on the bike is positioned off to the right of the arrow, you can see the outline of the arrow underneath. It's an aesthetic decision, which I think looks fine.