Zen Studios held its first Pinball Bites of 2025 and there was a lot to learn.

First, Zen discussed Pinball FX VR, which you can read about below.

 

 

Zen Studios — the leading global producer and publisher of digital pinball video games — is proud to announce the forthcoming release of Pinball FX VR on April 3. This exciting take on the digital pinball experience brings the studio’s beloved pinball tables to virtual reality for Meta Quest players with quick trigger fingers.
Pinball FX VR builds upon the success of celebrated titles like Zen Pinball (over 10 million downloads to date), Pinball FX (over 2 million players to date), the innovative horror spin-off title Pinball M, and the recently released Zen Pinball World for mobile devices. For almost decades, Zen Studios has caught the hearts and minds of pinball players around the world. Pinball FX VR is the next evolution in Zen Studios’ pinball excellence.
Alongside an array of exciting global campaigns and challenges, gamers don’t just play Pinball FX VR — it’s an immersive, mixed-reality world. They can place their favorite tables in their actual rooms, dive into a host of mini-games, and more.Pinball FX VR‘s Key Features:
  • Mixed Reality Pinball: Besides full immersion mode, you can experience the thrill of pinball in your living room or wherever you choose, blurring the line between physical and virtual realities
  • Global Campaign Mode: Take on the pinball world in Campaign Mode! Conquer the districts, beating unique missions for special rewards
  • Pinball In Every Form: Enjoy classic gameplay or fun challenges while you climb the global leaderboards
  • Interactive Objects and Mini-Games: The VR arcade also includes mini-games and other arcade activities, like dartboards, vending machines, and interactive gadgets
Are you ready for a groundbreaking pinball experience?
At launch, Pinball FX VR will feature acclaimed Zen Studios titles Sky Pirates: Treasures of the CloudsPinball Noir, and Curse of the Mummy for $9.99 USD. It will also feature an all-star lineup of Williams™ Pinball tables, available to purchase and play in VR for the very first time. Players can choose from Indiana Jones™: The Pinball AdventureThe Addams Family™World Cup SoccerTwilight Zone, and Star Trek™: The Next Generation. If that’s not enough titles for pinball enthusiasts, there will be additional tables for purchase, including Battlestar Galactica PinballKnight Rider Pinball, and Xena: Warrior Princess Pinball. And to add to the excitement, more tables will become available in the months after Pinball FX VR‘s launch.Pinball FX VR launches on the Meta store as a freely downloadable title on April 3. The game is compatible with Quest 2, Quest 3, Quest 3S, and Quest Pro devices.
Zen also noted that Pinball FX 2 VR will still be available but will be rebranded as Pinball VR classic to avoid confusion.
In other news, the Jurassic Park and Jurassic World tables will be getting a major update to have a much requested feature, as John Williams music will be added in the tables. This will come to Pinball FX, Legengds 4KP and Pinball FX3. In addition,all Pinball FX players will now be able to choose between realistic and classic physics and all three tables.

Williams Pinball legacy tables were also announced for Nintendo Switch as Indiana Jones :The Pinball Adventure, Williams Pinball Volumes 4,5, and 6 will come to Nintendo Switch.Previous purchasers can download at no additional cost and Zen maintained that the company plans to further implement backwards compatibility purchases on more platforms in the future. Switch users will also be getting the tables Swords of Fury, Bride of Pinbot and Whirlwind for the first time, while Bride of Pinbot will also have its major bug fixed on all platforms. All of this arrives on February 27th.

Lastly,  Williams Pinball vol 1-3 and universal Monster Pack will be coming to zen Pinball World on February 27, players who purchased the tables on the Williams Pinball App will be able to transfer their purchases to Zen Pinball World.

See the full presentation below

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