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The PBA Launches Its First Pro Bowling Video Game In 30 Years

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Some people may not remember this, but there used to be sports video games for nearly every professional league, including the PBA. it's been a minute since the Professional Bowlers Association ever signed off on a video game, but the league has a new one with FarSight Studios. PBA Pro Bowling was released back on October 22nd, aimed at getting bowling back into video gaming and centering more attention on the game. As well as possible esports ventures in the future. You can read more about the game below as well as check out the trailer. Will this be an esport? Stranger games out there are, and this one is actually based on physical world sport, so it's got a shot.

The PBA Launches Its First Pro Bowling Video Game In 30 Years
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The new PBA Pro Bowling game for Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PS4 and Steam owners allows gamers to interactively "bowl" against more than 15 PBA stars, including Jason Belmonte, Jakob Butturff, EJ Tackett, Norm Duke and others, with commentary provided by PBA announcers Rob Stone and Randy Pedersen.

"It's been our dream to create an official PBA video game with the real pros since a lot of us watched the PBA Tour growing up," FarSight Studios Vice President Bobby King said. "We're proud of the game that we've created and can't wait for people to check out just how easy and fun it is to play, while still being difficult to master."

The extensive career mode includes more than 100 virtual tournaments and dozens of venues. PBA players are depicted in accurate motion-captured animations, featuring the best bowling physics ever incorporated into a video game. The action is further enhanced by the use of authentic PBA lane oiling patterns and approved bowling equipment from 10 PBA product registered companies.

Among the additional features are quickplay and local multi-player modes, online leaderboards, E-Sports style online tournaments, and optional power-ups and special balls. The easy-to-use "Arcade" controls are patterned after the hugely popular PBA Bowling Challenge for mobile devices from Concrete Software which has been downloaded more than 27.6 million times, including almost 2.5 million times in 2019 alone. In addition to the current roster of PBA stars, FarSight anticipates adding "Simulation" controls, additional PBA stars, venues, bowling equipment and other challenges in the future.

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