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Will Chuck E. Cheeses Survive?
I’m not leading this story with the headline “Chuck E. Cheeses files for bankruptcy,” as it seems to be taken incorrectly by some. Unfortunately, I’ve found that many “readers” on both Facebook and Twitter refuse to actually click on the stories and read them. This modern trend of just reading headlines and forming deep »
Newsbytes: Chuck E. Cheeses Rebranding; Sound & Light Doc; HADO In The USA; PIU Contest & More
Welcome to yet another Newsbytes post. Here I grab some quick news and headlines from the arcade/amusement world to share with you as you get into the weekend. Let’s start with: Chuck E. Cheeses Rebranding With New “Fresh & Clean” Look Few companies are as famous in the arcade business as Chuck E. Cheeses. »
Newsbytes: Chuck E Cheeses Turning 40; The Walking Dead Launch Party; PinballFX2 Star Wars & More
Happy Easter weekend everyone, it’s time for Newsbytes. Chuck E. Cheeses Being The “Biggest Birthday Ever” Events As They Mark 40 Years Earlier this week I saw an ad on TV for Chuck E. Cheeses as they begin their celebrations to mark 40 years in business. Founded by Nolan Bushnell of Atari fame in »
Peter Piper Pizza Acquired By Chuck E. Cheese’s Parent Company
(Thanks to Jonathan Leung from Arcade Repair Tips for the tip) Some quick arcade business news here. With almost 600 locations around the world, Chuck E. Cheeses is quite famous for their blending of arcade and food into one venue. Today, news has come along that they are getting bigger as the parent »
Now Chuck E Cheeses Is Testing Out Oculus Rift VR
(Thanks to Luis Canon for the tip) First it was Dave & Busters setting up a “VR Lab” where they tested out some VR concepts, now Chuck E. Cheeses is doing the same with “Chuck E cheeses Virtual Ticket Blaster”. This is a setup that is entwined with their birthday party feature of putting the »
Chuck E Cheeses Agrees To a $950 Million Buyout Deal
(Above: Chuck in happier times) Interesting news among locations lately – while chains like Dave & Busters and Round 1 USA expand, a more famous arcade chain looks to be in some trouble. Chuck E Cheeses is the largest chain of arcade/FEC entertainment in the world, sporting nearly 600 locations, with a near total »
Hurray Weekend: Speedy’s Repair Services, Arcades at GDC2013, Chuck E Cheese App + More
I’m not sure that there will be any important news to come along this weekend as Easter arrives (some places are already closed for the ‘Good Friday’ portion of it all), so perhaps this will tide us over. Of course if you haven’t yet, pick up my book about arcades to read over the »
Chuck E. Cheeses Celebrates 35 Years With a New Direction, Mascot Design
A history of Chuck E. Cheese's, including a look at their future plans. Click for more details! »
Chuck E. Cheese sees income increase in Q2
Newsfeed 1093 via Following the news of profits up at Bandai Namco is another amusement company seeing increased earnings in Q2 – Chuck E. Cheese, or CEC Entertainment Inc. Net income was up 36% and revenues were up 3% from last year, although CEC says that competition specifically from PG-13 movies, the weather and »
Chuck E. Cheese’s being sued for use of redemption games
A San Diego real estate agent has decided that because she feels that the redemption games her kids played at a local Chuck E. Cheese (after several visits to the location mind you) didn’t involve enough skill and had spinning things like wheels, that she deserves to be awarded $5 million in damages from »
A new Chuck E. Cheeses – from 1983
While the video below was posted to Youtube a few years back I only found out about it the other day on the KLOV forums so I’ll share it today as we go into a holiday weekend, which is sure to be a slow spot in a slow arcade news cycle. This is video »
FTC subpoenas Chuck E. Cheese again for marketing food to kids
Chuck E. Cheese is back in the news but this time it has nothing to do with how adults handle themselves at some CEC locations but with how the company does it marketing. The US Federal Trade Commission has sent subpoenas to 48 companies in regards to how they market to kids and once »
