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Newsbytes: GameWorks Seattle Saved; Games Changes At Dave & Busters; NeoTris Released; & More

Newsbytes: GameWorks Seattle Saved; Games Changes At Dave & Busters; NeoTris Released; & More

arcadehero May 14, 2022 0

Welcome to Newsbytes, a post of curated news about arcade & pinball from around the world. GameWorks Seattle To Make A Comeback This Summer When news hit that GameWorks as a chain was closing

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Kevin Williams: GameWorks – The Slow Collapse Of The Dream!

Kevin Williams: GameWorks – The Slow Collapse Of The Dream!

arcadehero December 27, 2021 1

Ending the year with a new guest post for the site, industry specialist Kevin Williams takes time to look back at the tempestuous history of Gameworks – when Hollywood came to arcades. He sent

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RIP GameWorks

RIP GameWorks

arcadehero December 23, 2021 3

[Thanks to everyone who sent me the info] While we have not mentioned the arcade chain GameWorks as frequently as some other chains out there, they have had a presence on the scene since

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Tilt Pinball Arcade Open In Fargo, ND; Gameworks Opening In SLC; Namco Arcade Closures In Japan

Tilt Pinball Arcade Open In Fargo, ND; Gameworks Opening In SLC; Namco Arcade Closures In Japan

arcadehero February 11, 2014 2

Time for some more location news! We’ll start with the good news first with another pinball-centric arcade opening its doors in Fargo, ND USA. Called Tilt Pinball Arcade, they are brining some pinball-only goodness

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Monday News Reel: Gameworks Vegas changes, The Act, eBay Item of the Week

Monday News Reel: Gameworks Vegas changes, The Act, eBay Item of the Week

arcadehero March 12, 2012 2

It’s been another weekend with very little arcade news to speak of – calm before the storm of Amusement Expo I expect – so I’ve had to strain a little on news today, hope

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Gameworks Entertainment LLC Acquires Gameworks chain

Gameworks Entertainment LLC Acquires Gameworks chain

arcadehero June 3, 2011 2

Newsfeed 1049 via Gameworks locations have been through a bumpy ride in recent times. When the news broke that they were going bankrupt and began liquidating locations, it did causea bit of a stir

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Former Gameworks managers to save ex-Gameworks spot in Columbus, Ohio

Shaggy July 5, 2010 1

Newsfeed 858 via Another Gameworks location has been “saved”, this time at the Easton Town Center in Columbus, Ohio. This one will be run by the company which managed Gameworks stores from 1999 to

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Gameworks liquidates remaining locations

Shaggy May 1, 2010 3

Yesterday morning I saw a Reuters article that said that Sega Gameworks was closing all of it’s locations and not just the seven we had previously reported about. Thanks to Kevin Williams who contacted

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Gameworks in Indianapolis saved by Tilt

Shaggy April 23, 2010 2

Via If you were bummed out by the recent news of Sega closing several Gameworks locations and you live near the one that was in Indianapolis then you’re in luck – the owners of

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GameWorks in Tampa already under new ownership

Shaggy April 15, 2010 2

Via When Sega sent out the press release stating that they would be closing certain GameWorks locations, they left a glimmer of hope in there by stating that some locations could stay open if

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Gameworks restructuring plan means seven locations will close, some may reopen in the future

Shaggy March 30, 2010 5

Via It’s never a good day when we have to report about arcade locations closing – we always prefer times like last week where we reported on several new places opening around the US.

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Gameworks Minneapolis wants to move

Shaggy April 23, 2009 2

We all know how important a good location is – I do especially as I have learned over time how my location stinks. And speaking of locations, there is a story out there about

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