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Dave & Buster’s planning to let customers place wagers on arcade games using an app
Restaurant and arcade chain Dave & Buster's will soon allow its customers to make wagers on its popular games. Patrons will soon be able to place a $5 wager via...
Three-year-old trapped in claw machine as police snap into action: 'He took one of each toy'
When Ethan spotted the mountain of Hello Kitty soft toys inside the claw machine while at a shopping center with his parents, he knew what he had to do.
I bought a claw machine -- this is why you can never win
A young woman has shared her shocking findings proving exactly how claw machines are rigged against players.
How to win Down the Clown? Watch this arcade master
This arcade pro was not "clowning" around. Tanner Succi was wowed by his buddy Jonah Norgren's skills at the popular carnival game Down the Clown. The epic display of skill...
Woman accused of chucking Skee-ball at back of little kid's head at NJ arcade
Once a ball became available to play, the woman picked it up and appeared to rip the ball underhand at the defenseless child and man, the clip shows.
I'm an arcade worker — I found the secret to beating the claw machine
"This gives the claw a strong grip and keeps it from rotating too far," the player explained.
Tetris bar lets you play the classic game 14 stories high
At this bar, blockheads are welcome. A clever rooftop bar in Braunschweig, Germany, allows guests to play Tetris and other classic arcade games on the side of a tall building....
Secret Google codes that you can type right now to unlock hidden games
These games are Easter eggs, coded into Google by witty developers.
Sega sued for $5M over allegedly 'rigged' arcade game
A class-action lawsuit has alleged that entertainment behemoth Sega "rigged" one of its arcade games, Key Master, so that it can only be won after a certain number of players...
Dogs entertained by DIY Whac-A-Mole
Holy mole-y! Two golden retrievers kept their eyes on the prize while playing this homemade Whac-A-Mole at their home in London, UK. The dogs' owner, Ursula Aitchison, 31, put together...
UK arcade stocks claw machines with toilet paper, hand sanitizer
It’s all fun and games until you’re battling for toilet paper and soap. An arcade owner in England might just cash in on the coronavirus outbreak by stocking claw machines...
NYC's new virtual reality hub might just blow your mind
Picture yourself taking an elevator to the top of a 480-foot tower. The doors part and there you are, facing a feeble wooden plank jutting out into space. Your challenge:...
Would you take a turn on this human claw machine?
In the competition for world's best dad, this guy from Massillon, Ohio, sure "clawed" his way to the top. TJ Cardinal — owner and operator of Stage Skins set design...
This boy really wanted a teddy bear — and he paid the price
A mischievous 3-year-old boy in the UK really wanted a teddy bear — so badly that he climbed into an arcade claw machine to grab one, and got trapped, according...
9-year-old sends MLB scrambling over sexist game
A 9-year-old softball player in suburban Chicago has successfully muted a sexist arcade game after calling out Chuck E. Cheese, the game manufacturers and Major League Baseball. Marie Marcum was...
Man has tot climb into arcade game to steal prizes: police
Police are looking for a man who allegedly used a tiny accomplice to steal several items from an arcade-style game at a New Hampshire mall last week. The suspect told...
'Buttcrack babe' busted for cheating the claw machine
That’s one tight squeeze. A slender crook managed to slip her body into the slim opening of a claw machine arcade game in Western Taiwan in order to steal stuffed...
Boy gets stuck in arcade claw machine
A Florida boy was so determined to win a prize from an arcade claw machine that he climbed inside to grab a stuffed animal – but got stuck with the plush...
Arcade company accused of selling fake Pac-Man games
Game over! The family behind a California arcade machine company was charged with a trio of associates with forging video games, officials said. The owner and employees of CoinOpStore, a...
Arcade games will no longer be rigged against you
Seaside claw games will no longer be “rigged” and will be won purely by “the application of skill." That’s according to a major industry trade group which is trying to...