I was wondering has anyone tried to run tournaments at gameworks before? Cause I’m gonna try to get something going on for KOF XIII, but before I do anything I just want to know if anyone has tried to run tournys there so I can get some info on it.
Yes, there have been Marvel tournaments before and when SFIV came out they had a huge tournament where they projected the action onscreen onto the ceiling so all the spectators could watch easily (except it hurt your neck after a while). Talk to management!
Sad news. All Gameworks sites have been ordered to liquidate all assets. visit arcadeheroes.com for the whole story. Bad news for the arcade industry.
Gameworks liquidates remaining locations
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 the author of the article directly, it turns out that Gameworks is in fact liquidating the fifteen locations and not just the seven as they had previously reported. Keep in mind, a couple of locations have already been bought out by different companies and will stay open, but under new management. That could possibly happen with the remaining locations as well but it will be a waiting game there.
What does this indicate about the industry at large? That?s hard to say really as while Gameworks has suffered through the same tough economic conditions we all have been going through, other chains have survived, such as Dave and Busters or Tilt. Other independent stores have opened while a few have closed. Where we have also seen a few of the Gameworks locations picked up ans essentially saved I think it comes down to how well were these GW locations being managed. This whole thing is a shame as Gameworks were often one place where you could expect to find some uncommon or rare games as well as unique entertainment experiences. The one in Vegas is the only place I?ve ever seen an Afterburner Climax Super Deluxe or a pair of 2Spicy cabinets. But the reality one must face when running a business is that it can fail, in fact it?s more likely to fail than to succeed, no matter what endeavor you undertake but that is no reason to not try it out anyways.
As for effects throughout the industry, there were only fifteen Gameworks locations in the US, compare that to the hundreds of other businesses across the country which feature coin-op that will remain open (check ArcadeFly.com and Aurcade.com for listings) so this is NOT an ?the end is near? sort of thing. There are still several companies producing new games (see our sidebar links) and just because Gameworks closes doesn?t mean that they will suddenly stop making games. It?s probably worth pointing out that in the console sector of gaming that Game Crazy will be liquidating all of their stores (and there are many more than fifteen of those around) but no one is claiming that it means that the video game industry is spinning down the tubes.
As for what Gameworks will do about the game cards, I believe that according to the law they need to give refunds when asked but I?m not sure where you would go to find out who to speak to about that.
Didn’t Gameworks Seattle have japanese cabs? I wonder if they are going to sell any of them to the public…
Fuuucccckkk, I hope this is wrong…Hopefully that shit gets bought if not, maybe this location is profitable? seems busy alot…
I mean they just said they’ll officially get ssf4/Kof right? maybe that means there plans in the works for the seattle one?
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Seattle gameworks will not be effected.
According to Sega who owns Gameworks its [media=youtube]M6aRwky0W5Y"[/media] for all locations…
Im loving the confidence here, it make me feel like you know something we dont.
I dont even care if this is baseless, keep lying to me if it is haha…
For a while Seattle GW had 2spicy as well, it was pretty raw too. I am hoping seattle is not affected…if it is, I hope a lot of the fighting game community can snatch up the cabs.
Yeah i hope they sell them, Pink Gorilla are being bitches & wont sell me any of their candy cabs nor allow me to place an order when they order more cabs…
Oh god. I knew beer and arcade games was a combination too good to be true.
I don’t know why any nerds in the northwest support them. They are the worst business in a MINUTE. Horribly overpriced EVERYTHING, and they go to conventions where they are really not wanted, peddling their overpriced crap and everyone in the collectible/retro community just ignores them. Only greasy videogame testing types have some weird fetish for Pink Godzilla/Gorilla, I never was able to figure it out…they obviously don’t give a FUCK about their customers.
Really? I’ve been treated with nothing but respect there and have never had a bad experience. People who work there are nice! At least the guys I run into. I’ve only been to the one on the ave once though. Of course it’s overpriced, you try running a niche gaming store with cheap prices… If anyone is concerned with price they should shop online and that’s that.
Well the article says that other companies can buy the location and keep it open, so I guess that all hope is not lost.
just confirmed this with a good friend of mine who works there. Our GameWorks is staying open under new ownership. I think he said they were going to make changes to the place tho.
They get super in the fall. 
Hopefully they/whoever will bust out some tournaments like you wanted!
edit: this might be old news to some of you.
This is awesome news indeed!
Now lets hope the new owner(s) are NOT douche bags and treat their employees fairly across the board and keep the arcade gaming culture alive in Seattle. Paying close attention to when the fighting cabinets need new buttons/switches/joysticks wouldn’t hurt either 
I would buy a cab or two lol. But, I would rather people keep their jobs instead.