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GameWorks is a chain of entertainment venues featuring video games, simulators, prizes, and a full service bar and restaurant. There are 10 GameWorks venues throughout the U.S. The first GameWorks opened in Downtown Seattle in March, 1997.
The chain began as a joint venture between Sega, Universal Studios, and DreamWorks SKG. DreamWorks SKG withdrew their involvement in 2001, and the chain itself filed for bankruptcy in 2004. The chain was bought out by Sega Sammy Holdings in November 3, 2005 and is now operated by its subsidiary SEGA Entertainment USA, Inc.
Locations[ | ]
United States[ | ]
The Seattle GameWorks seen from the nearby World Sports Grille.
Midwest Locations:
- Schaumburg, Illinois (Contains the arcade game The House of the Dead 4 Special, Street Fighter 4 and new Stern pinball Games on test)
- Newport, Kentucky (Cincinnati, Ohio area) [1]
Northwest Locations:
- Seattle, Washington
Southwest Locations:
- Las Vegas, Nevada (Contains Special Edition motion simulator)
- Ontario, California
- Tempe, Arizona
Southern Locations:
- Sunrise, Florida (Anchor attraction at the Oasis at Sawgrass Mills Mall)
- Tampa, Florida (Ybor City district) (reopened April 13, 2010)
- Miami, Florida (reopened April 13, 2010)[2]
Now closed/defunct:
- Grapevine, Texas (closed June 27, 2010)
- Auburn Hills, Michigan (Detroit area) (closed March 29, 2010)
- Minneapolis, Minnesota (closed March 29, 2010)
- Columbus, Ohio [3] (closed March 29, 2010, reopened as Kitchen Den Bar [4])
- Indianapolis, Indiana (as GameWorks Studios)(closed March 29, 2010, reopened by Tilt)
- Irvine, California (opened as Sega City, later became Fox Sports Grill, now vacant)
- Long Beach, California (closed March 29, 2010, reopening as Kitchen Den Bar [5])
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (GameWorks Studios)
- Orange, California (now The Power House arcade)
- City of Industry, California (now Tilt arcade)
- Tucson, Arizona (GameWorks Studios) - Replaced by World Sports Grille, which is operated by the same company. [1]
- San Antonio, Texas (GameWorks Studio in The Quarry Market, closed April 2009)
- Austin, Texas (GameWorks Studio in Lakeline Mall)
- Littleton, Colorado (GameWorks Studio in Park Meadows Mall)
International[ | ]
Caribbean Locations:
- Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (at Mega Centro Mall)
Middle East/Southwestern Asia Locations:
- Kuwait City, Kuwait - (Called Gamewizz Now)
North American Locations:
- Mexico City, Mexico (Opened in 2006)
Now Closed:
- Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (Despite being a very successful location, constantly full, it was closed due to disagreements with the local representative. They wanted to remove the restaurant, and only keep the 2 bars. The Brazilian company created its own arcade brand, called HotZone.)
- Tumon, Guam (Closed in 2006)
- Vienna, Austria (Opened in 2001, filed for bankruptcy around 2003)
Locations never built[ | ]
- Milwaukee, Wisconsin (struck down in the Pabst City project vote, on date with April 1, 2019)
- Westbury, Long Island, NYC (though a sign outside the Source mall touted its arrival, it never materialized; instead, 'Jillians' took over the location which is now Dave & Busters, date on June 23, 2019)
- Harrisburg, Pennsylvania (building built in Harrisburg Mall but the project was abandoned in the wake of the Financial crisis of 2007–2010, date on June 19, 2020)
- National Harbor, Maryland (date on October 2, 2021)
- Samara, Russia (date on July 10, 2022)
- Osaka, Japan (date on July 26, 2022)
See also[ | ]
- Dave & Buster's
- Chuck E. Cheese