Several Gameworks Locations Bite The Dust

**gameoverDude** · 03 Apr 2010, 11:53 PM

Columbus Business First Article

WHAT. THE. FUCK.

Several Gameworks locations including the well-performing Easton Town Center one are now no more. The Easton one's going titsup is puzzling. Usually it had been moderately busy. This location was a nice one IMO.

I actually went there tonight and saw a "due to circumstances beyond our control, we have been forced to close" sign. The guest relations staff confirmed that the place had actually been closed since Monday. FWIW, gameworks.com lists only 8 locations now.

This blows, but at least I still have 2 Dave & Buster's nearby.

**Schlep** · 04 Apr 2010, 12:09 AM

Looks like the one in Grapevine (Dallas) is still open. I haven't been to that place in ages. $1-3 per play.

**gameoverDude** · 04 Apr 2010, 01:54 AM

Arcadeheroes story

Now here's something with a more positive side. Some locations may reopen in the future. I think my GW may have fallen victim to Easton's high rental fees. But given how well this location did, it would not surprise me to see a new GW pop up somewhere to replace it.

**gamevet** · 04 Apr 2010, 02:57 AM

Originally Posted by Schlep

Looks like the one in Grapevine (Dallas) is still open. I haven't been to that place in ages. $1-3 per play.

I was there a couple of weeks ago. I still have a card with 200 credits on it, that I'd purchased well over 4 years ago.

They have maybe 2 new machines since the last time I went there in November. I'm amazed that it's been open as long as it has.

**DumpTruck** · 04 Apr 2010, 10:15 AM

D&B's is a lot closer to home for me so i never really went to GW all that much

**Timber** · 04 Apr 2010, 11:16 AM

Damnit! I still had like $30 worth of credit on my card there too.

That Gameworks had Taiko Drum Master, now I can't play it properly anymore. Plus they had a better selection of games than our D&B, but like Truck said D&B was way closer so that's where we went more often.