Clawcades: The new Japanese-style arcade sweeping the Twin Cities At least four claw (or crane) machine-only businesses have opened in the past year, drawing kids and adults alike in search of ...

The crane machine—also known as claw machines, crane games and, in Japan, as “UFO catchers” due to their proclivity for aerial abductions—first gripped the public imagination in the early 1900s. Even ...

Claw machines filled with colorful stuffed animals have long been a popular form of entertainment. You’ll probably find them just about everywhere that arcade games are played, but have you tried to ...

A full arcade is opening soon in Louisville, but it will feature only one kind of game.Claw Zone is a special kind of arcade which exclusively has claw machines.It's going in at a location close to ...

Taipei is game-crazy. From pinball machines to toy dispensers, the gray city blocks are sprinkled with the neon glow of mini arcades, with enticing names such as “Happy Moments” and “Sweet Box” (?).