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n a world where almost every household has at least one gaming console, there simply isn't much room anymore for a brick-and-mortar video arcade. Outside of movie theater lobbies and the odd pizza joint, it's becoming increasingly difficult to find any arcade cabinets, let alone entire retail areas dedicated to them. One of the largest remaining arcade chains, both in terms of number of outlets and square footage, is GameWorks. The company was launched in 1997 by a joint venture between Universal Studios, DreamWorks SKG and Sega Entertainment USA. The initial plan was to open as many as 150 outlets with a cost of up to $10 million each. However, the business never really caught on the way the founders had hoped, and eventually, Universal and DreamWorks sold their share of the company to Sega. However, due to the continued failure of GameWorks to find a loyal audience, Sega has closed seven of the 15 remaining locations.
The seven arcades recently shut down were in Auburn Hills, MI; Minneapolis, MN; Tampa and Miami, FL; Columbus, OH; Indianapolis, IN; and San Antonio, TX. The only remaining GameWorks can be found in Seattle, WA; Ontario, CA; Tempe, AZ; Las Vegas, NV; Newport, KY; Schaumberg, IL; Grapevine, TX; and Sunrise, FL.
Source : http://gamervision.com/users/sean/articles/sega_closes_half_of_its_gameworks_locations