Closure of the Sega Building 2 had been announced on August 1, 2020. However, the information had come via a sign posted on the door of the building. A Japanese Twitter user posted an image of said ...

Ryan is the Editor-in-Chief at DualShockers and has been a lover of games as long as he can remember. He holds a BA in English and Cinema and lives in New York City. The SEGA Akihabara Building 2 ...

As the biggest mecca in the world for anime and video game fans, Tokyo’s Akihabara neighborhood has an unabashed affection for new technology and fresh content. And yet, perhaps because of the ...

It’s been a tumultuous couple of years for the arcade industry in Japan. Not even the otaku mecca of the Akihabara neighborhood is completely buffered, as it’s been announced that one of the Tokyo ...

Genda Gigo Entertainment announced on July 15 that it will close the Akihabara Gigo 1 arcade at the end of August 2025. This was Sega’s flagship arcade and its red building has been a landmark of ...

Bandai Namco is set to open a new arcade in Tokyo’s Akihabara district, taking over a building previously occupied by Sega. The new arcade, set to open on March 1, will be situated in the same ...

If you were a teenager in the ’90s, you probably remember lining up your quarters to play Street Fighter II, Marvel vs. Capcom, or Tekken at the arcade. This weekend, you’ll get to see how the masters ...

Tokyo’s Akihabara district is a gamer’s paradise — and now Brandon and Tiffany Osha have brought Akihabara to Westminster, turning that suburb into a mini-gamers’ paradise. The grand opening of the ...

While many gamers are still mourning the loss of two massive Sega arcades that closed down in 2020 and 2021, another beloved arcade in Tokyo’s Electric Town is now set to permanently close this ...