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− | {{stub}}'''{{PAGENAME}}''' is a [[GameWorks]] entertainment center opened by [[Sega GameWorks]]. Launched in March 1997 at | + | {{stub}}'''{{PAGENAME}}''' is a [[GameWorks]] entertainment center opened by [[Sega GameWorks]]. Launched in March 1997 at [[wikipedia::Downtown Seattle|Downtown Seattle]]'s Meridian complex to significant media fanfare and publicity, the Seattle location was the first full-scale venue to be made by the company{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20211224195437/https://www.gameworks.com/about/}}; its opening day was notably broadcast live on [[wikipedia:MTV|MTV]] as part of the ''[[MTV GameWorks Premiere]]'' TV special. |
− | The venue | + | The venue survived numerous bankruptcies and corporate takeovers, from the formation of [[Sega Entertainment USA]] in the place of the dissolved GameWorks parent company in 2004 to its eventual 2011 sale by [[Sega]]. It remained open with parts of its original games line-up and décor until December 2021, closing alongside all other remaining GameWorks locations that month. It reopened in August 2022 under new management.{{ref|https://www.geekwire.com/2022/inside-the-revived-gameworks-seattle-arcade-bar-that-opens-this-week/}} |
==History== | ==History== | ||
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{{gitem|MTVPremiereParty_1997_GameWorks.mp4|First 26 minutes of MTV launch party (broadcast quality, incomplete)}} | {{gitem|MTVPremiereParty_1997_GameWorks.mp4|First 26 minutes of MTV launch party (broadcast quality, incomplete)}} | ||
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==Magazine articles== | ==Magazine articles== | ||
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==Photographs== | ==Photographs== | ||
:''Main article: [[:Category:Photos of {{PAGENAME}}|Photos of {{PAGENAME}}]] | :''Main article: [[:Category:Photos of {{PAGENAME}}|Photos of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
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+ | ==Gallery== | ||
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+ | GameWorksSeattle Token US Front.jpg|1999 token (front) | ||
+ | GameWorksSeattle Token US Back.jpg|1999 token (back) | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
− | *[https://web.archive.org/web/19980121154003/http://www.gameworks.com/seattle/info.html 1998 | + | *[https://www.gameworks.com/locations/seattle Official website] |
+ | *[https://web.archive.org/web/19980121154003/http://www.gameworks.com/seattle/info.html Official website (1998)] (Wayback Machine) | ||
==References== | ==References== |
Latest revision as of 13:56, 11 March 2023
GameWorks Seattle |
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Location: 1511 7th Ave, Seattle, WA 98101, United States |
Opened: 1997-03-15,[1] 2022-08-02 (re-opening) |
Closed: 2021-12-23 |
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GameWorks Seattle is a GameWorks entertainment center opened by Sega GameWorks. Launched in March 1997 at Downtown Seattle's Meridian complex to significant media fanfare and publicity, the Seattle location was the first full-scale venue to be made by the company[2]; its opening day was notably broadcast live on MTV as part of the MTV GameWorks Premiere TV special.
The venue survived numerous bankruptcies and corporate takeovers, from the formation of Sega Entertainment USA in the place of the dissolved GameWorks parent company in 2004 to its eventual 2011 sale by Sega. It remained open with parts of its original games line-up and décor until December 2021, closing alongside all other remaining GameWorks locations that month. It reopened in August 2022 under new management.[3]
Contents
History
- Main article: GameWorks Seattle/History.
Videos
Magazine articles
- Main article: GameWorks Seattle/Magazine articles.
Photographs
- Main article: Photos of GameWorks Seattle
Gallery
External links
- Official website
- Official website (1998) (Wayback Machine)
References
- ↑ Press release: 1997-03-15: BECK AND COOLIO TO PERFORM AT MTV'S GameWorks PREMIERE PARTY SPECIAL LIVE FROM THE GRAND OPENING OF GameWorks SATURDAY, MARCH 15 IN SEATTLE, WA
- ↑ https://www.gameworks.com/about/ (Wayback Machine: 2021-12-24 19:54)
- ↑ https://www.geekwire.com/2022/inside-the-revived-gameworks-seattle-arcade-bar-that-opens-this-week/