Difference between revisions of "GameWorks Las Vegas"
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| − | {{stub}}'''{{PAGENAME}}''' was a [[GameWorks]] entertainment center opened by [[Sega GameWorks]]. Launched in May 1997 on the lower floors of [[wikipedia:Showcase Mall|Showcase Mall]] as the second location after [[GameWorks Seattle]], GameWorks Las Vegas was the largest facility to be opened under the chain at 47,000 square meters; it being the company's flagship venue in the United States. | + | {{sub-stub}}'''{{PAGENAME}}''' was a [[GameWorks]] entertainment center opened by [[Sega GameWorks]]. Launched in May 1997 on the lower floors of [[wikipedia:Showcase Mall|Showcase Mall]] as the second location after [[GameWorks Seattle]], GameWorks Las Vegas was the largest facility to be opened under the chain at 47,000 square meters; it being the company's flagship venue in the United States. |
Despite its flagship status and position as a major family tourist attraction on the main Vegas strip, the venue's subsequent poor attendance and high rent costs led to it contributing to the venture's unprofitability; shortly after being sold by [[Sega]] alongside the other remaining locations, GameWorks Las Vegas was closed permanently in March 2012 in favour of a new lower-cost location aimed at locals. | Despite its flagship status and position as a major family tourist attraction on the main Vegas strip, the venue's subsequent poor attendance and high rent costs led to it contributing to the venture's unprofitability; shortly after being sold by [[Sega]] alongside the other remaining locations, GameWorks Las Vegas was closed permanently in March 2012 in favour of a new lower-cost location aimed at locals. | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
| − | *[https://web.archive.org/web/19980121154009/http://www.gameworks.com/lasvegas/info.html 1998 | + | *[https://www.gameworks.com/locations/las-vegas Official website] |
| + | *[https://web.archive.org/web/19980121154009/http://www.gameworks.com/lasvegas/info.html Official website (1998)] (Wayback Machine) | ||
| + | *''[https://lasvegassun.com/news/2012/feb/23/gameworks-leaving-strip-shifting-efforts-find-new-/ After 15 years, GameWorks closing on Strip, looking for new location to serve locals]'' article by Conor Shine at ''[https://lasvegassun.com/ The Las Vegas Sun]'' | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Venues in the United States]] | [[Category:Venues in the United States]] | ||
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| GameWorks Las Vegas |
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| Location: 3785 South Las Vegas Boulevard, Las Vegas, Nevada 89109 |
| Opened: 1997-05-10[1] |
| Closed: 2012-03-11[2] |
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GameWorks Las Vegas was a GameWorks entertainment center opened by Sega GameWorks. Launched in May 1997 on the lower floors of Showcase Mall as the second location after GameWorks Seattle, GameWorks Las Vegas was the largest facility to be opened under the chain at 47,000 square meters; it being the company's flagship venue in the United States.
Despite its flagship status and position as a major family tourist attraction on the main Vegas strip, the venue's subsequent poor attendance and high rent costs led to it contributing to the venture's unprofitability; shortly after being sold by Sega alongside the other remaining locations, GameWorks Las Vegas was closed permanently in March 2012 in favour of a new lower-cost location aimed at locals.
Homages to the location can be found in L.A. Machineguns and the more recent StarHorse4.
History
- Main article: GameWorks Las Vegas/History.
Gallery
Front (Showcase Mall)
Front (Showcase Mall)
Front (Showcase Mall)
Interior (Showcase Mall)
Shinobi statue (Showcase Mall)
A row of ten Indy 500 deluxe cabinets (Showcase Mall)
Rock-climbing wall (Showcase Mall)
Underground entrance (Showcase Mall)
Entrance (Town Square)
Logo
Magazine articles
- Main article: GameWorks Las Vegas/Magazine articles.
External links
- Official website
- Official website (1998) (Wayback Machine)
- After 15 years, GameWorks closing on Strip, looking for new location to serve locals article by Conor Shine at The Las Vegas Sun
References
- ↑ http://www.apimages.com/metadata/Index/Associated-Press-Domestic-News-Nevada-United-St-/e8612b40fde6da11af9f0014c2589dfb/25/0 (Wayback Machine: 2021-12-06 23:27)
- ↑ https://lasvegassun.com/news/2012/feb/23/gameworks-leaving-strip-shifting-efforts-find-new-/ (Wayback Machine: 2012-02-27 01:20)