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GameWorks Seattle


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 permanently alongside all other remaining GameWorks locations that month. It reopened in August 2022 under new management.^[3]

History

Main article: GameWorks Seattle/History.

Videos

First 26 minutes of MTV launch party (broadcast quality, incomplete)

Magazine articles

Main article: GameWorks Seattle/Magazine articles.

Photographs

Main article: Photos of GameWorks Seattle

External links

Official website
Official website (1998) (Wayback Machine)

References

Sega-related venues in the United States
GameWorks
Seattle (1997) \| Las Vegas (1997) \| Ontario (1997) \| Grapevine (1997) \| Tempe (1997) \| Auburn Hills (1998) \| Orange County (1998) \| Miami (1999) \| Sawgrass Mills (1999) \| Chicago (1999) \| Columbus (1999) \| Irvine (1999) \| Lone Tree (199x) \| Tampa (2000) \| Newport (2002) \| Minneapolis (2002) \| Long Beach (2003) \| Las Vegas at Town Square (201x)
GameWorks Studio
Austin (199x) \| City of Industry (199x) \| Daytona (199x) \| Henderson (199x) \| Indianapolis (199x) \| Kansas City (199x) \| Littleton (199x) \| Orlando (199x) \| Philadelphia (199x) \| San Antonio (199x) \| Tucson (199x)
Sega City
Indianapolis (1995) \| Cedar Park (1995) \| Irvine (1995) \| Lone Tree (1996) \| Albuquerque (1997) \| Baltimore (199x) \| San Jose (199x)
Kingdom of Oz
Westminster Mall (19xx) \| West Covina Fashion Plaza (19xx) \| Puente Hills Mall (19xx) \| Old Towne (19xx) \| Tanforan Shopping Center (19xx)
Sega Center
Anaheim Plaza (19xx) \| Carson Mall (19xx) \| Fashion Valley Shopping Center (19xx) \| Fox Hills Mall (19xx) \| Los Cerritos Center (19xx) \| Montclair Plaza (19xx) \| Puente Hills Mall (19xx) \| Sherman Oaks Galleria (19xx) \| Tanforan Shopping Center (19xx)
Sega's Time-Out
Fox Hills Mall (19xx) \| Golden Ring Mall (19xx) \| Great Northern Mall (19xx) \| Time-Out on the Court (19xx)
Sega Station
Boulder Station (1997) \| Kansas City (1997) \| Sunset Station (1997)
World Sports Grille
Tucson (2008) \| Seattle (200x) \| Detroit (20xx)
P.J. Pizzazz
Eastland Center (1980) \| Garden Grove (1982) \| Puente Hills Mall (1982)
Others
Game City (1992) \| Grand Slam Canyon (1993) \| Midway (1993) \| Sega VirtuaLand (1993) \| Innoventions (1994) \| Sega Speedway (1995) \| Stage 35 (xxxx) \| Sega Sports at Centerfield (2000)

[Press_release:_1997-03-15:_BECK_AND_COOLIO_TO_PERFORM_AT_MTV.27S_GameWorks_PREMIERE_PARTY_SPECIAL_LIVE_FROM_THE_GRAND_OPENING_OF_GameWorks_SATURDAY.2C_MARCH_15_IN_SEATTLE.2C_WA-1] 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

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 {{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 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 permanently alongside all other remaining GameWorks locations that month.
+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 permanently 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==