GameSpot may receive revenue from affiliate and advertising partnerships for sharing this content and from purchases through links. Sega has exited the Japanese arcade business, bringing an end to a ...

Sega arcades have been a staple of Japanese cities for over half a century. Now, the company has announced that it is leaving the arcade business for good after 56 years. Sega began divesting from its ...

After 56 years, Sega’s arcade history is coming to a close. In fall 2020, Sega sold off 85 percent of its arcade business to Tokyo-based Genda. Now, the company has sold off its remaining stock, and ...

Sega is leaving Japanese arcades behind. The company announced it is selling its remaining arcades to a company called Genda, Inc. (also known as GiGO), and leaving the coin-op business, where it ...

Japanese entertainment giant Sega Sammy has parted ways with most of its arcade business, Sega Entertainment. In a press release on its investor page, the firm revealed it has sold 85.1% of this part ...

Last month, hundreds of fans gathered in Tokyo’s Ikebukuro to say goodbye to an iconic arcade. After 28 years, Sega Ikekuburo Gigo called it a day. But this month, a new Sega arcade will open right ...

In brief: The Covid-19 pandemic has accelerated the world's race toward digitalization, and unfortunately, that's resulted in quite a few casualties in the brick-and-mortar retail world. Now it seems ...

On September 20th, Japan’s Sega Ikebukuro Gigo arcade closed, more than 28 years after it initially opened. While Japan’s arcade industry has been struggling during the coronavirus pandemic, Kotaku ...

Mason has been gaming since his fingers could grip a controller. Having worked independently for years, including having his work featured by Medium's largest independent publication, he knows the ins ...

An era ends as Sega fully withdraws from the arcade business in its home territory of Japan. The news reported by Yakuza fansite The Tojo Dojo (spotted by Eurogamer), which says the publisher is ...