Like the little green aliens in Disney’s “Toy Story,” people — often kids — may find themselves obsessed with “the claw.” Claw machines, also known as crane machines, dot arcades, malls, even grocery ...

A toddler with a love of claw machines had the “time of his life” when he climbed inside one of the toy-filled machines in Australia. A video shows how police officers rescued him. Three-year-old ...

Claw machines are notoriously frustrating. You start with a spark in your eye thinking you’ll be able to win that one prize that you’re eyeing. “It can’t be that hard, it’s right there,” you think to ...

Have you ever wondered why you played the claw machine 10 times and lose and the next person behind you puts in one quarter and wins? It turns out, those claw machines are likely rigged. A recent ...

I love taking my son to the arcade, sharing with him the games I grew up playing and the workarounds that can help improve his odds of winning. On one such trip, we spent too much time and money ...

After getting stuck in a claw machine, a 4-year-old girl may have learned a valuable lesson. On Dec. 20, while at a restaurant in Airlie Beach, Queensland, Australia, Poppy Pike apparently found ...

Claw Haven, a new Asian-style claw arcade, opened in Cedar Park on Dec. 6, according to co-owner Michael Lu. The background The arcade is owned by Lu, Bradley Wong, Vicky Lee and ...

Claw machines are tricky, as anyone who's tried to grab a cuddly toy at one will know. For some children, the obvious thing is to forget the ineffectual grabbing device, and dive right in. That was ...

Rio de Janeiro — already notorious for street muggings, corrupt politicians, ruthless militias and Kalashnikov-toting drug traffickers — has a new public enemy: plushies. Or, more specifically, the ...

Cocktail Claw, founded in 2020, is a claw machine rental service that focuses on parties and get-togethers for an adult audience. Cocktail Claw’s unique entry into the amusement machine rental service ...

There are a lot of secrets to be found scattered across the New Caledonian-inspired archipelago setting of Tchia. While a lot of the secrets come in the form of collectibles, one of the main rewards ...

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