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 child is safe after climbing into and getting stuck inside a claw crane machine at a bowling alley Monday.Lincoln police said it started with a mom frantically searching for her 3-year-old boy at ...

Taito is now the proud Guinness World Record-holder for the “most claw crane game machines at a single venue.” Taito Corporation set the record on August 29, 2020, when it opened the Taito Station ...

According to Vox.com video, crane machines involve a lot of luck and little skill. (Patti Sapone/The Star-Ledger) Each summer, thousands of New Jersey boardwalk visitors pump quarter after quarter ...

Beginning July 11, Android users in Japan will be able to play claw machines remotely in real time through Google apps that will only be available for one year. Google announced in a support article ...

ATLANTIC CITY -- It's an amusement park staple with a dedicated fan base. But how often does anyone really win at the claw machine? One New Jersey lawmaker has the same question and wants the state to ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A little boy was so passionate about getting that stuffed animal in Palatine he found himself stuck in a toy-claw machine. Firefighters had to rescue a 3-year-old boy after he got ...

We miss arcades. We don’t miss claw machines. We always thought they were a flagrant rip-off because, come on, you had the toy right there and it slipped right through! Turns out they were more of a ...

As school and work wrap up, crowds fill Tokyo's many bustling arcade halls -- not to battle it out in fighting games, but to ...

For adults and kids alike, claw machines, also known as crane machines, bring a lot of joy. They are a staple at any arcade, and require you to use a joystick or buttons to guide a claw, lower it down ...

Anyone who’s played a crane game on the boardwalk or any number of timing-based ticket-spewing “redemption games” at an arcade has probably suspected at some point that these machines are rigged ...

About 80 percent of the 22,000 arcades Japan had in 1989 have shut down, but revenues have held up thanks to claw machines, ...