Sarah has been an editor and contributor for Game Rant since 2015. After meeting her first Chocobo, she never looked back. Sarah majored in game design in college and utilizes that knowledge to ...

Mike Nay bought his first claw machine during the pandemic to pass the time. Once he had the strategy down and arcades reopened, he was winning hundreds of plushies. He learned he could make a profit ...

Christopher Salazar could not stop with the plush round Kool-Aid Man. The 11-year-old claw machine master had to have more. So, outside a South Side strip mall on a recent early evening, he and his ...

A dog named Promise was determined to win a toy in a claw machine, and people couldn't believe how skilled they were at the arcade. Claw machines are an entertaining way to spend time at the arcade – ...

Arcade games whisk us back to the golden days of childhood, a time rife with the clinking sounds of coins and the palpable excitement at winning that coveted big-eyed, plush teddy. A popular game at ...

SINGAPORE — He has had bad experiences playing claw machines in pasar malams (night markets) in the past. Then three months ago, Ngee Ann Polytechnic student Ahmad Fauzi started seeing people coming ...

For many people who spent their youth hanging out at the arcade, one of games that remains a firm favourite is the claw machine, or the crane machine. The ever-popular crane game tempts players to ...

For an online teacher surnamed Yoo and designer Kim Hye-jeong, claw machines are not just a casual activity nor a money-eating trap. Each visit ends with bagging at least 10 items, and sometimes up to ...