This morning, Kotaku video editor Chris Person and I took a trip to New York's Chinatown Fair, which reopened last Friday following a sudden closure last December. It doesn't look very much like the old Chinatown Fair. Read… 5/08/12 6:30pm 5/08/12 6:30pm

The King of Chinatown Documentary Focuses on Competitive Gaming at New York’s Shuttered Arcade Mecca

Chinatown FairBy Jason Schreier

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Here's What New York's Chinatown Fair Looks Like Right Now

Excitement swirled around the gaming industry this week in the wake of reports that New York's legendary Chinatown Fair may be reopening for business. Film director Kurt P. Vincent, who directed a documentary about the beloved landmark called Arcade, reported that he had found workers moving arcade cabinets back into… Read… 3/20/12 6:30pm 3/20/12 6:30pm

Chinatown Arcade, An Unlikely Place For Tolerance

Historic New York Arcade Closure Is 'Rumor Started By A Moron', Though It's Kinda True

FilmBy Evan Narcisse

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The King of Chinatown Documentary Focuses on Competitive Gaming at New …

For years, fighting game fans in the New York City area gathered at Chinatown Fair, to hone their skills at the location's stand-up machines. That all ended earlier this year to the dismay of many. Chinatown Fair's legacy lives on across the river in Brooklyn's Next Level but you can relive the glory of days past in … Read… 12/09/11 2:40pm 12/09/11 2:40pm

FilmBy Brian Ashcraft

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Do Avatars Dream of Street Fighter?

Filmmaker Jon Rafman made about arcade fighting games, childhood, junk food, and the tragedy of beating a video. There's a lot of big ideas here, and Codes of Honor is worth a watch. Read… 8/18/11 4:30am 8/18/11 4:30am

BlipBy Mike Epstein

Arcade: The Last Night at Chinatown Fair is Coming This Fall.

Documentarian Kurt Vincent says that after raising over 29,000 dollars through Kickstarter he plans on releasing his film, Arcade: The Last Night at Chinatown Fair, this fall. [Arcademovie.com] Discuss… 6/16/11 5:20pm 6/16/11 5:20pm

New York's Famous Chinatown Fair Arcade Could Live On In Documentary Form

ArcadesBy Michael McWhertor

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New York's Famous Chinatown Fair Arcade Could Live On In Documentary…

New York's infamous and grungy arcade holdout, Chinatown Fair, shut its doors earlier this year. Should you have happened to miss this momentous occasion or simply miss the sights and sounds of the decades-old hangout, it's now the subject of a documentary, one that you can help become reality. Read… 4/26/11 9:30pm 4/26/11 9:30pm

Historic New York Arcade Closure Is 'Rumor Started By A Moron', Though It's Kinda True

Chinatown Fair's Spiritual Descendant Will be a Different Type of Arcade

ArcadeBy Owen Good

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Chinatown Fair's Spiritual Descendant Will be a Different Type of Arcade

The beloved New York City arcade Chinatown Fair closed last month after three decades; its owner, Henry Cen, will open a new arcade, but it will be in a different location, with a different focus, and evidently with fewer games. Read… 3/13/11 2:00pm 3/13/11 2:00pm

Historic New York Arcade Closure Is 'Rumor Started By A Moron', Though It's Kinda True

Chinatown Arcade, An Unlikely Place For Tolerance

ControversyBy Stephen Totilo

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Historic New York Arcade Closure Is 'Rumor Started By A Moron', Though…

The phone has been ringing repeatedly today at New York's Chinatown Fair, a beloved arcade in downtown New York, thanks to word on Facebook that the place was shutting down. Not true, not really, well ... probably not really. Read… 2/21/11 8:00pm 2/21/11 8:00pm