A Lost Arcade, Remembered
First opened in 1944, Chinatown Fair was a New York institution until it closed in 2011. The memory of the place lives…
A Gaming Landmark, Transformed
This morning, Kotaku video editor Chris Person and I took a trip to New York's Chinatown Fair, which reopened last…
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…
The King of Chinatown Documentary Focuses on Competitive Gaming at New York’s Shuttered Arcade Mecca
For years, fighting game fans in the New York City area gathered at Chinatown Fair, to hone their skills at the…
Do Avatars Dream of Street Fighter?
Filmmaker Jon Rafman made about arcade fighting games, childhood, junk food, and the tragedy of beating a video.…
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…
New York's Famous Chinatown Fair Arcade Could Live On In Documentary Form
New York's infamous and grungy arcade holdout, Chinatown Fair, shut its doors earlier this year. Should you have…
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…
Historic New York Arcade Closure Is 'Rumor Started By A Moron', Though It's Kinda True
The phone has been ringing repeatedly today at New York's Chinatown Fair, a beloved arcade in downtown New York, thanks…
SFIV Hits NYC Arcade, Other Cities, Too
There have been sightings of Street Fighter IV arcade cabinets popping up over the last week in North American cities.…