Headquarters Adds New Pinball Room

Pinball News Website·article·analyzed·May 15, 2013

Analysis

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TL;DR

Chicago barcade Headquarters opens new pinball-dedicated building with 20+ free-play machines.

Summary

Headquarters Beercade, a barcade venue in Chicago's Lake View area, is expanding with a new dedicated pinball building featuring 20+ machines, all on free play. The new location opens May 23, 2013, adjacent to their original venue.

Key Claims

Headquarters is adding 20+ pinball machines in a separate building addition
high confidence · Direct statement in article body
The new pinball building opens on May 23rd, 2013
high confidence · Specific date provided in article
All pinball machines in the new building will be on free play
high confidence · Explicitly stated: 'all going to be on free play, just like the video games and pins they have now'
Headquarters Beercade has been highly successful with the barcade format
medium confidence · Editorial description, not sourced to venue operator

Notable Quotes

“Besides the great news of Headquarters adding a large building full of pins, they are also all going to be on free play, just like the video games and pins they have now.”
Article author — Key highlight of the expansion's appeal to players—free play access across all machines

Entities

Headquarters BeercadecompanyChicagolocationLake ViewlocationDan Marquardtperson

Topics

Barcade expansion and growthprimaryFree play pinball availabilityprimaryPinball venue operationssecondary

Sentiment

positive(0.85)— Article presents the expansion as positive news with enthusiastic language ('great news', 'highly successful'); no criticism or concerns raised

Transcript

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Date: 15 May, 2013 Headquarters is one of the new breed of 'barcade' businesses; a bar combined with an arcade, to provide refreshments and amusements under one roof. Located in Chicago, Headquarters has been highly successful with the format, but they will soon have even more to offer. With their latest expansion about to open, Dan Marquardt paid them a visit to find out what they have in store. Headquarters Beercade Inside Headquarters Headquarters Beercade in the Lake View area of Chicago is adding twenty-plus pinball machines in a separate building addition which opens on May 23rd. The new building Bold graphics between the original location and the new addition Headquarters already features a collection of classic video games and a few pins.The new pinball building is next door at 2833 N.Sheffield. Besides the great news of Headquarters adding a large building full of pins, they are also all going to be on free play, just like the video games and pins they have now. Headquarters Beercade is located at 950 W.Wolfram, Chicago, Illinois 60657, and their website is at hqbeercade.com. Back to the News page Like this page? Share it with your Facebook friends: Back to the front page