The week before Christmas, a new machine appeared on the porch of Four Sisters Bakery. The apparatus, known as Butter Boy, is a claw machine filled with pastries from the bakery and is available 24 ...

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 ...

Arcade games are really nostalgic - and no doubt bring back memories of spending countless coins trying to win a cuddly toy. One of the most popular games in the arcade is the claw machine, or the ...

A crane with a claw hand hovers over your desired prize. You're armed with nothing but a joystick to help maneuver it left and right, and a button that drops the claw. It lands as you wait to see if ...

Blending Asian arcade culture into Chicago’s Chinatown. “Claw It” is a claw-machine arcade filled with rows of brightly lit machines, stacked with plushies, prizes, and a whole lot of fun.