KATY, Texas -- The claw machine craze has hit southeast Texas. The Japanese-inspired arcades, featuring prizes such as anime figurines and plush toys, have become increasingly popular over the past ...

Collectible plushies and trinkets have made waves on social media, and they're fueling a new business venture around Chicago. Claw machine arcades have emerged as popular sources of rare collectibles, ...

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 ...

Test your spatial perception, luck and patience at the South Side's newest arcade specializing in nostalgic and famously frustrating claw machine games. Klaw Time will open Jan. 11 at 1324 Southwest ...