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 ...

As school and work wrap up, crowds fill Tokyo's many bustling arcade halls -- not to battle it out in fighting games, but to snag plush toys from claw machines.

We miss arcades. We don’t miss claw machines. We always thought they were a flagrant rip-off because, come on, you had the toy right there and it slipped right through! Turns out they were more of a ...

The crane machine—also known as claw machines, crane games and, in Japan, as “UFO catchers” due to their proclivity for aerial abductions—first gripped the public imagination in the early 1900s. Even ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... As a mom of four, Le-An Than is always looking for new ways to entertain her kiddos. After all, there are only so many museums and playgrounds to patronize ...

Most of us have been there - you've spent a little too much money on a claw machine so you can bag yourself that adorable toy - but the claw just keeps dropping it. Spending an afternoon at the arcade ...

Which mini claw machine is best? Nothing beats the satisfaction of winning a cool prize out of a claw machine. If your kid loves playing claw machines or wants to get better at them, buying a ...

Rio de Janeiro police seize the machines filled with soft toys, and discover they are rigged. Links to organised crime are suspected Rio de Janeiro - already notorious for street muggings, corrupt ...