Arcade1Up isn’t dead, maybe

Days after a rumor circulated that home arcade machine maker Arcade1Up would be shutting down, the company has finally shared a statement about its future. “Select assets” from Arcade1Up have been acquired by toy company Basic Fun, and although Arcade1Up isn’t dead, what’s next for the brand is still a little murky. Last week, a screenshot of an email appearing to be sent from an Arcade1Up staffer painted a grim picture. As stated in the email, which you can see on Reddit: > Arcade1Up is closing operations. For the majority of us, our last day is this coming Friday. > I cannot speak to the future of the brand, it is not my place to share what might be next and whom will be in charge of it. > I do not know the plans for the arcade systems or the Infinity Tables. I believe they will continue to operate as they currently do, but I do not know for certain. At the time, I tried contacting Arcade1Up for comment, but didn’t hear back. On Tuesday, however, Arcade1Up and Basic Fun posted their statement about the deal: > We want to address a few questions we’ve seen circulating about the Arcade1Up product lines. > Basic Fun! has acquired select assets of Arcade1Up and intends to support, to the best of our ability, the home arcade category and existing Arcade1Up products currently in the market. > This asset acquisition reflects our ongoing commitment to expanding our presence in the home arcade space, supporting current Arcade1up titles and products alongside our own existing arcade offerings. > We’ll have more to share in the new year and look forward to continuing to serve the arcade fan community. Game on! [Image: The statement, from Arcade1Up’s LinkedIn. https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/12/1765919176138.jpeg?quality=90&strip=all] Arcade1Up has still not confirmed whether it has laid off staff, stopped sales, or ended production. We got in touch with the company, but it did not answer our questions, with spokesperson Jen Derevensky saying it and Basic Fun had “no further info to share.” Update, December 18th: Added spokesperson comment.