{"id":90453,"date":"2026-01-18T23:29:06","date_gmt":"2026-01-18T23:29:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/90453\/"},"modified":"2026-01-18T23:29:06","modified_gmt":"2026-01-18T23:29:06","slug":"retro-arcade-to-take-over-former-pittsburgh-area-church-wpxi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/90453\/","title":{"rendered":"Retro arcade to take over former Pittsburgh-area church \u2013 WPXI"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">DUQUESNE, Pa. \u2014 Get excited, gamers! A retro arcade is taking over a former Pittsburgh-area church.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">The Church Arcade will hold opening weekend events on Jan. 31 and Feb. 1, according to its website.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Located at 32 South First Street in Duquesne, the Church Arcade plans to offer more than 100 arcade games and 30 pinball machines inside a retired Catholic church, complete with stained glass and vaulted ceilings. <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Opening weekend will include tournaments, craft beers, food trucks and a DJ, the Church Arcade\u2019s website says. All games will be set to \u201cfree play,\u201d so attendees won\u2019t have to bring quarters or tokens.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thechurcharcade.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.thechurcharcade.com\/\">Click here<\/a> for the schedule of events or to purchase tickets.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Download the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/mobile-apps\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">FREE WPXI News app<\/a> for breaking news alerts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Follow Channel 11 News on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/wpxi\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WPXI\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a>. | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/video\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch WPXI NOW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>TOP STORIES FROM CHANNEL 11 NEWS <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph body-copyright\">\u00a92026 Cox Media Group<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"DUQUESNE, Pa. \u2014 Get excited, gamers! 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