21-07-2025
Arcade moving to next level for summer holidays, with dozens of new machines
An arcade is set to expand for the summer holidays, with an exciting selection of new machines.
Game Vault will increase in size for the entire month of August, providing a greater variety of arcade games during the school holidays.
The arcade, which is based in The Vaults in Market Place Shopping Centre, came to town in late 2023, providing classic games like Pacman, alongside air hockey, shooter games, interactive darts and more.
Now, it is set to expand into an empty unit in The Vaults, bringing in another "25 to 30" machines, including VR, basketball machines and more.
One of the three owners, Craig Holden, said: "It will be just for the summer holidays.
Game Vault (Image: Leah Collins) "Market Place gave us a deal for the month of August, we are going to have 25 to 30 extra machines.
"The VR machines include a twin gatling gun, a machine gun. We are bringing in basketball machines, twin racing machines, whack a mole for young kids, it will be a good variety."
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He added: "We're an arcade and bar, more catered towards families, but then in the evenings we have signature speciality cocktails and gaming for all ages.
Game Vault (Image: Leah Collins) "We also have VR equipment, we are getting more VR in for the summer holidays."
The expansion will run from August 1 to August 31.
Game Vault opens from 10.30am every day of the week, closing at 8.30pm Mondays to Thursdays, at 10pm on Fridays and Saturdays and at 9pm on Sundays. It is also available for corporate hire.
The business was opened as a "passion project" for its owners, who also run other companies.
In April, The Bolton News reported that it had recently secured a larger unit to accommodate the venue's popularity.
