Potsdamer Platz, one of the most central quarters in Berlin, will become an arcade game haven this summer. Gamestate is poised to open an entertainment centre inside the Arkaden mall, which will open as an all-new high-street venue after a two-year period of restructuring and modernising. On around 1,200 square metres, Gamestate will offer classics and new games at more than 60 arcade stations – anything your gaming heart fancies! Potsdamer Platz will be the second Gamestate location in Germany, after the one in Oberhausen, and the largest one in Europe.
“Potsdamer Platz is a cultural and tourist hotspot in Berlin – and therefore the perfect place for us: centrally located, surrounded by cinemas, theatres and museums, and soon with a new trend-setting shopping and entertainment concept,” commented Roel Veltmeijer, CEO of Veltmeijer Group, a Dutch family business that owns the Gamestate brand, among other things.
Besides Gamestate and Mattel, the new Arkaden will feature Manifesto Market, a food hub concept on around 4,400 square metres, and the popular ice cream parlour, Caffè e Gelato, besides others. The completely redesigned Arkaden mall will start opening incrementally after mid-year 2022 – with all new occupiers expected to be open for business by next year. Brookfield Properties, the company managing Quartier Potsdamer Platz, collaborates with shopping centre specialist ECE to implement an attractive retail and entertainment concept that complements the location of Potsdamer Platz.
Source : Brookfield Properties and Gamestate