SideQuest Games ranges up in Owego

OWEGO, N.Y. (WBNG) — An area recreation store is celebrating a grand reopening in a brand new, bigger area on Main Street.

SideQuest Games moved from its authentic Lake Street location after two years in enterprise. Owner Tiffany Langley stated the brand new area is a couple of quarter or fifth the dimensions of the unique retailer.

“We opened there two years ago, and then thankfully with the support of the community, we outgrew the space, which is a great problem to have,” Langley stated.

The new location at 195 Main Street presents extra than simply retail area. The store now consists of three gaming tables, one designed particularly for gaming, and a devoted youngsters’s space.

At the previous location, the store was principally restricted to retail. The additional room means extra stock on the cabinets and more room for folks to collect.

“Moving here allows us to expand our inventory, and then the best part of it is that we now have free play space,” Langley stated.

The store includes a demo library with rows of video games prospects can attempt earlier than shopping for. Langley stated the library makes it simpler for newcomers to leap in, even when they’ve by no means performed something past the classics.

“My favorite thing to do is to have somebody come in the shop that says they aren’t gamers, and I tell them, ‘you just haven’t found the right game yet.’ And we can find something for them that really triggers the hobby and allows people to connect,” Langley stated.

Langley stated the connection is the purpose — bringing folks face-to-face, constructing a hub for the area’s gaming neighborhood, and internet hosting occasions that weren’t potential within the smaller area.

The grand reopening runs by way of the weekend.