Manchester's Pixel Bar has made an appeal to the public for information, after thieves broke in over the weekend and made off with a number of gaming PCs.
Posting footage of the incident on social media, Pixel Bar confirmed nine gaming PCs were stolen from the bar's PC Gaming Arena.
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Pixel Bar's Manchester venue opened its doors last November, and offers a range of cocktails inspired by classic video game franchises like Mario, Dark Souls, and Pokémon.
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Guests can also get stuck into a range of multiplayer or single-player games with friends on all platforms, with a selection of Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series units throughout the bar.
The bar's first floor is home to a specially designed section dedicated to PC gaming - the area the thieves opted to hit.
"We're devastated, financially and emotionally this has really hit us and we don't know what to say," Pixel Bar wrote in a post on Twitter.
Sharing footage of the incident, Pixel Bar confirmed it's working with the police, but currently have very little to go on. It urged anyone who might know anything to come forward.
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"Needless to say, until we've found a way to replace the hardware there will be no PC gaming or tournaments happening at the bar. We've no idea how long this will take," the team wrote. "The rest of the bar is open as normal thankfully."
Pixel Bar added that it will be "dramatically" increasing security throughout its venues to ensure nothing like this happens again. It has also outlined the PC specs, on the off-chance that anybody sees the units or individuals parts for sale in the next few days.
Topics: PC