Ultimate Gaming Center

This place is no longer here. It’s been shut down despite their website and this page still being up. So if you were considering checking the place out then I’m sorry

Dirtiest place I have ever been. I came to work at a «gaming event» they were having this past weekend. The bathroom was disgusting, the private gaming rooms were dusty and couches were super torn up. They had a model working at this event, she literally fell through the ceiling from the second floor!!! Lawsuit waiting to happen. If I wanted to play any type of video game this is the LAST place I would go. I say zero stars but it won’t let me!

This place is ⁵⁰⁄₅₀ the first console we wanted to try (Xbox 1) was not able to play the game we wanted plants vs. zombies garden warfare (memory was too full) so we decided to play Wii U. Am I glad we did (smash brothers) awesome game & awesome time we had a blast. I just wish they would change their hours on the door Sunday’s they in fact open at 12:00 p. m not 11:00 a.m. Overall not too bad of an experience we will definitely be back, their prices are decent.

The UGC is kind of like a replacement for the Family Fun Arcade that existed years ago. I guess I can live with that. ⁵⁄₅
–Dylan Ignacio

Although the posted hours on the door say they’re open until 2am on Fridays and Saturdays, for some reason all patrons were pressured to leave before it hit 1am tonight.

My girlfriend and I like having an arcade date every so often. It’s nice, it’s nostalgic, it’s engaging. We were out in Van Nuys and saw the relatively good (but few) reviews and decided to stop by. It’s a nondescript building in a nondescript shopping mall next to an IHOP. Not the most inviting looking place but we were already here so let’s at least see what it is. We walk in and much to our surprise there are no arcade games. There were a couple dozen people engaged in a gaming tournament at stations spread throughout the main room. I ask the guy at the counter what kind of games they have and learn that its exclusively console games that are offered here. I ask for Mario Kart, they had a GameCube version. The staffer led us to a sideroom with five gaming nooks each with floor seating and a big screen. After a couple minutes of setting the game up, it turned out the disk was unreadable. I asked if they had any Tom Clancy or James Bond games (thinking through fun shooters). He suggested Black Ops 2. Also unreadable. Finally we got a good 15 minutes or so in on a Call of Duty game before we both decided it was time to go.
This is not your typical arcade. It’s a little grungy, it offers only console games, the selection is limited and many don’t work. If you are a 15 – 25 year old male, you’ll probably like this place okay for a group outing or tournament. I would strongly recommend against bringing a date here. The folks that work here are very kind and outgoing, for the record, so I do feel a little bad about this candid review. I just want to save someone else from a bad date.

Great place, but it doesn’t compare like the arcade by The Plant! UGC is great, has good vibe, you feel like your in the gaming zone!

I like this place. It’s cool and all but I’ll tell you a couple reasons why I rated it three stars. I met the owner before he even opened. I went in with my friend. The owner said he only had Verizon DSL internet with a 3mbit internet connection for 30+ game consoles… hrmm that could pose an issue. I’ve been in there a couple times and they have Verizon FiOS now. Much faster speeds.
1. Pricey. In the San Gabriel valley you can pay $ 2.50 an hour to play and it gets cheaper the more hours you purchase. You guys only do bulk discount pricing on the weekdays when you are most slowest. Why? On the weekends, if clients are willing to stay longer offer them discounts. Obviously doing so will let customers know you appreciate their business. $ 3.50 an hour could still be a good price point and cheap enough to keep you guys busy on the weekdays too.
2. Really only markets to Console peasants. Why is the PC Master Race being left out? They have a couple computers but it just seems like they could improve in the computer department to get more customers. Not just the little kids screaming on Xbox headsets telling people to «F your mom» and every other word is a vulgarity.
3. Poor choice of music. They seem to only play hip hop and Techno. I understand the demographic here and the ages of most of their customers are 14 – 25 that likely come through here. But how about some variety of the two at least?
4. Parking is an issue. Well more like just bothersome. They don’t really have a parking lot. They use the parking lot that is adjacent to IHOP or the one across the street.
5. Games — when I did go in they seemed short on titles. Peter suggested the game I was looking for probably got stolen. They need to make sure they get their games back at the end of each session. I’ve hopped on a couple consoles to find games in them. This shouldn’t be happening. Alert to the owner — your games are getting stolen likely due to carelessness from your employees. It’s not their store, why would they care? I guess they don’t value their job enough.
6. Seating, not very comfortable. You sink in to them. If you’re wearing dickies, you will be depositing your money in the couch. Have something soft but not where you sink in and sit so low to the ground.
Otherwise this is a good place to come and game. Staff is friendly and helpful. The times I brought my gaming computer in, they tried to help in locating items that should be available. Such as an Ethernet switch, Ethernet cabling, HDMI cables and power strips. Those are the essentials. I may modify my review if things improve.

This place is awesome! So much variety and beyond its time place! Xbox 1’s Ps4’s Wii’s every game you can think of! Tournament play! Arcade Play! Tvs! Birthday Parties! This place is a blast. Great service, cool people. Fun place to hangout, and with the new addition of Pearl’s Custom Fits where you can customize decals, shirts, and hats, while you play video games this place is the best! So cool that the owner Roy thought of this idea. This place is beyond amazing! Writing this review makes me want to go play right now!

I was pumped when I was on my way! Thinking this is going to better than ffa. Wrong I was. Maybe it was the day and time. It was Wednesday around 5 or 6 pm. there was only a couple kids playing I think Super Smash Bros in another room and nobody else. Nada. I asked Im amusing the owner (nice guy) where r all the fighting game players. He said they usually came in at 7 on Fridays and Saturdays. When I wanted to take a load off after work Id go to family fun. Also this place didn’t feel like a ‘proper” arcade. And whats up with having to bring your own stick .Ok cool, then I was told they don’t have the new Guilty Gear and if I wanted to play it Id have to get my own copy.
So… whats the point. Isnt it better than to invite a few friends and play at home for free? IDK nice people working there but did not feel like a true arcade. Maybe that’s how arcades r now a days… I gave 2 stars simply because the guys working there were cool, otherwise game wise Ive been to much better.

I came with a friend earlier, I don’t usually go to gaming lounges so I wasn’t sure what to expect. I chose to play on the Xbox, I was there for about an hour the price was pretty good. Only $ 5 an hour. It was fun seeing as how I don’t have a console of my own it’s nice to play once in awhile.

Hours say it opens at 11 and its 11:07 and I’m still waiting outside. I just wanna play some games man

This place is OK. Their service is ok, no complaints there. However, two things that bug me about this place. Even though they have consoles, their consoles don’t have xbox live. Normally they tell you to use your own account (my first thought was I could’ve stayed home then). Also, their ps3 console (I’m assuming they only have one) freezes constantly. But other than that, this place is ok. I like the atmosphere.

Ever since the closing of Family Fun Arcade (R.I.P.), there really hasn’t been a home for competitive gamers and casual arcade goers alike. Well, UGC is that place. This place has tons of open space filled with top quality monitors, xbox’s, and playstations. They even have a basketball hoop inside! But what I really like is the staff here. Every time I come in I always feel welcomed. Roy, the owner of UGC, takes a lot of pride in to what he does and it shows through his gaming center and his customer service. The staff here are also very helpful and accommodating. The other day I came in and my phone was dying so Peter (one of the employees who is also very helpful) came by and got me a charger to charge my phone. These might sound like little things but those are the kinda things that make me a regular. Anyway, if you’re in the valley and you’re looking for a place to get your game on with some friends or just to play online, this place is definitely worth checking out.

This place is amazing, even if you’re just a spectator. But then even just standing around and observing isn’t enough, you’ll soon find yourself paying the 5 dollar entry to wanna get in on the action. The workers are awesome, the gamers are chill. So come and have fun at UGC! Punching the air. hahaha

I heard about it from one of my friends to check it out. So I decided to check it out. I figured they’d have arcades. But no arcades just gaming systems. I Was hoping to find Initial D arcades but nothing. So I was disappointed. Trying to find a new place with good arcades in sfv since family fun arcades shut down. Although they have tons of gaming systems and available online play, a great place to have tournaments with some of the best gamers around the San fernando Valley.

This Is a good place to go to kill some time playing video games with your friends. This place is cheaper the most other place. Plus that u can kick ur friends if ur piss at then without hurting then.

Visited this place after hearing about it from a few friends, and I’m glad I was told about it.
Main thing I wanted to get across was the fact that the staff was very helpful and laid back, one of the members even went out of his way to fix an issue one of the arcade cabinets was having for us. Anyways, on to the review.
UGC is a very spacious environment that caters to a wide range of gamers from the hardcore to casual with their large library of games expanding across 5 different consoles. Forgot your fight stick? They have some you can borrow but only a few. They host tournaments almost daily and I’m told they have a good turnout on the weekends. If you’re hungry they have a snack machine and cold drinks in store. I found the furniture very comfy and could easily see myself playing for hours on end.
As of today they have 4 arcade cabinets. Street fighter 3^rd strike, MvC2, CvS2, and a multi-​cart SNK cabinet I believe, and these arn’t the standard cabinets but rather the large ends one with booming volume and plenty of room for 2 people to play. The only complaint I have would have to be about the 3^rd strike machine, the left side joystick is a bit oversensitive and I found myself jumping when I was simply trying to dash.
All in all it’s a very cool place to check out, for a new business this is a definite winner!

Shooters, fighting games and sports games to feed you’re competitive needs. Tons of setups, chairs and they also have private rooms. With the loss of family fun arcade, this is the next best thing the sfv has.

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