The 11 acres (480,000 sq ft) centre cost CA$17 million to build and included an arcade, batting cages, go-karts and mini-golf.
At its peak, the chain operated four Playdium locations: Mississauga (next to the Square One Shopping Centre), Toronto (next to Scotiabank Theatre Toronto), Edmonton (inside the West Edmonton Mall) and Burnaby (inside Metropolis at Metrotown and host of official Dance Dance Revolution tournaments in 2000 and 2001).
In October 2017, Cineplex announced the relaunch of the Playdium brand, with plans to open 10 to 15 locations nationwide.
[12] The arcade was previously curated into themed "communities" such as Contact, Music, Speed and Sports, but this is no longer the case.
A baseball dome, formerly with a Toronto Blue Jays partnership, operated year-round and had nine variable-speed batting cages.
[14] Past cross-promotional partners included HMV Canada, the Toronto Blue Jays (indoor batting cages, baseball camps, and coupons on Blue Jays tickets), the Molson Indy Toronto (the 1.2 miles (1.9 km) outdoor go-kart track was formerly known as the Mario Andretti Racetrack), and Roots (the lounge was formerly known as the Roots Treehouse).
Playdium Movie Magic was a DVD video rental shop that operated using automated retail kiosks.