How a young game designer at Namco turned a simple idea about eating into a worldwide gaming icon. How each of Pac-Man’s ghosts has its own unique behavior that’s driven by early game logic. Why the ...

Google and Pac-Man are celebrating the 45th anniversary of the iconic maze video game with a new Google Doodle, allowing fans to play a special version of the game. Since its initial release in 1980, ...

Out today is a new video game within the Pac-Man universe. It's called Shadow Labyrinth. It's very different than the pellet chomping arcade game that once dominated arcades. "Pac-Man," the classic ...

Pac-Man's iconic yellow pie-shaped chomper turns 45 today. The game was officially released on May 22, 1980 in Japanese arcades before launching in the United States in October 1980, according to the ...

A neon maze. Disembodied eyeballs floating in darkness. A ghost-consuming ball that never says a word. Few video games are as mysterious as Pac-Man. On its surface, the ’80s arcade hit is an ...

Pac-Man turned forty-five last year. The yellow circle who endlessly munches dots through mazes while avoiding ghosts changed the world of video games forever. He has starred in countless games, a ...

The Paley Museum has teamed up with Bandai Namco to launch a brand-new exhibit this month: 45 Years of Pac-Man. This is an interactive, all-ages exhibit that explores the entire history of the ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. Pac-Man made the jump to 3D way back in 1999 with Pac-Man World, which earned solid reviews and went on to become something of a cult classic. It ...

Pac-Man is unquestionably one of the most iconic characters in video games. Before Mario and Sonic the Hedgehog even existed, Pac-Man was eating up quarters in arcades. The yellow dot muncher turned ...

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