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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, ...

Pac-Man, the best-selling arcade game of all time, celebrates its 45th anniversary. An official Pac-Man cookbook with over 60 recipes is available for purchase. Google's 30th anniversary playable ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. Bandai Namco has announced that Pac-Man on mobile will shut down on May 30, but players can continue playing the game until the closure date. The ...

The latest Google Doodle is a playable Pac-Man game that puts a spooky-cute spin on the game's classic arcade aesthetic. Pac-Man himself is donning a pixelated purple witch hat (though he also has ...

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 ...

A simple circle colored yellow with a piece taken out, and four colored “ghosts,” sparked a cultural phenomenon in 1980 that remains 45 years later. Even if you’ve never played PAC-MAN, the ...

Dominik Bošnjak is a freelance writer from Croatia. He has been writing about games for as long as he can remember and began doing so professionally in 2010 because an opportunity presented itself ...

Developed internally by Bandai Namco Studios, Shadow Labyrinth is a 2D side-scrolling action and exploration game that doesn’t actually star Pac-Man — at least, not as fans know him. Set in the year ...

Man" became an arcade smash, a number of publishers pushed out similar games in the '80s that tried to emulate its success.

Pac-Man first gobbled power pellets in arcades back in 1980, and the little yellow hero is still hungry. To mark the milestone, Atari and Bandai Namco created the Atari x Pac-Man Collection, a lineup ...