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'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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

On the Thursday, Sept. 25, 2025 episode of The Excerpt podcast: When Pac-Man first made its way into arcades back in 1980, it took the gaming industry by storm. Chris Morris, an independent journalist ...

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 ...

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 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 ...

CNET editor Gael Fashingbauer Cooper, a journalist and pop-culture junkie, is co-author of "Whatever Happened to Pudding Pops? The Lost Toys, Tastes and Trends of the '70s and '80s," as well as "The ...