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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 ...

Donors will receive exclusive, limited-edition PAC-MAN collectibles Nov. 17-Dec. 7 This partnership comes at a critical time. Right now, the Red Cross is facing a drop in donor turnout at a time when ...

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 ...

Even in 2025, Google.com still knows how to have fun. If you tend to rely on your browser's address bar for Google Search, you might miss the company's latest "Doodle." But today, Oct. 30, if you head ...

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 ...

There's a moment about 20 minutes into Shadow Labyrinth, a new video game that takes place within the Pac-Man universe, that sets the tone for what's to come. Pac-Man, here called Puck, sheds its ...

This article contains spoilers for Squid Game Season 3. Squid Game Season 3 is here. The final game has been played, the winner declared, and nothing will ever be the same – at least until Netflix ...

2022's Pac-Man World Re-Pac rebuilt the 1999 PS1 classic from the ground up and cleaned up a lot of the original game's rough edgeswhile delivering graphics that went far beyond even what was imagined ...

My eyes frequently glaze over when my 10-year-old son bursts into my room to tell me about the latest Fortnite update, or a new video game he just has to have. This is probably unfair since I also ...

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 ...

The Atari 2600 Plus retro console, Pac-Man Edition Image: Atari / Bandai Namco I’ll be honest: Part of the reason I wanted the Pac-Man Edition Atari 2600 Plus console was because I thought it would ...