Shadow Labyrinth is the latest in a long line of games that try to reinvent the wheel. With Pac-man's legacy as one of gaming's oldest icons, I could not help but notice that Namco's efforts to ...

Back in the ‘80s and ‘90s, crowds lined up around arcade machines to see a large yellow orb chomp down on pellets and sometimes even ghosts. The orb resembled a pizza pie, with one slice missing. He ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. There were video games and arcade hits before Pac-Man, but Namco's ghost-gobbling hero quickly became a pop-culture icon after his debut in May 1980.

"Pac-Man" pioneered a number of innovations in gameplay and game design. It featured the first "power-up" -- the big pill that made ghosts vulnerable -- and the first cut scenes, the small animated ...

Man-themed retro console has me reliving childhood memories all over again and returned me to a simpler, pixelated past.

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 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 ...

Krispy Kreme announced Monday a collaboration with Bandai Namco Entertainment America Inc. that celebrates the 45th anniversary of Pac-Man with a new doughnut collection inspired by the iconic game.

Google has transformed its homepage into a Halloween playground with an interactive Pac-Man game that adds delightful spooky elements to the beloved arcade classic. The latest Google Doodle puts a ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. (NEXSTAR) — Earlier this year, a 13-year-old ...