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 ...

The Bandai team explains reimagining the kid-friendly arcade game as dystopian sci-fi maze runner.

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 ...

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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 ...

If you head over to the Google homepage, you’ll notice the Halloween spirit on full display. Today’s Google Doodle is a spooky take on one of the most famous arcade games: Pac-Man. This is not the ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...