Ever wanted to play Pac-Man for real? I mean actually physically run around a maze collecting power pellets and dodging the classic ghosts Blinky, Pinky Inky and Clyde? Of course, you have. And now ...

TL;DR: The Atari 2600+ PAC-MAN Edition, launching in 2025, revives the classic console with modern features like HDMI output and wireless joysticks. Priced at $169.99, it includes a 2-in-1 PAC-MAN ...

Pac-Man helped launch Japanese video games onto the global stage, blazing a trail for other icons like Mario and Pokémon. As ...

Pac-Man turns 45 this year, and Atari is throwing the birthday party. Teaming with Bandai Namco, the company has unveiled the Atari 2600+ PAC-MAN Collection—a modernized, Pac-Man–themed remix of its ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 is a classic arcade game that deserves all the love. Guiding an abstract mouth around a ghost-patrolled maze in pursuit of dots is pure joy. As good as it is, I never imagined the greedy ...

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 ...

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 ...