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 ...

Maze mayhem: Few games have managed to ingrain themselves in the minds of people the way Pac-Man has. The iconic maze game will soon jump out of the screen and become a physical experience. Launching ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...