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.

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 ...

If you ever lost an afternoon chasing ghosts, the Paley Museum has your next field trip lined up. The midtown mainstay is ...

The Paley Museum announced its next blockbuster exhibit, 45 Years of Pac-Man celebrates the origins and unstoppable legacy of one of the most iconic and instantly recognizable characters in gaming and ...

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 ...

Google is offering a diversion from everything that’s wrong, and at the same time, celebrating a piece of video game history. The game was developed in partnership with PAC-MAN’s parent company, ...

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 ...

Govee is bringing some classic arcade magic to your gaming desk. In celebration of PAC-MAN’s 45th anniversary, the smart lighting brand has teamed up with Bandai Namco Entertainment Inc. to launch the ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. There are few more iconic video game characters than Pac-Man. One of the earliest and most recognizable video game mascots, Pac-Man was a massive and ...