In the original Pac-Man (released in October 1980 as an arcade game in Japan), the ghosts, also known as the "Ghost Gang," each had unique AI traits that contributed to the game's enduring appeal ...

But somewhere inside Japanese development studio Bandai Namco, the notion of making Pac-Man into an eldritch horror in time ...

Born in the golden age of arcade games, Pac-Man turned a yellow circle and four quirky ghosts into a global obsession that’s still being played 45 years later. How a young game designer at Namco ...

Pac-Man turns 40. The video game icon made his debut on May 22, 1980, but he is nowhere near over the hill. Here are seven secrets about the dot-chomping hero.

The ubiquitous video game, in which a starving Pac-Man chomps his way through a maze while attempting to evade deadly ghosts, has previously served as inspiration for television, with a 1980s ...

Pac-Man, known as Puck in this game, can combine with the player character (the Swordsman) through an ability called Phase Shifting. While that helps you explore, fusing into the Gaia Form — a ...

Live-Action Pac-Man Movie in the Works From Wayfarer, Bandai Namco (Exclusive) First introduced in the U.S. in 1980, the game has already inspired two television series. By Mia Galuppo ...

You’ve dodged them for decades, but what are the Pac-Man bad guys actually supposed to be? Known as Blinky, Pinky, Inky, and Clyde, these colorful chasers have more lore than you might think. From ...

In the original Pac-Man (released in October 1980 as an arcade game in Japan), the ghosts, also known as the "Ghost Gang," each had unique AI traits that contributed to the game's enduring appeal ...