My fellow 1980s children, our old pal Pac-Man is back. And how in the world is he already 45 years old? The new Halloween Google Doodle is here to challenge us with a spooky version of the classic ...

Forty-five years ago, Pac-Man made his U.S. debut in October—and today for Halloween, Google is collaborating with Namco Bandai to present a playable Pac-Man Doodle with eight levels and four ...

Launching Google Search earlier in the day today brought over a wave of nostalgia. The page is rarely ever static and boring, thanks to frequent doodles that keep the page fresh and relevant. However, ...

ATLANTA (CNN) – Blinky and Pinky on the Champs Elysees? Inky and Clyde running down Broadway? Power pellets on the Embarcadero? Leave it to Google to make April Fools’ Day into throwback fun by ...

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, ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Pac-Man has seen a major resurgence in popularity, and this new promotion from Xbox Game Pass will ...

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 ...

When we talk about gaming, it's often the big-budget, graphically-intensive experiences that get all the attention. As ...

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 ...

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