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 ...

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 ...

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 has seen its fair share of releases and interpretations throughout the course of its more than 40-year history. From ...

Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds and Pac-Man World 2 Re-Pac will feature Pac-Man and Sonic crossovers, respectively. The upcoming collaborations were revealed during Gamescom Opening Night Live. The Pac-Man ...

Secret Level’s Pac-Man episode has a video game of its own now. Amazon’s animated video game-inspired series Secret Level was largely hit or miss, but it did give us an interesting spin on one of the ...

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 ...

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.

If you head over to the Google homepage, you’ll notice the Halloween spirit on full display. Today’s Google Doodle is a spooky take on one of the most famous arcade games: Pac-Man. This is not the ...