Nostalgia for so-called “retro games” has been kicking around since the late ’90s, so it might seem shocking that the best-selling home video game for much of the 1980s didn’t get an official ...

CNET editor Gael Fashingbauer Cooper, a journalist and pop-culture junkie, is co-author of "Whatever Happened to Pudding Pops? The Lost Toys, Tastes and Trends of the '70s and '80s," as well as "The ...

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 ...

Back in the halcyon days that only sort of were terrible, 2016 to be exact, Nintendo released a mini version of its original NES console. While it looked like the grey box many of us had in the ’80s ...

Google is celebrating PAC-MAN’s 45th anniversary with today’s Google Doodle. Today’s Google Doodle is more than a “doodle.” You can click on the moving image of PAC-MAN chasing ghosts in a witch hat ...

The original Pac-Man World series was a sixth-generation hit that saw three 3D platformers hit the market and manage to stand out in a crowded field thanks to expanding on the Pac-Man universe and put ...

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 ...

Adventure is back on the menu! In PAC-MAN WORLD 2 Re-PAC, Pac-Man World 2 is back with a fresh coat of paint and brand-new features! With modern graphics, expanded levels and Pac-Village, quality of ...

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 ...

Publisher Bandai Namco and developer NOW PRODUCTION have announced PAC-MAN WORLD 2 Re-PAC for the Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC ...

Adventure is back on the menu! In PAC-MAN WORLD 2 Re-PAC, Pac-Man World 2 is back with a fresh coat of paint and brand-new features! With modern graphics, expanded levels and Pac-Village, quality of ...

Dashiell Reynaldo is a writer for Dualshockers and a college student studying game design. For years, he has sought ways to contribute to the current gaming zeitgeist with his writings, videos, and ...