The game has an unmistakable sound, and it's a pretty basic concept. A little yellow circle with a voracious appetite goes on a feeding frenzy, trying to avoid some not-so-friendly ghosts. It's ...

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 ...

One of my favorite PlayStation games back in the day was Pac-Man World, and the remake of that a few years ago was a blast. I wasn’t as familiar with the sequel, but for obvious reasons the thing ...

Bandai Namco and SEGA have come together for a new crossover, as Sonic the Hedgehog has made his way into Pac-Man World 2 Re-Pac. This is literally just a fun little event featuring two iconic ...

As part of their 45th Anniversary plans, Bandai Namco has teamed up with the Red Cross to give doners some exclusive Pac-Man items for donating. Those who show up to an official Red Cross donation ...

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 ...

We know by now, probably, that I love my retro, and I love it lots. I have a couple of OG Atari 2600s in my collection, and I also have an original Pac-Man arcade cabinet, lovingly restored to its ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

The latest Google Doodle is a playable Pac-Man game that puts a spooky-cute spin on the game's classic arcade aesthetic. Pac-Man himself is donning a pixelated purple witch hat (though he also has ...