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 ...

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 ...

Today, publishers Bandai Namco Entertainment and SEGA announced that Bandai’s coming remake of a familiar NAMCO adventure ‘PAC-MAN WORLD 2 Re-PAC’ will see a ‘Sonic the Hedgehog’ collaborative DLC ...