Pac-Man turns 45 on May 22. Even if you weren’t around during the arcade’s heyday, you know Pac-Man. The little yellow circle has been munching dots and running from ghosts in a massive franchise that ...

Google Doodle is featuring something special for gamers today: A tribute to Pac-Man's 45th anniversary, just in time for Halloween. For today and tomorrow, you'll be able to play four haunted-house ...

Back in the ‘80s and ‘90s, crowds lined up around arcade machines to see a large yellow orb chomp down on pellets and sometimes even ghosts. The orb resembled a pizza pie, with one slice missing. He ...

GameSpot may receive revenue from affiliate and advertising partnerships for sharing this content and from purchases through links. Halloween is upon us, and Google is serving up a blast from the ...

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 ...

"Pac-Man" pioneered a number of innovations in gameplay and game design. It featured the first "power-up" -- the big pill that made ghosts vulnerable -- and the first cut scenes, the small animated ...

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 ...