Neowin News Feed for: Pac-man

Microsoft is giving away a Pac-Man World Re-Pac Xbox Series S to one lucky winner

Paul Hill — Tue, 30 Aug 2022 18:50:01 +0000

Microsoft is giving away a single Pac-Man World Re-Pac Xbox Series S console through a sweepstake. Entering the competition is really easy, you just need to follow Xbox on Twitter and retweet a post. Read more...

Pac-Man gets the battle royale treatment for Switch Online users

João Carrasqueira — Wed, 07 Apr 2021 09:44:01 +0000

Nintendo has announced the latest boon for Nintendo Switch Online subscribers in the form of Pac-Man 99, a battle royale take on the classic franchise that's available starting this week. Read more...

Bandai Namco announces Pac-Man Mega Tunnel Battle, a Pac-Man battle royale

João Carrasqueira — Tue, 20 Oct 2020 17:16:02 +0000

Bandai Namco has announced Pac-Man Mega Tunnel Battle, a battle royale-style game featuring the iconic character, which pits 64 players in multi-maze matches. The game is a timed Stadia exclusive. Read more...

PAC-MAN Championship Edition 2 to be free on all platforms until May 10 starting today

Namerah Saud Fatmi — Fri, 24 Apr 2020 15:38:01 +0000

Bandai Namco will give away free copies of its video game PAC-MAN Championship Edition 2 on the PS4, Xbox One, and PC to make it easier for those who are staying at home due to the COVID-19 outbreak. Read more...

PAC-MAN for iOS and Android picks up Hello Kitty content just in time for Comic-Con

Timi Cantisano — Thu, 20 Jul 2017 02:08:01 +0000

PAC-MAN is an iconic game hero and it would only seem natural to partner with another cultural icon, Hello Kitty. For a limited time, Hello Kitty content will feature in PAC-MAN for iOS and Android. Read more...

Masaya Nakamura, the "Father of Pac-Man" and founder of Namco, has died

Christopher White — Tue, 31 Jan 2017 04:16:02 +0000

The founder of Namco, the company that brought us such games as Pac-Man, Dig Dug, Galaga, and Time Crisis, passed away last week and was announced to the public today. He was 91 years old. Read more...

Return of the NES: Nintendo's Classic Mini to launch in November for $59.99 with 30 games [Update]

Andy Weir — Thu, 14 Jul 2016 13:07:07 +0000

"The classic NES is back in a familiar-yet-new form," said Nintendo, as it announced the Classic Mini - a new version of its beloved console, including 30 games like Super Mario Bros, Zelda, and more. Read more...

Microsoft adds three titles to Xbox backward compatibility list

Rich Woods — Thu, 17 Mar 2016 21:36:02 +0000

The list of backward compatible Xbox 360 games for the Xbox One continues to grow, as today, Microsoft announced three new titles that will work with the console, including Pac-Man. Read more...

Google's Pac-Man craze cost businesses 4.8 million hours of lost work

Benjamin Rubenstein — Mon, 24 May 2010 21:16:18 +0000

To celebrate the 30th anniversary of Pac-Man, last Friday, Google changed their homepage logo to emulate the classic arcade game. However, unlike logos of the past, Google made this one a little extra special--it was... Read more...

Pac-Man made for women, says creator

Matthew Hopson — Sun, 23 May 2010 03:05:25 +0000

The classic arcade game Pac-Man, that was originally released 30 years ago on May 22nd 1980, was designed to attract women and couples to the male dominated arcades of the time, while the character himself... Read more...

Become Pac-Man world champ

Marcel Klum — Thu, 19 Apr 2007 12:35:03 +0000

Microsoft, Namco Bandai and Quiznos have teamed together to bring us the first Pac-Man World Championship in history. The winner will be crowned world champion by game creator Toru Iwatani, receive 26 years of free... Read more...

Pac-Man available on Live Marketplace

Thu, 10 Aug 2006 21:22:20 +0000

Microsoft have released the legendary Pac-Man game on Xbox Live Marketplace. Play one of the all-time classic videogames with Pac-Man! Move through treacherous mazes and eat all the Pac-Dots to clear each stage while avoiding... Read more...

Pac-Man Game to Jump from Computer to City Streets

Fri, 07 May 2004 15:36:22 +0000

"Life imitates art far more than art imitates life," Oscar Wilde once wrote. Little did he know that life would eventually also imitate video games. New York University students plan to stage a real, live... Read more...

Ms. Pac-Man signed for TV Games

Tue, 10 Feb 2004 15:38:02 +0000

JAKKS Pacific has entered into a three-year licensing agreement with Namco to develop TV Games featuring the developer's classic arcade titles. Following yesterday's announcement that it will release TV Games featuring Spider-Man... Read more...

Nintendo announces Pac-Man vs. giveaway

Wed, 15 Oct 2003 18:18:01 +0000

Nintendo announces that free copies of Pac-Man vs. will be bundled with a number of upcoming GameCube games. Nintendo of America has today announced that free copies of Pac-Man vs., which has... Read more...