Ms. Pac-Man, one of the first playable female characters in video games, first came on the scene in 1982, wearing a fur stole and heavy stage makeup in a piece of cover art that described her as “the ...

Pac-Man lives forever in this chalk drawing -- well, at least until it rains -- thanks to superstar artist Leon Keer. (Read his bio here; it's amazing.) If you want to see his masterpiece in person, ...

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 ...

Out today is a new video game within the Pac-Man universe. It's called Shadow Labyrinth. It's very different than the pellet chomping arcade game that once dominated arcades. "Pac-Man," the classic ...

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 ...

Montana Lottery officials say Char Egland of Baker won a Pac-Man arcade machine in a second chance lottery drawing. Egland bought a non-winning Pac-Man Cash lottery ticket and entered her number in ...

The LEGO Pac-Man Arcade is a mechanical marvel, and every step of the build reminds you of that fact. You can feel the trial-and-error that went into creating ...

I'm a big fan of novel twists on old formulas, particularly new spins on classic games. Pac-Man CE DX, Pac-Man 256, and now Pac-Man 99 are all great examples of repackaging a legendary game with new ...