Afterwards, let Pac-Man walk up to the pebble and kick it into the boulder just below (if he is too sad to kick it, try clicking on the watery stream in the area below and return). Afterwards ...

Few games have shaped the world of video gaming quite like Pac-Man. Released in 1980 by Namco, this simple yet highly ...

In the original Pac-Man (released in October 1980 as an arcade game in Japan), the ghosts, also known as the "Ghost Gang," each had unique AI traits that contributed to the game's enduring appeal.

The new PAC-MAN Special Edition Wireless controller announed today, celebrates PAC-MANs 45th anniversary (sorry if that makes you feel old), and while we've only got teaser images so far we do ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. There were video games and arcade hits before Pac-Man, but Namco's ghost-gobbling hero quickly became a pop-culture icon after his debut in May 1980.

The rest, as they say, is history. Since its 1980 debut, the PAC-MAN video game series has been spun into everything from TV shows and Lego sets to even getting its own version on Google Maps.