For the 45th anniversary, the Web3 platform, IP firm and special ward of Shibuya partner on "a significant step in merging the digital and physical worlds to shape the future of play." By Georg Szalai ...

In what is one of the coolest things to come out of Singapore since caning, researchers at the Singapore National University are developing a “real life” version of Pac-Man incorporating GPS, WiFi, ...

James Ratcliff joined Game Rant in 2022 as a Gaming News Writer. In 2023, James was offered a chance to become an occasional feature writer for different games and then a Senior Author in 2025. He is ...

Pac-Man has survived longer than most gaming characters. First released in 1980, the yellow dot-chomper still sits comfortably in gaming culture, and now it’s done something wild. In Manchester, ...

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's iconic yellow pie-shaped chomper turns 45 today. The game was officially released on May 22, 1980 in Japanese arcades before launching in the United States in October 1980, according to the ...