Nostalgia for so-called “retro games” has been kicking around since the late ’90s, so it might seem shocking that the best-selling home video game for much of the 1980s didn’t get an official ...

Tony Benedict, one of the defining writer–storyboard artists of television animation’s formative years, has passed away at the age of 89. A Marine Corps veteran who arrived in Hollywood with a ...

One of the forgotten holiday specials of the 1980s returns to TV on Sunday night. The obscure 1982 animated special Christmas Comes to Pac-land will air on MeTV Toons, the free network that airs ...

One of my favorite PlayStation games back in the day was Pac-Man World, and the remake of that a few years ago was a blast. I wasn’t as familiar with the sequel, but for obvious reasons the thing ...

Sonic the Hedgehog is coming to Pac-Man World 2: Re-PAC, the platforming adventure from Bandai Namco. Along with brand new stages that let you experience Sonic’s signature speed, you’ll also encounter ...

CNET editor Gael Fashingbauer Cooper, a journalist and pop-culture junkie, is co-author of "Whatever Happened to Pudding Pops? The Lost Toys, Tastes and Trends of the '70s and '80s," as well as "The ...

Forty-five years ago, Pac-Man made his U.S. debut in October—and today for Halloween, Google is collaborating with Namco Bandai to present a playable Pac-Man Doodle with eight levels and four ...

Back in the halcyon days that only sort of were terrible, 2016 to be exact, Nintendo released a mini version of its original NES console. While it looked like the grey box many of us had in the ’80s ...

If you head over to the Google homepage, you’ll notice the Halloween spirit on full display. Today’s Google Doodle is a spooky take on one of the most famous arcade games: Pac-Man. This is not the ...

The latest Google Doodle is a playable Pac-Man game that puts a spooky-cute spin on the game's classic arcade aesthetic. Pac-Man himself is donning a pixelated purple witch hat (though he also has ...

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 ...