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Joystiq (culture.joystiq.com) has great Pac-Man news, photos, videos and more
Wednesday, Apr 29
Joystiq hands-on: The Munchables
CA Much like another Namco character -- Pac-Man -- the star of this Wii-exclusive game is out to eat anything and everything in sight, even if there's no real point. Well, there is a backstory about a nefarious vegetable named Don Onion and his band of ...
Friday, Apr 24
WRUP: Embargoed edition
CA Dustin Burg (@SuperDunner): This weekend, I'll be enjoying a gaming buffet of Xbox Live Arcade titles, including Pac-Man CE, The Dishwasher, Boom Boom Rocket and Peggle. How scrumpdidlyumptious! Griffin McElroy (@griffinmcelroy): I'm playing Try Not to ...
Tuesday, Apr 21
Even The Munchables couldn't eat all of this new media
CA - David Hinkle Namco-Bandai has described this as Pac-Man meets Katamari Damacy, but we're pretty sure that comparison is inaccurate. Instead, we'd say it has equal parts Pac-Man, Katamari Damacy, and Violet Beauregarde. Head past the break for the second trailer ...
Friday, Mar 6
New Pac-Man game on the way to celebrate 30th Pac-Manniversary
CA Does Pac-Man's original maze-style gameplay count as "character action," or do we have a new Pac-Land sort of affair to look forward to? After the last Pac-Man game, we will eagerly devour whatever delicious fruit (by which we mean games) Namco Bandai ...
Saturday, Jan 24
Braid's Jonathan Blow working on a 2D RPG
However, don't get your hopes up quite yet -- by Blow's own concession, the guy's got the attention span of a fruit fly. He explained that he's worked on several projects since wrapping up Braid, teasing, "you never know. Next month, it could be a Pac-Man clone or something." Ah, yes -- a Pac-Ma...
Friday, Dec 12
Japanese Namco Museum demo unlocks Home 'gifts'
Here's something nifty. Playing the Japanese demo of Namco Museum on PS3 unlocks special items in PlayStation Home. We've confirmed that this works with the US version of Home after downloading the Namco Museum Beta from the Japanese PS store.
Tuesday, Nov 25
Holidaze 2008: Best of Black Friday - Joystiq
Includes: Xbox 360 Arcade console (w/ 256MB Memory Unit, Sega Superstars Tennis & 5 XBLA games: Feeding Frenzy, Luxor 2, Boom Boom Rocket, Pac-Man Championship Edition & Uno); plus Guitar Hero 3 and wireless guitar. Guitar Hero 3 & ...
Tuesday, Nov 18
Metareview -- Left 4 Dead (360)
SPONSORED BY: Age of Empires III - Real-Time Strategy Game Control a European power on a quest to colonize and conquer the New World. AOE3 introduces new gameplay elements, as well as new civilizations, units, and technologies. http://www.ageofempires3.com/
Thursday, May 22
Today in Joystiq: May 22, 2008
Rumors & Speculation Japanese songs may hit Rock Band soon Microsoft: PGR5 could be driven by Forza dev Culture & Community Zero Punctuation pops old Painkiller for fun Tim Schafer had a baby! (not literally)Permalink | Email this | Comments
Tuesday, Feb 5
Today in Joystiq: February 5, 2008
Devil May Cry 4 PS3 'accomplishments' may hint at Home integration Rumor: PSP God of War being ported to PS2 Rumor: Dead Rising 2 being handled by western developer Rumor: Conker and Jade Empire bound for Xbox Originals Analyst: American PS3 sales to match Xbox 360 in 2008
Tuesday, Jan 1
Best of the Rest: James' Picks of 2007
If not worthy of a Top 10 spot, then certainly Pac-Man deserves Joystiq's 'Comeback Player of the Year' award. I covered Pac-Man CE's overblown launch in early June, but it wasn't until I became a devoted player at home that I realized the sheer genius of the first true Pac-Man sequel since '...
Monday, Dec 31
The Joystiq Weekend: December 29-31, 2007
Rumors & Speculation Rumor: UT3 on Xbox 360, 90% complete Rumorang: Jade Empire sequel in the works Culture & Community DIY Ms. Pac-Man cocktail cabinet CVG picks the Best and Worst Box Art of 2007Permalink | Email this | Comments
Tuesday, Jul 31
Today in Joystiq: July 31, 2007
Pac-Man and Mrs. Pac-Man (formerly Ms. Pac-Man) now in holy matrimony (picture thanks to Pink Chiefette). It's adorable, but we'd love to see a wedding cake showing similar nerd love -- maybe with a trail of dots from one Pac-Man to another. Check out the highlights for today:
Tuesday, Jul 24
"Handheld" arcade games hit eBay
Retro Treasures points us to a set of "handheld" arcade games (more like tabletop) up for auction on eBay. Pac-Man, Ms. Pac-Man, Galaxian, and Dracula have been preserved from the dark era of 1981 and are fully operational, supporting two players simultaneously and running off those not-...
Tuesday, Jun 19
Readers pick best webcomic: Pac-Man secrets
Filed under: Culture, Retro, Online, PollsSure, Extra Life's Scott Johnson often uses Pac-Man and Mario for a topic, but the sheer combination, cleverness, and timing with the new Championship Edition give him the edge for game-related webcomic of the week.
Tuesday, Jun 12
Microsoft defends Pac-Man CE price
Filed under: Arcade, Microsoft Xbox 360, CasualMicrosoft exec. Aaron Greenberg defends the 800 MS point ($10) cost of Pac-Man Championship Edition saying that it isn't really a retro title. Although we've certainly sung the praises of this new Pac-Man with the stupid name, we are also fe...
Monday, Jun 11
The Joystiq Weekend: June 9 - 11, 2007
uery Japanese hardware sales, May 28 - Jun. 3: Custom excuse edition Podcast Rodeo for June 10: There's A Tear in My Ear This is madness! This is Pac-Man 2! Today's Little Mac-iest video: Punch-Out!! trailer Today's most transformed video: Peter Cullen as Optimus Prime
Friday, Jun 8
This is madness! This is Pac-Man 2!
Give Pac-Man Championship Edition on XBLA a chance, seriously. Earlier this week Microsoft announced Pac-Man CE (one of the worst title choices in gaming history, but more on that in a second) as this week's game for Xbox Live Arcade. This news came following a misstep by a Microsoft exec. sa...
Thursday, Jun 7
Today in Joystiq: June 7, 2007
Tenchu Z demo creeps from shadows to Xbox Live in U.S., Europe Next SimCity changes hands Myst coming to the DS Penny Arcade dev Hothead wins Canadian New Media Award Shadowrun demo is up ... what do you think? Today's most (un)shocking news: Japan wants Halo 3
Chasing pellets: Pac-Man tries to make history again
On Monday, Microsoft was struggling to generate interest in the Xbox 360 Pac-Man World Championship partly because those in-the-know had kept their mouths shut about the Iwatani-made Pac-Man sequel to be unveiled during the event, and partly because, well, this was just Pac-Man. Fear...
Wednesday, Jun 6
Opinion: Today in Joystiq: June 6, 2007
Games blamed for decline in national park attendance Anecdotal: Microsoft low on Xbox 360 coffins Are today's students getting enough gaming time? Invisible Harleys: A Mario Kart Parody' short filmPermalink | Email this | Comments
Tuesday, Jun 5
Pac-Man Championship Edition hands-on
Don't hate it 'till you play it, Jon. And Anam. And Ben. And RUSKULL. And felixlighter. And TouchmyWiimote. And chenry. And the countless rest of you that were disappointed by Microsoft's not-so-big announcement of Pac-Man Championship Edition for Xbox 360.
Pac-Man Championship Edition for Xbox 360 is the big news
That major Xbox announcement that was coming today? Nope, it wasn't the Xbox 720, but rather Pac-Man Championship Edition, exclusively for the Xbox 360. Ostensibly announced today at the Pac-Man championships in New York City, this variation of the pellet-munching classic promises t...
Friday, May 18
Pac-Man invades Namco Museum Remix on Wii
Pac-Motos Remix -- Pac-Man knocks his opponents out of dangerous arenas. He'll eat them later. Rally-X Remix -- It's a 3-D version of Rally-X, only with Pac-Man driving the car (miraculously sans arms and legs). Gator Panic Remix -- Whack-a-Mole, but with gators. And Pac-Man.
Monday, May 7
How to make a million ... in Pac-Man
Filed under: Culture, Microsoft Xbox 360, OnlineTie that scarf around your head, put on your sweatbands, stock up on energy drinks. Major Nelson wants to help your Pac-Man game for the Xbox Live World Championship, and he's offering a downloadable PDF guide.
Sunday, May 6
Podcast Rodeo for May 6: Ear's Mud in Your Eye
The Hotspot: A story of tragedy, triumph and boredom on the Hotspot as a caller tells about working in an arcade while Billy Mitchell was trying to break the Pac-Man record. Long story short: A kid unplugs the machine, tragedy and hilarity ensue.
Friday, May 4
Today in Joystiq: May 4, 2007
Today's typing impaired video: Pac-Man instant messenger News Microsoft Game Studios to open European branch Microsoft tightening territory controls on Xbox Live Xbox 360 Guitar Hero II supply issues in Canada and UK MS's Robbie Bach: Xbox 360 to be profitable next year
Thursday, May 3
Today's typing impaired video: Pac-Man instant messenger
Filed under: Arcade, Culture, Microsoft Xbox 360, Video, Casual Poor Pac-Man. With those giant oversized mitts of his, how can he get anything done? It almost makes having hands pretty useless. In fact, who gave Pac-Man hands anyhow? Is that a holdover from the Saturday morning cartoon?
Wednesday, May 2
Joystiq Podcast 006 - To the future! edition
Head into the future with us to discuss last week's news -- our Xbox 360 Elite hands-on, Nintendo's earnings, the PlayStation Eye, Duke Nukem Forever's 10 year anniversary, and more! Into the future to discuss last week's news? Don't ask us ... we've come unstuck in time. Listen:
Wednesday, Apr 18
Joystiq is there: "I Am 8-Bit" opening party
But we digress, what was really awesome here was all the art on display. Over 200 pieces, all new for this show. Some of it was pimped out at GDC, but the several artists we spoke too said that almost everyone works down to the wire to get their pieces done in time. The work was worth it in our opinion....
XBLA Pac-Man World Championship begins next week!
Filed under: Arcade, Retro, Microsoft Xbox 360First announced at the Tokyo Game Show, Microsoft has just released the details of their first-ever Xbox 360 Pac-Man World Championship. In short, beginning next Wednesday, April 25th, the Xbox Live Arcade Pac-Man leaderboards will be er...
Wednesday, Apr 11
Today in Joystiq: April 11, 2007
Culture & Community It's fun to Wii at the YMCA Bartering in Warcraft, trading mounts for mounts Guinness to legitimize couch potatoes with video game records Orangutans play video games; apocalypse nears
Pac-Man VS coming to DS via Namco Museum
Namco is revisiting Pac-Man VS in its Namco Museum collection for the DS. The game sports single pack multiplayer and is priced at $20. Other games in the collection include Dig Dug II, Xevious, Pac-Man, Mappy, Galaxian, Galaga, and Tower of Druaga. We're happy paying $20 just for the multip...
Tuesday, Apr 3
Subway's video game ad reaches new low
Sure, it has the modern "wakka-wakka" video game noises -- in accordance with federal law. It's got everyone's favorite modern method of video game control: The comically large joystick. The ad's fictional game, "Snakka" is based on Pac-Man, everyone's favorite modern game.
