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Thursday, Nov 5

The online store offers a broader set of merchandise, however, from video game inspired t-shirts to zines from writer Matt "Fort90" Hawkins to Pac-Man oven mitts to CDs from chiptunes superstars YMCK, Anamanaguchi, Covox, et al.

Wednesday, Nov 4

Smoke Retro With Namco's Game Zippo Lighters

Four Zippos themed on classic Namco properties Pac-Man, Dig Dug, Xevious and Galaxian are yours for the pre-ordering and importing, should you have the desire and funds to complete the transaction. I say that because, like the Sega Saturn and Mega Drive Zippos, these aren't cheap. Each is...

Tuesday, Nov 3

Build A Mario Church For This Window

Building a Church of Mario to put it in, however, will be the real drain on your wallet. Especially if you expand the concept to a Church of Nintendo and commission Radiance Art for Pac-Man and Zelda stained glass windows. Stained Glass Mario Mushroom Powers Up Ordinary Windows [Technabob]

Monday, Sep 28

Tokyo Game Show Slump Casts Shadow Across Industry

The United States may have given birth to video games, but it was Japan that brought them to life. Games like Space Invaders, Pac-Man and Donkey Kong introduced the concept of plot and character to something that started out as more diversion, more science in motion than art.

Thursday, Sep 24

Square-Enix: The Next Gaming Innovation Will Be Billing

Wada also raised a concern about demographics. He said that the Japanese market needs to address the sense that it isn't cool for adults in his country to play video games. He believes that gaming while you're older is seen as cool in the West, but not in Japan.

Tuesday, Sep 1

Namco Bandai Launches Namco Sounds On iTunes

Namco Bandai will be using the Namco Sounds label to release exclusive re-mastered tracks from its extensive stable of classic games. To inaugurate the launch of the label, songs from Pac-Man, Xevious, and SoulCalibur Suite: The Resonance of Souls and Swords are now available for purch...

Thursday, Aug 27

Arcade Cabinets For Your GI Joes

And Pac-Man, and Galaga, and Donkey Kong. The bleeps and bloops of decades-old arcade games are the only things keeping them from the bottle and some serious therapy. These hand-made arcade cabinets cost around $25, and can be made to order. Me, I'll be requesting an NBA Jam cabinet, so SNake...

Tuesday, Aug 4

Namco Eyes Tekken, Soulcalibur As It Expands iPhone Development

In the past Namco's been known for its depth of arcade experience, games like Pac-Man, Galaga, Soulcalibur and Tekken," he said. "I'm excited to be here and see a lot of those franchises come out on the iPhone. I'm here to champion new things, new IP, to discover what the new Pac-Man is for the i...

Monday, Aug 3

Space Invaders Infinity Gene Micro-Review: Evolve or Die

Space Invaders Reimagined: On some level I hold games like Space Invaders sacrosanct. Space Invaders, Asteroids, Pac-Man, they're all proto-games representative of a genre they either created or popularized. Trying to reimagine them makes no sense because countless other titles hav...

Thursday, Jul 9

Why It's Hard To Make Today's Games Funny

Grossman explains that comedy doesn't always come from the mouths of video game characters. A game doesn't have to have an amusing script in order to be considered funny. In fact, changing trends in the video game industry have led to rise of new types of gaming comedy.

Thursday, Jun 25

When Robot Chicken Meets Video Games

So Robot Chicken features video games. The writing team love video games. They now have video game design experience. So I ask, what are the chances of us ever seeing a Robot Chicken game? Surely the show's sketch comedy format is ideally suited for, say, a collection of mini-games spoofing p...

Friday, Jun 19

Gender Equality At Nike: Pac-Man Shoes

Remember those sexy Ms. Pac-Man Nike Dunks from last month? This month, Nike is previewing their male counterpart. Though the shoes don't bear Pac-Man's actual likeness, they've got the same color palette as the classic arcade marquee. That means lots of yellow, lots of blue and not very mu...

Sunday, May 10

Another Rushmore — Console Only

NewAge Arcade (a gaming store, but no longer operational) had this mural, depicting four characters singularly identifiable with each of the modern consoles: Mario for Nintendo, Sonic for Sega, Crash Bandicoot for PlayStation, and Master Chief for Xbox.

Monday, May 4

Ms. Pac-Man Gets Her Own Nikes

Nike isn't shy about flirting with video game references for its Nike Skateboarding line of sneakers, having already released Dunks "inspired by" 720° and Skate or Die. And speaking of not shy... Ms. Pac-Man sneakers! Nike SB Ms. Pacman Quickstrike Is Coming! [UNIV via C to the JL]

Tuesday, Feb 24

Michael Jackson's Arcade Collection Is Insane

While Jacko's arcade collection was briefly touched on by the mainstream media previously, the full auction catalog provided by Julien's Auctions reveals an enviable line-up, full of video games, pinball tables and arcade amusements. Jackson had taste.

Friday, Feb 20

Namco Puzzles DSiWare With Mr. Driller and Katamari

In this week's edition of weekly Japanese gaming magazine Famitsu, Namco Bandai reveals two new games with familiar faces coming to Nintendo's DSiWare: Mr. Driller and Korogashi Puzzle Katamari Damacy. Namco Bandai Announces Flurry of Puzzle Games [1UP]

Thursday, Dec 25

Nothing Says Christmas Like Christmas Comes To Pac-Land

It's Christmas Comes to Pac-Land, a holiday special from the god-awful Pac-Man animated series from the early 80's. You can watch the whole thing over the course of these three YouTube clips (though you'll be doing well if get to the second one, let alone the third).

Friday, Aug 29

PAC-MAN Fever Mobile Tournament at PAX

To download PAC-MAN and other hit mobile games from Namco, text PACFEVER to 386 from your AT&T mobile phone. To download a free demo of PAC-MAN and Ms. PAC-MAN to any AT&T handset, text PACDEMO to 386. For additional information on Namco, please visit www.namcogames.com.

Saturday, Apr 19

Two Brothers Meditating Upon Questions of Pac-Man

10:12:38 AM Owen: alright, now the ghosts 10:12:47 AM Fletch: ghosts don't count towards crap, they ghosts. 10:13:04 AM Owen: no, he consumes their ghost costume but not their eyeballs. it's roughage. 10:13:30 AM Owen: "ghost-monsters" according to teh cartoon

Monday, Jan 14

Pac-Man Puzzles Virtual Console [Vc Update]

Pac-Attack (Super NES®, 1-2 players, Rated E for Everyone, 800 Wii Points): Pac-Man makes a rare appearance outside of a maze environment in Pac-Attack, a fun and quirky puzzle game. This unique entry in the genre puts its own twist on established conventions and adds one of gaming's most...

Wednesday, Dec 12

How To: Want To Play Your GBA With A DDR Pad? Of Course You Do

Fulfilling your life long dream of playing Pac-Man on the Game Boy Advance using nothing but your feet is within your grasp. Thanks to the folks at Instructables, who provide a step-by-step tutorial on how to hack together such a contraption, fat kids everywhere will be able to combine the...

Wednesday, Oct 17

Be The Dot-Eating Ball

INTRODUCING 'PAC-MAN PLUS'. IT'S PAC-MAN, ONLY FOR REAL... Q: How do the other ghosts know when Pac-Man has eaten a Power Pill? A: A sound will be played that will notify the Ghosts that Pac-Man has eaten the powerpill. Then the hunted becomes the hunter and ghosts brown trouser it.

Tuesday, Jun 5

Feature: King of the Puck Men

Everyone at the Xbox 360 Pac-Man World Championship was promoting something. Namco—or as the North American executive corrected himself, "Bandai Namco"—was promoting Pac-Man in his latest debut, Pac-Man Championship Edition. Pac-Man creator Toru Iwantani was promoting his legacy...

Meh: New Pac-Man Mazes Coming to 360

It looks like that "big" Microsoft news from the Pac-Man championship tournament finally hit today. Namco game designer Toru Iwatani created a new edition of Pac Man for the Xbox 360, due to hit Live tomorrow for 800 points. Pac-Man Championship Edition will feature the first new mazes for...

Wednesday, Apr 18

Xbox 360 Pac-Man World Championships

WAKKA ... WAKKA ... WAKKA Microsoft and NAMCO BANDAI Create Video Game History With First-Ever Xbox 360 "Pac-Man®" World Championship · Gamers who want to start practicing can download "Pac-Man" (400 Microsoft Points) now from Xbox LIVE Arcade on the Xbox 360.

Tuesday, Mar 27

Ain't It Cool 8-Bit Art?

For today's premiere of 8-BIT: A Film about Art & Video Games at the Alamo Drafthouse in Austin, Texas, the Ain't It Cool News crew held a contest. The AICN Games guys solicited the best in 8-bit inspired art and got some pretty spectacular submissions.

Tuesday, May 2

Namco Unveils E3 Games [Namco Bandai]

Pac-Man World Rally lets players race through a variety of environments from Pac-Man World as Pac-Man , Pac Jr. and other beloved characters from past Namco classics. In one of the fastest and most exciting kart racing games ever, players will race for the win or fight it out in colorful Batt...