For classic arcade experience connoisseurs, a special Tastemakers 40th Anniversary Arcade 1UP machine is available now at for $399, with 40th Anniversary Counter-cade, Party Cade, and Head-to-Head models coming this summer. Players will also be able to create their own PAC-MAN mazes and share them with friends online or play the classic PAC-MAN game if they so choose. In addition to Minecraft, no 40th anniversary celebration would be complete without new PAC-MAN video game offerings from BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment starting with PAC-MAN LIVE STUDIO coming to the Twitch game platform, in partnership with Amazon Games, which will enable four players to compete in one maze in an all-out chomp-fest to see who will eat the most pellets and survive the stage. As part of his 40th birthday celebrations, PAC-MAN will be making a special appearance in a Minecraft® DLC enabling players to enjoy PAC-MAN mazes within the game starting today. While PAC-MAN has transcended into the world of entertainment, his heart still resides in video games.

With a brand recognition rate of 90% around the world, PAC-MAN’s image and brand continues to be one of the most recognized on the planet.

The video game and pop culture icon steps into his 40s more relevant than ever as he stars in a bevy of new video game offerings, product partnerships, and brand collaborations.īorn on May 22, 1980, PAC-MAN immediately rose to meteoric popularity, first in video game arcades, then on the pop culture stage with hit song “PAC-MAN Fever” and through an array of branding and entertainment appearances throughout the 1980’s and 1990’s. today celebrates PAC-MAN’s 40th birthday with upcoming activities and partnerships to commemorate this momentous milestone with fans around the world.

In related news: Conan O'Brien pokes fun at the Arizona legislation on his Twitter account, saying: “Pac-Man’s 30th birthday was marred by the sudden deportation of the Super Mario Bros.SANTA CLARA, Calif., (May 22, 2020) – Leading interactive entertainment company BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment Inc. But having multiple outlets blog about it or say to their buddies: 'Did you play PAC-MAN on Google today?' most likely brought in substantial traffic to their site, which does make money. Turning this more business related: Google doesn't make their money from their homepage- If you went to to search for something or use a different Google function, and got caught up in PAC-MAN for a length of time (I know I did), then Google is losing out on potential revenue via advertisements and links. Hint: Press 'Insert Coin' to get started, press it twice for Mrs. If you missed the Google tribute to PAC-MAN, you can still play the game at: If you are unfamiliar of the game-play, here's a great description provided by the PAC-MAN Web site: 'The player controls PAC-MAN while attempting to eat all the dots in the maze and avoid getting caught by the ghosts through an extremely simple user interface consisting only of a single joystick.' PAC-MAN was also in the 2010 Guinness Book of World Records: Gaming Edition for the best known Video Game Character of all time, so chances are pretty good that you know who and what I am talking about. I can remember playing PAC-MAN when I was a child, eating the fruit, chasing ghosts after eating the 'power pellet', and trying not to get captured by them when they turned back to their colorful origins. They created a playable Google Doodle of PAC-MAN, for the 30th Anniversary of the game. Google has done it again- only this time, it was better than ever.

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