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'Father of Pac-Man' and Namco founder Masaya Nakamura dies at 91
[Photo credit: Jiji Press/Agence France-Presse] Masaya Nakamura, founder of Namco and coined as the “father of Pac-Man,” has died at age 91. Namco, a Japanese video game company, was founded in 1955 by Nakamura and was a forerunner in the arcade game craze of the '70s and '80s. When Nakamura founded Namco, the company originally created […]
New Pac-Man game based on infamous level 256 glitch
Today, Bandai announced that a new Pac-Man game will be released in celebration of the franchise's 35-year anniversary. The twist? It will be based on the infamous level 256 glitch found within the original game. For those whole don't know, the original version of Pac-Man is plagued a bug on level 256 that splits the screen into […]
Adam Sandler and Kevin James are going to fight bloodthirsty alien video game characters in 'Pixels'
The first official trailer for Pixels, a pre-apocalyptic science fiction comedy featuring Adam Sandler, Kevin James and more, has hit the web. In short, the film is going to consist of classic video game characters (such as Pac-Man and Donkey Kong) invading Earth, with Sandler, James and a handful others being our only hope for survival. Sounds… […]
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