Dec 21, 2007 December is the month of giving and, better yet, receiving. December is the month when sugarplum visions of $400 consoles and $60 games dance through your head. And, of course, December is the month when your loved ones usually just cheap out and buy you a gift card instead. So long as that gift card is an online points card from Microsoft, Sony or Nintendo, however, you'll be alright. With so much downloadable content available for so little money, you could stretch a few ... » Read More

Jun 5, 2007

Pac-Man gets first update in 26 years

360 News | Pac-Man - Xbox Live Arcade

Pac-Man games, from the originals to the re-releases, have had gamers chomping their way around the same selection of mazes for 26 years, but Pac-Man's 360 debut will change that. Pac-Man designers have finally decided on a change and put together new mazes for Pac-Man Championship Edition. The new 360 remake will play just like the old-school original, but it also includes "new mazes that dynamically change shape during gameplay, six new timed game modes, new soundtracks and high-definition ... » Read More

Apr 18, 2007

Delicious prizes offered for Pac-Man champ

360 News | Pac-Man - Xbox Live Arcade

If you've been honing your Pac-Man skills recently (and you've had 20-odd years to practice) you might raise an eyebrow at Namco's newly-announced Pac-Man World Championship, which is offering the XBLA Pac-Man champ some truly scrumptious prizes. First place wins you a trip to New York to meet Pac-Man creator Toru Iwatani, 26 years of Quiznos toasted sandwiches (that'd take care of our lunch until retirement), 100,000 Microsoft points (about $1,250) and a special Pac-Man Xbox 360. Better than ... » Read More

Jan 9, 2007

Ms. Pac-Man munches onto Arcade

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360 - Pac-Man - Xbox Live Arcade - Ms. Pac-Man munches onto Arcade

This weeks Xbox Live Arcade offering features a trip back to a time when Big-Hair Bands, parachute pants and one-button joysticks ruled the world...
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Oct 20, 2006

New Rally-X will be the next Live Arcade game

360 News from N4G | Pac-Man - Xbox Live Arcade

360 - Pac-Man - Xbox Live Arcade - New Rally-X will be the next Live Arcade game

New Rally-X will be the next Live Arcade game released on Xbox Live Marketplace, probably wednesday. The game first came out in 1981 using the Pac-Man hardware and was produced by Namco.
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Sep 20, 2006

TGS: XBLA Pac-Man World Championship in '07

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360 - Pac-Man - Xbox Live Arcade - TGS: XBLA Pac-Man World Championship in '07

Microsoft and Toru Iwatani (he's the creator of Pac-Man) announced plans for a World Championship where the top 10 Xbox Live Arcade ranked Pac-Man players in the world will be flown to New York City to do battle. There'll be cherries and pretzels flying everywhere folks, it won't be pretty. There's not much info yet except that the contest will begin in "early 2007" and will presumably be won by someone with a lot of free time and abnormal reflexes.
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Sep 20, 2006

Microsoft Showcases Nearly 110 Xbox 360 Games at TGS

360 News from N4G | Pac-Man - Xbox Live Arcade

360 - Pac-Man - Xbox Live Arcade - Microsoft Showcases Nearly 110 Xbox 360 Games at TGS

"Blue Dragon" Leads Holiday Lineup of Games; "Pac-Man" World Championship, Xbox 360 HD DVD Player in Japan and 1080p Support for Xbox 360 unveiled.
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Aug 10, 2006

Pac-Man - Screens and info

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360 - Pac-Man - Xbox Live Arcade - Pac-Man - Screens and info

The classic video game Pac-Man was released onto the Xbox Live Arcade yesterday and to help celebrate the release of the game we've got our hands on some screenshots which we can now share with you.
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Aug 10, 2006

The Flaw of the Xbox 360 Wireless Controller: Old School Xbox Live Arcade Game Control

360 News from N4G | Pac-Man - Xbox Live Arcade

360 - Pac-Man - Xbox Live Arcade - The Flaw of the Xbox 360 Wireless Controller: Old School Xbox Live Arcade Game Control

Could Pac-Man and Frogger be to old school for the new Xbox 360 wireless controller.

read on to find out why this might be so....
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Aug 9, 2006

Pac-man out in the open

360 News from N4G | Pac-Man - Xbox Live Arcade

360 - Pac-Man - Xbox Live Arcade - Pac-man out in the open

Sticking tight to the Xbox Live Arcade Wednesday schedule you can witness yet more proof today of Microsoft's new punctual approach: if you head over to your 360's Marketplace you will find Pac-Man available for download as promised.
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Jul 17, 2006

MS: '50 Live Arcade games by year end'

360 News from N4G | Pac-Man - Xbox Live Arcade

360 - Pac-Man - Xbox Live Arcade - MS: '50 Live Arcade games by year end'

Last week Microsoft put some order into Live Arcade by announcing Xbox Live Arcade Wednesdays, a new promotion which - funnily enough - sees Live Arcade receiving new titles on Wednesdays. Things jumped into action with Frogger appearing on Arcade on July 12, and so far it's been announced that Frogger will be followed by Cloning Clyde, Galaga, Street Fighter II' Hyper Fighting and Pac-Man.

But naturally the Wednesday Live Arcade fun won't end there and according to Xbox Live Arcade group manager Greg Canessa Microsoft is targeting 30 Arcade titles "by the end of summer" and 50 "by the end of the calendar year."
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