There were video games and arcade hits before Pac-Man, but Namco's ghost-gobbling hero quickly became a pop-culture icon after his debut in May 1980. Pac-Man's 45th anniversary is now just over two months away, but Bandai Namco has plans to keep the party going into 2026.To start off the year of "imPACt," Bandai Namco released the following video that tracks Pac-Man over the last four decades, including the original game and its Atari 2600 port, as well as some of the sequels and spin-offs including Pac-Man World 2. There's even a very brief glimpse of Shadow Labyrinth, the upcoming title that reinvents the Pac-Man franchise as a 2D action game. Shadow Labyrinth may be the biggest Pac-Man game on the horizon, but it's not the only one. Bandai Namco is teaming up with Supersocial on Roblox for Pac-Man Simulator, which will let players have more Pac-Man adventures centered around the 45th anniversary. Meanwhile, PowerA has Pac-Man gaming accessories in the works for Nintendo Switch, Xbox Series X|S, and Xbox One. And we've already seen some of the Pac-Man plushies that are coming as well.Continue Reading at GameSpot