Microsoft Brings New Pac-Man to Xbox 360

Get those ghosts!

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A perfect score in Pac-Man was obtained ten years ago by Billy Mitchell, meaning that no one can ever score higher. How then does a person break the world record in Pac-Man? By doing it faster of course.

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Nearly thirty years after chomping its way into pop culture, Pac-Man still has players aiming for perfection. And that's exactly what 40 year-old gamer David Race of Beavercreek, Ohio managed to accomplish.

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Delightful Frenchman Remi Gaillard - the man behind that Mario Kart video from a few months back - returns, in what can only be dubbed "Pac-Man meets Jackass".

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Some video game characters are utterly forgettable, but we've picked the top 5 of the best, most enduring and charismatic icons the medium has to offer. Which game icons are most iconic for you?

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Ghosts have a rich history with video games. So in the spirit of these disembodied souls and our favorite pagan holiday, we have selected our Top 5 favorite video game ghosts. Check out our list at MSNBC.com and then tell us which video game ghosts are your favorites.

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A true before you were born 80's video game. This is how it all was just after Pong Rush: The Game 8-bit styled freeware to celebrate Neil Peart--Mission: The Camera Eye. That's right, kids, someone made a game dedicated to all things Rush.

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After their initial trade offer of a seventh-round draft pick for Tennessee Titans cornerback Adam "Pacman" Jones was declined, the Dallas Cowboys have added a player to their proposal, according to a report on SI.com Thursday.

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If chemicals were people, uranium dioxide would be the guy standing alone with his drink at a party. The world's most commonly used radioactive substance--and its heaviest natural element--clutches its two oxygen atoms so tightly, it almost never reacts with other compounds.

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The one-of-a-kind sculptural toy is entitled "The Secret History of Video Games: Pac Gentleman". It almost reads like a steampunk version of the 1980s dot-muncher, what with its crank-driven game play and wooden and metallic accents...

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I can't play the guitar worth a damn, but with any luck the Pac-Man electric guitar would allow me to tap into my inner musician by channeling my dominant inner gaming nerd... See What Else Is New Today At Gamevine!

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Pac is back and (somehow) better than ever with this reimagining of the classic coin-op that started a revolution...

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Is Pac-Man a mammal?

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Namco Bandai and the creator of Pac-Man have changed up the classic Pac-Man formula a bit with Pac-Man Championship Edition for Xbox Live.

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Women Who Changed Gaming: Part 1 - Ms. Pac-Man

Women in games have always been a sore subject among those striving for gender equality; but that doesn't mean forward steps haven't taken place.

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Just a little, out of the ordinary tribute for one of the greatest retro arcade heroes of all time, the lovable PACMAN.

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If you're new to video games you probably only know the Playstation, Xbox, Wii and other systems. But if you're a little bit older you may remember these large box-like games called arcade games.

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Pac-Man is back. Only this time, he's bigger - and he's gobbling up dots on Highway 55. Large white dots painted on the highway to deter motorists from tailgating have been joined by a giant, yellow image of the video game icon.

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Retro Joystic Coming to Xbox 360

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Pac-Man Returns to Mobile - Bigger and Better with new features and updated to current gaming standards

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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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From the article: Microsoft will release one game each Wednesday, starting today with Frogger. The classics will all be part of XBox Live Arcade, much like Wil's beloved favorite Geometry Wars. The scheduled release dates are:

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Recently, grad student Wim van Eck turned to crickets to add a bit more unpredictability to a game of Pac-Man, casting them in the role of the lowly ghosts against a human-controlled Pac.

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Prefer hiding to chopping? In the original Pac-Man arcade cabinet, there's a spot under the T-bar where the ghosts can't harm you. Apparently, this is a test to see if the Pac-Man is the original code or a newer recoded version.

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Game Room Invasion-Home gaming has undergone a paradigm shift in the last 30 years

Your buddy Ted wants to show you around his place. The problem is there are scented candles everywhere. Framed pictures of poodles and kittens line the walls. There's even a bouquet of daisies on the kitchen counter.

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"Not running on time, ever" the sign says. The online community has taken to spoofing the often vague and lecturesome "service disruption notices" in the subway. People hated the signs for the MTA answered by warning us of service disruptions less often.

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