Music has always been a part of the PAC-MAN brand and after composing the new PAC-MAN 40th Anniversary theme song “JOIN THE PAC”, world-renowned Japanese Techno artist Ken Ishii is back with new tracks in PAC-MAN 40th ANNIVERSARY COLLABORATION vol.1, PAC-MAN 40th ANNIVERSARY COLLABORATION vol.2, PAC-MAN 40th ANNIVERSARY COLLABORATION vol.3. That means that even without understanding a game’s fundamental rules, AI can recreate the game with convincing results. PAC-MAN is also the subject of advanced AI research being conducted by NVIDIA. Trained on 50,000 episodes of the game, a powerful new AI model created by NVIDIA Research, called NVIDIA GameGAN, can generate a fully functional version of PAC-MAN - without an underlying game engine.
In addition to this, a Standard Edition of the PAC-MAN 40 th Anniversary Quarter Arcade will be available, as well as various items that will part of a line-up available for sale starting in July 2020. First up, a very limited-edition PAC-MAN 40 th anniversary Quarter Arcades cabinet, signed by the original creator of PAC-MAN, Toru Iwatani, will be available with only 256 units. Never one to shy away from the camera, a 4 0th Anniversary Book, edited by Cook & Becker, which will take a retrospective look at PAC-MAN’s creation and life leading up to his 40 th birthday.īANDAI NAMCO Entertainment is also teaming up with Numskull designs to introduce a line of PAC-MAN exclusives to celebrate the gaming legend’s 40 th anniversary. The game tells an interactive story where kids and their parents make their own choices in order to progress into the adventure which will be available this summer on Amazon Alexa in English in the United Kingdom, United States, Canada, Ireland, Australia and India. PAC-MAN also returns in PAC-MAN and the Ghostly Snack Attack, the next chapter of his PAC-MAN™ Stories series on Amazon’s Alexa platform. On the product partnership, brand collaboration, and technology fronts, PAC-MAN is not slowing down one bit as he started the year by being featured on BANDAI newest Tamagotchi toy. Lastly, more additional new PAC-MAN games are on the way for the latter part of 2020. 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 is they so choose.įor classic arcade experience connoisseurs, a special Tastemakers 40 th Anniversary Arcade 1UP machine will also make its debut in 2020, followed by 40 th Anniversary Counter-cade, Party Cade, and Head-to-Head. As part of his 40th birthday celebrations, there will be 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. 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 stardom, 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. Bandai Namco is celebrating PAC-MAN’s 40 th birthday with upcoming activities and partnerships to commemorate this milestone with fans around the world.
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