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Pac-Man, Dig Dug, and other retro favourites get the interactive museum treatment in Atari 50's new Namco DLC

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Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration
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Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration
Genres · adventure, arcade, fighting, fps, hack_and_slash, pinball, platformer, puzzle, racing, simulation, sports
Release · Nov 11, 2022
Developer · Digital Eclipse
PS5PS4Xbox OneNintendo SwitchXbox Series X|SPC
22 articles 13 writers 8 reviews
Pac-Man
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Pac-Man
Active · 1980–2026
Latest · Namco Legendary Mountains
Top genres · arcade, puzzle, platformer
176 articles 94 writers 47 games
Dig Dug
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Dig Dug
Active · 1982–1985
Latest · Dig Dug II: Trouble in Paradise
Top genres · arcade, puzzle, strategy
4 articles 4 writers 2 games
Namco
COMPANYSubject
Namco
Role · Developer / Publisher
Active · 1972–2026
Latest · Ace Combat Zero: The Belkan War
Top genres · arcade, fps, rpg
690 articles 222 writers 404 games
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Atari
Active · 2025
Top genres · platformer
125 articles 65 writers 1 games
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