PAC-MAN is throwing a party, and what better place than at the San Diego Comic-Con Museum. Bandai Namco Entertainment America Inc. is hosting PAC-MAN CELEBRATION 2022 at San Diego Comic-Con. The invite-only event celebrating the 42-year history of the video game icon features the first playable demo of the upcoming title PAC-MAN WORLD Re-PAC set against a backdrop of the classics in the recently inaugurated PAC-MAN Exhibit at the Comic-Con Museum. PAC-MAN CELEBRATION 2022 is a gathering for PAC-fans to enjoy a night of games, themed food and cocktails, photo-ops, gift bags, and more. The event takes place on Thursday, July 21, from 7:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. PDT at the Comic-Con Museum in San Diego.

PAC-MAN CELEBRATION 2022 is giving fans the first chance to play PAC-MAN WORLD Re-PAC, a remastered and enhanced version of one of the most popular PAC-MAN games of all time. The original PAC-MAN WORLD brought the icon and his whimsical world into the modern gaming era as a 3D action platformer. PAC-MAN WORLD Re-PAC takes advantage of current gaming hardware to deliver a HD-enhanced full screen version of the original game that includes improvements for more intuitive game play. The title is coming to PlayStation®5, PlayStation®4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, STEAM®, and Nintendo Switch on August 26, 2022. For more information on the game please visit www.bandainamcoent.com/games/pac-man-world-re-pac.

Additional highlights at PAC-MAN CELEBRATION 2022 include access to the PAC-MAN Exhibit at the Comic-Con Museum, complimentary refreshments, giveaways and gift bags, and a chance to take a photo with PAC-MAN himself. The San Diego Comic-Con Museum is located in Balboa Park at 2131 Pan American Plaza, just two miles from the San Diego Convention Center. To RSVP for the event please visit https://pacmancelebration2022.eventbrite.com.

The PAC-MAN WORLD Re-PAC demo stations will be available at the Comic-Con Museum for ticketed guests to enjoy for the full duration of San Diego Comic-Con 2022, and PAC-MAN will be making appearances on Saturday, July 23, and Sunday, July 24, during Comic-Con Museum operating hours.

Fans attending San Diego Comic-Con will also have chance the play the PAC-MAN WORLD Re-PAC demo station at the Nanoblock booth #135 and meet PAC-MAN live in-person on Friday, July 22, from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. PDT.

For press only, static assets are available at the Bandai Namco Entertainment America press room at www.bneapressroom.com; a library of video trailers ready for embedding are available on our YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/c/BandaiNamcoEntertainmentAmerica.

Join the PAC-FAM on our official channels on Twitter at https://twitter.com/officialpacman, Instagram at www.instagram.com/officialpacman, YouTube at www.youtube.com/c/PACMANofficial, and Facebook at www.facebook.com/pacman. For information on this title and other products from Bandai Namco Entertainment America Inc., please visit www.bandainamcoent.com.

About Comic-Con Museum:

Comic-Con Museum is a division of San Diego Comic Convention (SDCC) a California Nonprofit Public Benefit Corporation organized for charitable purposes and dedicated to creating the general public’s awareness of and appreciation for comics and related popular art forms, including participation in and support of public presentations, conventions, exhibits, museums and other public outreach activities which celebrate the historic and ongoing contribution of comics to art and culture. In addition to its San Diego convention each summer Comic-Con (the premier comics convention of its kind in the world), SDCC organizes the Anaheim-based WonderCon each spring, and the SAM: Storytelling Across Media symposium in the fall. On the web: Comic-Con.org/Museum, Facebook.com/ComicConMuseum, and follow us on Twitter (@ComicConMuseum) and on Instagram (@comicconmuseum). 

About Bandai Namco Entertainment America Inc. 

Bandai Namco Entertainment America Inc., part of the Bandai Namco Group, is a leading global publisher and developer of interactive entertainment for major video game consoles, PC, online, and mobile platforms. The company is known for creating many of the industry’s beloved classic franchises such as PAC-MAN®, GALAGA®, TEKKEN®, SOULCALIBUR®, and ACE COMBAT®, and publishing the critically acclaimed DARK SOULS series and the blockbuster title ELDEN RING. Bandai Namco Entertainment America Inc. is also the premier publisher in the Western hemisphere for anime-based video games including GUNDAM, NARUTO SHIPPUDEN, DRAGON BALL, and ONE PIECE®. Bandai Namco Entertainment America Inc. is headquartered in Irvine, California. More information about the company and its products can be found at www.bandainamcoent.com. 

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