Pac-Man appears as a crossover minigame in a My Hero Academia fighting game on Switch 2, and a feature phone version of the original arcade game has been revived for modern platforms through G-Mode Archives+.
Two recent stories show Pac-Man active in two very different corners of gaming. On June 18, 2026, G-Mode Corporation released the feature phone version of Pac-Man on Nintendo Switch and PC via Steam for 800 yen, as part of its G-Mode Archives+ revival project. This is the third Bandai Namco Entertainment title to enter the line, following Xenosaga Pied Piper and Namco Chronicle. The revival was teased on May 22, which is Pac-Man's birthday. The game preserves the original arcade gameplay: players navigate a maze, eat all cookies, and avoid four ghosts-Blinky, Pinky, Inky, and Clyde-with power cookies letting Pac-Man eat ghosts temporarily.
On the same day, Bandai Namco Entertainment announced that the Switch 2 version of My Hero Academia: All's Justice, launching September 3 in Japan and September 4 worldwide, includes a Minigame mode with a collaboration minigame featuring Pac-Man. The Minigame mode will also be added to other platforms via a free update on the same day. The game originally launched in February for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam. The Switch 2 physical edition includes a special inner cover with a newly drawn illustration by studio Bones of Izuku Midoriya and Tomura Shigaraki.
Together, these stories show Pac-Man appearing both as a faithful retro revival and as a crossover element in a modern fighting game, with Bandai Namco leveraging the character across different eras and platforms.
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Bandai Namco Entertainment announced on Thursday that the fighting game My Hero Academia: All's Justice will arrive on Nintendo Switch 2 on September 3 in Japan and September 4 worldwide. The Switch 2 version introduces a new Minigame mode, which includes a collaboration minigame with Pac-Man. The Minigame mode will also be added to other platforms via a free update on the same day. The game originally launched in February for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam. The Switch 2 physical edition includes a special inner cover featuring a newly drawn illustration by studio Bones of Izuku Midoriya and Tomura Shigaraki. The game's Story Mode adapts the manga's final battle arc, and the roster includes over 40 characters from the series. Online battles via GameChat's GameShare functionality are supported. Preorders are open for Standard, Deluxe, and Ultimate Editions, with preorder bonuses including early access to Izuku Midoriya (Rising) and All For One (Chaos) plus 30,000 Hero Coins.
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G-Mode Corporation announced on June 17 that it will release the feature phone version of Bandai Namco Entertainment's "Pac-Man" on June 18 as part of its G-Mode Archives+ revival project. The game will be available on Nintendo Switch and PC via Steam for 800 yen (tax included). This is the third Bandai Namco Entertainment title to be revived through G-Mode Archives+, following "Xenosaga Pied Piper" and "Namco Chronicle." The revival was first teased on G-Mode's official X account on May 22, which is Pac-Man's birthday. The feature phone version preserves the original arcade gameplay: players control Pac-Man through a maze, eating all cookies while avoiding four ghosts-Blinky, Pinky, Inky, and Clyde. Power cookies allow Pac-Man to temporarily turn the tables and eat ghosts. G-Mode Archives+ is a project that faithfully reproduces feature phone game apps as they were at the time and distributes them on modern consumer game consoles. The project has previously released other titles including "Feature Phone" and "Namco Chronicle."