Pac-Man Battle Royale now shipping to US arcades | Joystiq

Super awesome news for gamers and arcade sympathizers! People who were friends with me when E3 rolled around last summer probably remember me gushing over Pac-Man Battle Royale, which is finally being released in the United States! Pac-Man Battle Royale is a cocktail cabinet, a flat arcade cabinet intended for more social settings, usually with drink holders, and were more common in the 80s. I’m sure we’ve all (you probably haven’t) wished you could play Pac-Man with three buddies. The time is coming! Pac-Man Battle Royale plays similarly to the classic, but there are four Pac-Men on the screen. When you eat a power pellet, not only can you eat ghosts, but you can also eat other Pac-Men. Be the last one standing, and you’ve won the round!
I really didn’t expect to see this released. After playing it at E3 I immediately loved it, but the Namco-Bandai employees at their booth didn’t seem to know anything about it. They gave me someone’s contact information because I wanted to find out more about it, and that person gave me someone else’s. That person was finally able to talk to me about it. And I have to say, that’s much more journalism than I usually have to do as a “games journalist.”