The year was 1981: Big hair, high-waisted jeans and popped-up collars were popular fashions, �Bette Davis Eyes� topped the charts, �Raiders of the Lost Ark� hit theaters, and everyone was saving up quarters to play the latest video games. Also that year, a new video game by game designer Toru Iwatani at NAMCO LTD. (currently NAMCO BANDAI Games Inc.) hit arcades around the world and would soon become a pop- culture phenomenon and one of the most beloved games of all time. That game was �Pac-Man�,� and today Microsoft Corp. and NAMCO BANDAI Games made video game history by unveiling the �Pac-Man Championship Edition� � featuring the first new Pac-Man mazes in more than 26 years � available only on the Xbox 360�. This brand new game was introduced today in New York City at the first-ever Xbox 360 Pac-Man World Championship, presented by Quiznos. As a special surprise from Iwatani and NAMCO BANDAI Games, the 10 tournament competitors became the first in the world to play and compete on the �Pac-Man Championship Edition� before its launch at 9 a.m. GMT (5 a.m. EDT) on June 6, 2007, only on Xbox LIVE� Arcade on the Xbox 360.

The �Pac-Man Championship Edition� is the same beloved �Pac-Man� game played in pizza parlors and arcades of the �80s but is updated with new features that former �Pac-Man� fanatics and new generations of fans alike will love. It includes new mazes that dynamically change shape during gameplay, six new timed game modes, new soundtracks and high-definition (HD) graphics.