NAMCO BANDAI Games America Inc. is proud to announce that PAC-MAN® will be featured in this season’s Monday Night Football opening, premiering tonight on ESPN.  The iconic yellow arcade hero will help represent 80s pop culture throughout the 2013 NFL season every Monday night in an opening montage that carries fans through over 40 years of Monday Night Football’s greatest moments and pop culture events.

“We are thrilled for PAC-MAN to be represented in the latest season of one of America’s most iconic sports brands,” said Chris Gilbert Senior Vice President Sales and Marketing for NAMCO BANDAI Games America Inc.  “Families have grown up with both PAC-MAN and Monday Night Football for over 30 years and can now share their passion of video games and football together each Monday night throughout the football season.”

 

Monday Night Football, one of American sports most recognized series, premieres tonight September 9, 2013 with a doubleheader as the Philadelphia Eagles faceoff against the Washington Redskins at 6:55 PM EST/3:55 PM PST and the Houston Texans meet the San Diego Chargers for the first time since 2010 at 10:15 PM EST/7:15 PM PST on ESPN.

 

PAC-MAN returns this fall with three exciting new games: PAC-MAN® and the Ghostly Adventures (Xbox 360®, PlayStation®3 system, Wii U™, 3DS™, and STEAM for PC), PAC-MAN® Museum (Xbox LIVE® Arcade, PlayStation®Network for PlayStation 3 system, and STEAM for PC), and PAC-MAN® CEDX+ (Xbox LIVE Arcade, PlayStation Network  for PlayStation 3 system and STEAM for PC).