Mexico's Carlos Daniel cdborrego Borrego beat out Robert vibemaster79 Glashuettner from Austria to claim the title of PAC-MAN World Champion. The two players were also among the first people in the world to play Toru Iwatani's new game created just for this competition: PAC-MAN Championship Edition.
The action was fast, the pressure was on. Carlos lost a life with seven seconds on the clock but had pulled far enough ahead of Robert that he was still able to win the championship and the grand prize. Iwatani himself stepped onstage to present Carlos with the custom one-of-a-kind PAC-MAN themed Xbox 360.
New PAC-MAN Game Unveiled Original PAC-MAN creator Toru Iwatani surprised the world June 5 when he unveiled the PAC-MAN Championship Edition, featuring the first new PAC-MAN mazes in more than 26 years, available only on Xbox 360. PAC-MAN Championship Edition is the same beloved PAC-MAN game played in pizza parlors and arcades of the eighties 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 graphics.
TriXie's Travels: New York City Will Never Be the Same Our Xbox.com Community Girl, TriXie, went to New York City to cover the PAC-MAN World Championship. She had an absolute blast and sent along some great photos of the event, the special PAC-MAN console, and the medal ceremony. More details …
Videos & Interviews
The Exciting Final Round Watch Robert from Austria and Carlos from Mexico eat dots and chase ghosts for the big prize.
Jeff Bell Interview Major interviews an Xbox VP and gets him to say"‘Wakka Wakka Wakka."
World Championship Winner & Finalists
Grand Prize Winner Mexico Champion: Carlos Borrego cdborrego Age: 27 Hometown: Pachuca , México Language spoken: Spanish Years playing video games: 21 Years First played PAC-MAN: 1986 Hours spent playing PAC-MAN on Xbox LIVE Arcade during Tournament? 16 Hours Hobbies besides PAC-MAN: Programming video games Do you think you can be the first-ever Xbox 360 PAC-MAN World Champion? "Of course."
Second place went to Robert Glashuettner, third place to Dwayne Richard and forth place to Jason Gahler. Meet all the finalists.
PAC-MAN at Xbox
PAC-MAN: Apple Someone’s been stealing Jeff Bell’s fruit … and he's mad.
