Masaya Nakamura, Namco Founder and Father of 'Pac-Man,' Has Passed Away

Masaya Nakamura, the founder of renowned Japanese video game developer Namco, has recently passed away. According to an official press statement from the company, Nakamura died on January 22, but news of his death was made public just a few hours ago. Nakamura is best known for having created the instant-classic arcade game Pac-Man back in the 1980s. Long before he developed the aforesaid cultural marvel, Nakamura first founded a Tokyo-based amusement ride company called Nakamura Manufacturing i...