A Lego Pac-Man arcade cabinet could be on the way

gamesradar.com:

If apparent leaks are to be believed, we could be looking at a Lego Pac-Man Arcade Machine set launching in the not-so-distant future.

According to leaker Falconbricks (opens in new tab), the Lego Pac-Man set will be arriving on June 1 and should cost $269.99. Although the supplied picture is blurry, it seems designed to look like the arcade machines that carried the original Pac-Man game in the 1980s. It also appears to recreate the screen, joystick, and buttons of its inspiration. 

You can see their post below.

First look at the new LEGO Pac-Man Arcade Machine set!Release: June 1stPrice: $269.99Pieces: 2651#legonews #legoleaks #lego #PacMan #legoicons pic.twitter.com/GiBh3prE6AApril 23, 2023

It should be noted that Lego hasn't officially unveiled any Pac-Man set as yet, so this could be a fake. However, a quick look through Falconbricks' timeline shows that they have a previous track record for revealing genuine kits ahead of time... like the recently announced Lego The Little Mermaid set. And with Lego focusing more and more on video game-inspired kits recently (just this month, a host of new Lego Sonic sets were announced), it certainly wouldn't be out of the blue.

This isn't the only source of the rumor either. Notably, brick_clicker on Instagram also mentioned a purported Lego Pac-Man set a few days ago with the same apparent release date and price information. In addition, they wrote that it supposedly includes a Pac-Man who can be "controlled and go around the level in the arcade machine" (thanks, BrickFanatics). As they point out, this is similar in approach to the Lego NES, which is arguably one of the best Lego Super Mario sets due to that interactivity (there, you can 'control' Mario as he jumps through the