WAKA WAKA: VOLKSWAGEN COMMERCIAL VEHICLES & AIRCONSOLE CELEBRATE PAC-MAN’S BIRTHDAY AT MCM COMIC CON LONDON 2026

• Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles and AirConsole are celebrating PAC-MAN’s birthday with a PAC-MAN™ inspired ID. Buzz at MCM Comic Con London 2026
• 45% of Brits will purchase a retro-inspired gaming device in the next twelve months¹ as 90s-00s nostalgia continues to dominate social media and consumer trends
• Over 100,000 attendees are projected to attend the hugely-popular three-day celebration of gaming; visitors have the opportunity to play PAC-MAN™ Championship Edition from the AirConsole In-Car App on a Volkswagen ID. Buzz
• Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles partners with N-Dream – the company behind AirConsole – and Bandai Namco Entertainment Inc. to bring the game to life on every journey

London, UK, 22 May 2026 – Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles is tapping into the UK’s growing appetite for retro gaming by celebrating PAC-MAN’s birthday at MCM Comic Con London 2026.

Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles has partnered with N-Dream and Bandai Namco Entertainment Inc. to bring gaming into the vehicle via the AirConsole In-Car App. Available on the Volkswagen ID. Buzz, the app transforms the infotainment system into a real gaming platform, allowing users to play games such as PAC-MAN™ Championship Edition using their smartphone as controllers to help pass the time while the vehicle is stationary.

New research¹ reveals that 45% of Brits are considering buying a retro gaming device in the next twelve months, driven by nostalgia for the technology and games they remember from childhood.

To mark PAC-MAN’s birthday on 22 May 2026, Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles has unveiled a specially-decorated PAC-MAN™ ID. Buzz at MCM Comic Con London. During the event, attendees have the opportunity to step inside the vehicle and play the legendary arcade game by AirConsole, celebrating 45 years of the yellow icon.

The ID. Buzz is available in five-, six- and seven-seat configurations, offering unrivalled family-friendly practicality and spaciousness, to suit long journeys and everyday trips. Celebrated for its retro-inspired charm, the ID. Buzz perfectly combines nostalgia with modern electric innovation, to bring the legendary arcade game to life.

Visitors to MCM Comic Con London - the three-day celebration of all things gaming, anime and pop culture – will compete for the high score of the day, combining classic gameplay with connected technology.

N-Dream’s AirConsole In-Car App is the first gaming platform designed specifically for vehicles. Once downloaded from the in-car shop, players simply scan a QR code shown on the vehicle’s infotainment system to connect their smartphone as a controller and start playing.

From Summer 2026, ID. Buzz will welcome the new Innovision infotainment system. A new app store is integrated into the system, which allows functions and services to be activated or expanded digitally, flexibly and on a vehicle-specific basis. Just like with a smartphone, popular apps are available for download here – covering audio to video streaming, parking, charging and gaming. Operation of the ID. Buzz is further improved by a multifunction steering wheel with newly designed buttons.

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¹https://www.backmarket.co.uk/en-gb/c/press-release/retro-tech-nostalgia

PAC-MAN™& ©Bandai Namco Entertainment Inc.

About Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles:
Over 75 years ago, the first Transporter arrived in the UK, creating a blueprint which others would follow: a van which gets the job done efficiently and reliably. Today, Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles offers a diverse model range of commercial as well as passenger carrying and lifestyle models – from the compact Caddy, the evergreen Transporter and sturdy Crafter panel vans, dropsides and tippers, through the Multivan passenger carrier, and Caddy California, new California and Grand California campervans, to the ID. Buzz and ID. Buzz Cargo all-electric models, and the Amarok. The vehicles are as versatile and dependable as Volkswagens have always been, but the range is now wider, and more connected, modern and safer than ever. 
 
Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles is committed to working in partnership with individuals and businesses, providing them with the best products and aftersales support, whether they’re buying one or a thousand vans. For more information visit www.volkswagen-vans.co.uk

About AirConsole by N-Dream:
Drive together, play together. N-Dream is the in-car experience company which developed AirConsole, the world’s first gaming platform specifically designed for cars. With AirConsole’s immersive features, it transforms your car into a fully featured gaming station including the infotainment, sound and light systems. AirConsole’s rich portfolio of games is tailored to casual players of any age. By allowing any passenger in the car to join a game using their phone as the game controller, AirConsole is a true social experience.

Learn more at www.airconsole.com and follow AirConsole on LinkedIn | Instagram | X | TikTok | YouTube

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