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Alan Velasco - Thu, May 08, 2025
Pocketpair, the studio behind surprise hit Palworld, is embroiled in a legal battle with Nintendo and the Pokémon Company, after being accused of having violated several patents. Pocketpair is pushing back against these claims in court...
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Alan Velasco - Mon, Apr 21, 2025
Pocketpair is currently defending itself versus Nintendo and the Pokémon Company in court battles on both sides of the Pacific, in a legal fight that started last year following the explosive popularity of Palworld. Now, there’s more...
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Alan Velasco - Mon, Dec 23, 2024
Palworld, one of the breakout hit games of 2024, is getting a major new update just in time for players to enjoy during the holidays, even as it deals with a legal battle. Pocketpair detailed some of the changes coming with this update...
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Alan Velasco - Thu, Oct 03, 2024
Pocketpair, developer of smash hit Palworld, isn’t letting anything stop it from trying to expand the game’s reach, not even a lawsuit from Nintendo and The Pokémon Company. A few weeks ago, the game appeared at Sony’s State of Play event...
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Zak Killian - Sat, Mar 16, 2024
Before we get into today's news, we should set the stage: Pocketpair is a small Japanese game developer with a few minor successes under its belt. Most people, particularly outside of Japan, have probably never heard of any of Pocketpair's...
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Zak Killian - Wed, Feb 28, 2024
Massive runaway indie success story Palworld is a game where you play a castaway washed up on an archipelago inhabited primarily by strange, cartoonish creatures known as Pals. Pals have otherworldly abilities, and this makes them valuable...
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Zak Killian - Mon, Feb 05, 2024
It's the question that the head of every AAA developer has to be (or should be) asking their staff right now: what is the deal with Palworld? This isn't an opening to a Jerry Seinfeld comedy skit, but rather a very serious question...
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Zak Killian - Sat, Feb 03, 2024
If you have somehow missed this story as it has been evolving, Japanese indie hit Palworld has been tearing up the leaderboards on both Steam and Xbox platforms. As we reported on Thursday, it has over 19 million players between the two...
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Zak Killian - Wed, Jan 31, 2024
It's not as crazy as it sounds, really. Think of it from the perspective of a kid: you can get Fortnite or Minecraft on every electronic device known to man, so why not new hit game Palworld that all your favorite streamers are playing?...
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Nathan Ord - Tue, Jan 23, 2024
If you’ve been online and paying attention to feeds over the past couple of days and weeks, you might have noticed the explosive popularity of Palworld. This Pokémon-esque MMO is the game that Pokémon players have been wanting, and it...
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Zak Killian - Mon, Jan 22, 2024
It's easy to dismiss Palworld after many outlets—us included—unfairly described it as a knock-off of Pokémon, just with guns. In reality it's a lot more than that, as it includes a massive open world for co-op players to explore and build...
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