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Palworld lead gently reminds players the next update is not "massive," since "mammoth sized 1.0" is still a long way off: "I think you've misunderstood"

Palworld 1.0 is coming, but not quite yet

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Palworld's collaboration with ultraviolent retro FPS Ultrakill was spurred on by the survival game's weapon designer, who is a huge fan, so Pocketpair "asked nicely"

If it's down to what the devs like, then Megabonk x Palworld is inevitable

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Palworld lead and Pocketpair founder says Megabonk dev is "one of the game developers I respect the most" as the solo indie creator withdraws his roguelike hit from The Game Awards

John Megabonk is an admirable man

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This stunning 2D roguelike with Hollow Knight vibes is the latest indie being published by Palworld developer's publishing arm, and it even includes 4-player online co-op

Never Grave: The Witch and The Curse will be released on March 5

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A blow to Nintendo's controversial Pokemon patent could "embolden some competitors" to fight back against future lawsuits or accusations after the Palworld mess, IP expert says

Threatened third parties could feel more like they "have a stronger likelihood of success" if Nintendo's new patent is altered

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Public outrage amid Palworld lawsuit likely influenced new scrutiny of Nintendo's Pokemon patent, IP expert speculates, but it's debatable if giving that power to "people on the internet" who "scream loudly" is good

"Plenty of gamers are happy to take out their pitchforks and argue against things," but is that always beneficial?

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Palworld community manager points to a new problem with GTA 6's delay: 'Expect to see many games swerve to avoid the 2027 awards season'

It's about to get messy.

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Following another GTA 6 delay, Palworld lead says "expect to see many games (especially AAA ones) swerve to avoid the 2027 awards season"

GTA 6's current release date "puts them outside the nomination window for most games awards in 2026"

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Palworld team announcement tease reminds us 2025 isn't over yet: "Thinking we should announce one final publishing game for the year"

Pocketpair previously published this year's Hollywood horror title, Dead Take

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Nintendo’s gameplay patent could collapse under legal fire in a shock move by the head of the U.S. Patent Office

Nintendo’s U.S. patent strategy faces a major setback. The head of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has taken the rare step of ordering a reexamination of Nintendo’s controversial patent that covers the mechanic of summoning a helper character to fight in manual or automatic modes.

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Nintendo's patent fight against Palworld over Pokemon mechanics "further" undermined, IP expert says, as US Patent and Trademark lead calls controversial summoning patent into question

The summoning patent was brought into the spotlight in September

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Palworld dev says "it's trendy to say 'eww UE slop'" but Arc Raiders "might be the new benchmark" for Unreal Engine games: "In awe of what they've achieved"

It's not "the most fun" when Megabonk and Ball x Pit exist, however.

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Japanese patent officials reject one of Nintendo's Pokémon patent applications for being too similar to ARK, Monster Hunter, and—embarrasingly—Pokémon Go

While not directly relevant to the ongoing Palworld lawsuit, the refusal could strengthen Pocketpair's defense.

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Japanese patent office casts doubt on 2 Nintendo Pokemon-catching patents in the Palworld lawsuit, saying Monster Hunter, Ark, and Pocketpair's own Craftopia all did it before

The prior art is stacking up

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Palworld lead "very sad" fantasy MMO New World is coming to an end: "That said, if Amazon want to slip me the files for the 2019 version…"

"Whoever did the sound design… deserves everything"

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Nintendo's patent relevant to the Palworld case has been rejected by Japan's office for lacking originality — what happens next?

Nintendo’s patent fight over Palworld takes a blow as Japan’s patent office rejects one of its “monster capture” patents, citing older games like ARK and Pokémon GO, and potentially bolstering Pocketpair’s defense.

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Palworld dev advises players to stop defending games online and play them instead: "Pop open Megabonk or something and just have fun"

Truly based

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Palworld publishing lead ramps up his crusade against AI games, says "you're huffing pure copium if you think this is going anywhere" and "games like Megabonk will continue to body this for the next 50 years"

I love that the Palworld dev, of all devs, is leading the charge against AI-generated games

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Gaming’s AI crossroads: PUBG maker leans in, Palworld pushes back. Here's what's going on.

Krafton has announced a major shift toward AI-driven game development, investing heavily in automation and “Agentic AI” systems, while Palworld studio Pocketpair takes the opposite approach, refusing to work with generative AI. The contrast highlights a growing split in how studios view the role of AI in gaming’s future.

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Palworld dev's new publishing label isn't interested in AI slop: "If you're big on AI stuff ... we're not the right partner for that"

Pocketpair Publishing boss John Buckley says "we don't believe in" AI-generated games

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Palworld studio Pocketpair says its new publishing division won't handle games that use generative AI: 'We don't believe in it'

Pocketpair Publishing boss John Buckley says we're already starting to see a flood of 'really low-quality, AI-made games' on Steam and other storefronts.

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Palworld is getting a spooktacular new Halloween update featuring costumes and "mystery" just like in 2024, despite Pocketpair saying "things will be a little quiet" in preparation for 1.0

Happy Palloween, gamers

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Co-op survival game Necesse is like Terraria but top-down with an "infinite" world – it just left early access and flew up the Steam charts with Palworld's blessing: "Absolute banger"

Necesse is a Steam hit all over again

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The Steam store just added a feature I didn't know I needed until Valve pointed it out: a dedicated page for every bundle containing a game

Hooray for Steam making finding discounts easier

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"We're doing just fine:" Palworld dev addresses hate surrounding the survival game, says it's just "an easy 500k views" that "doesn't actually have any impact on the game"

"It is what it is"

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