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SHOCKING: Pocketpair - What They Never Told You

People don't understand Steam player numbers, Palworld lead says: "Poor Marathon and stuff are getting dragged through the mud ... I'm sure our day's coming"

"Not to dog on SteamDB, because I love those guys"

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Pocketpair lead thought if Palworld 1.0 hit 200k concurrent players, "that'd be party time" – then it passed 900k on Steam alone

"Very life changing for the studio"

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Palworld and No Man's Sky are intensifying their months-long flirtation, and if those two don't just kiss already, I'm going to lose my mind

Get it over with!

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"Many people" tried securing a Palworld collab and failed, lead says, but Pocketpair isn't unique: "Almost every popular game is getting collab offers"

It's hard to be so popular

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Pocketpair 'not planning to spend a year making a massive update' for Palworld 1.1

Careful what you ask for.

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Palworld devs "not planning to spend a year" making a "massive" 1.1 update, publishing lead clarifies after quickly regretting asking fans for ideas

"Shot myself in the foot here"

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Palworld fans 'do not realize the sheer number of collabs we've rejected' even with the survival game's 'fun-first approach'

I think Terraria is a great fit.

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Palworld lead tells fans they "simply do not realize the sheer number of collabs we've rejected" because they didn't make sense for the survival game

Terraria and Valheim just made sense, y'know?

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New Palworld patch makes building bases over water much easier, and finally lets you earn World Tree Holy Water through expeditions rather than just farming

Pocketpair is doing some fine-tuning

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2 years later, famous Palworld bug returns in 1.0 to bless players with a giant Sekhmet "at least 200x her normal size"

Bless and/or terrify

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Palworld 1.0 is "very much for the fans," so the Pocketpair devs "weren't really thinking about critic reception at all," lead says

"I can't fault media for not wanting to put the time in post-release. No harm!"

GamesRadar

Palworld Online mobile game: Release date and gameplay features to expect

Your favorite Pals are coming to mobile devices.

Dot Esports

"A lot of these things are actually not made by us," Palworld lead explains following card game launch and MMO reveal

"We are STILL 100% self-owned and self-funded," says John 'Bucky' Buckley

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Pocketpair lead says "TemTem are not our rivals" as the series gets its own Palworld-like survival game

TemTem was here first, to be fair

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A Palworld MMO is coming this year: Palworld Online brings "original story elements," but not from Pocketpair

Spin-off Palworld Online will launch this year

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You may make some new pals in this one.

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'Palworld' Reviews: What Do Gamers, Critics Have to Say Now That It's Out of Early Access?

Released on July 10, 2026, Palworld has courted a lot of controversy ever since its Early Access days. But what do critics and gamers think of it?

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Palworld TCG cards are already selling for up to $4,000 as Pocketpair's tabletop game follows in Pokemon's footsteps, with resellers dominating the market 1 day after launch

A Cattiva card went on sale three days before the set was officially released

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Palworld lead shrugs off "dead game" suggestions as Pocketpair's survival hit continues to bring in half a million concurrent Steam players mid-week, weeks after 1.0 launch

"Goofs aside, thanks again for making 1.0 such a success, gamers," says Bucky

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Palworld dev Pocketpair demonstrates that it's pro mods, even those cursed NSFW ones, by releasing a patch to improve their stability

Mod creators, Pocketpair's got your back

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Palworld patch fixes broken missions, achievements, and more as Pocketpair stops Panthalus from sending you and your friends into the shadow realm

Victor & Shadowbeak will also stay firmly inside their arena

PC Gamer

Even Japan's patent officials seem exhausted with Nintendo's antics as they refuse its 'absurd' defense of a rejected Pokémon patent

Not a good sign when official patent office communications hit you with a snarky clapback.

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Nintendo couldn't escape the courtroom during one of its biggest weeks of the year

A wild week for Nintendo: Splatoon Raiders launched as the Palworld lawsuit and Switch pricing drama took over

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Palworld studio Pocketpair is publishing a new indie game that mixes Factorio-style automation, town building, and more – and you can try it for free on Steam

Don't play Clicky Islands if you'd like to be productive

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"You saved the entire industry": The 13-year-old video of a Pokemon fan game now cited in the rejection of a Nintendo patent is being celebrated by fans happy to see creative freedom win

Pokemon: Generations returns

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