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FORGOTTEN HISTORY: Pocketpair publishing - The Untold Story

The devs behind Peak and Content Warning made a publisher to support their games and other indie developers: 'We help them with money and advice'

It's called Evil Landfall because paperwork is evil.

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"It would just be Palworld 2": Pocketpair lead says adding a best-in-class feature from the viral pirate game it's publishing would be near impossible

Pocketpair Publishing is now partnering with Windrose, the open-world pirateventure

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"Palworld is going to be the survival crafting game everyone always wanted" and "people will be shocked" at how big 1.0 is, says Pocketpair publishing lead

Palworld 1.0 is still "top secret," but it'll have something for everyone

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Palworld publishing lead is "more determined than ever" to make things "a little less sh*t" for cool devs struggling to find funding: "The West continues to stumble"

Pocketpair Publishing boss says you can't imagine the number of game devs that need help

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"Hurry up with Palworld 1.0": An impatient fan spams Pocketpair's indie publishing arm with a "great pitch" begging for the survival game's full launch

Look forward to Pocketpair Publishing's next game: Hurry Up With Palworld

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Why "Cassette Boy" might've been Einstein's favorite Xbox game

Cassette Boy blends perspective-shifting puzzle-solving gameplay with light action-RPG combat and adventure, a retro-inspired limited-color palette, and a pixelated art style that makes it a standout indie title.

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Palworld dev "couldn't believe" the state of publisher deals in games and wanted to be "much fairer" with devs: "The price you have to pay is someone else taking all your money for years and years"

Pocketpair Publishing doesn't backload recoup terms

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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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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.

PC Gamer

"Development on Palworld is not slowing down or scaling back, quite the opposite" — Pocketpair teases v1.0 and the World Tree

Palworld 1.0 launches in 2026 with major updates, leaving Early Access. And yes, the long-awaited World Tree is finally coming.

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Palworld developer's publishing arm signs a new horror game that doesn't sound creepy at all – a retro-style fishing adventure which definitely has "absolutely no eerie mysteries" whatsoever

Pocketpair Publishing shows off Normal Fishing

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As if playing Astarion in Baldur's Gate 3 wasn't enough, Neil Newbon's latest performance in Dead Take is the best acting I've seen in gaming

Opinion | The actor's collaboration with Sam Lake and Ben Starr is truly exceptional

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Palworld dev and Pocketpair publishing manager says "big things" have happened that he can't talk about for "at least a year or 2," and keeping the secret is "gonna kill me"

"You guys are going to be super excited about it!"

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I thought the scariest thing about Dead Take would be its Final Fantasy and Baldur's Gate 3 stars doing American accents, but no horror game has stunned me like this since 2022

Horror Special | Dead Take exposes the true price of fame, and it's an uncomfortably brilliant experience

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Palworld studio's publishing arm signs another "very exciting game" to add to its list of "bangers," not long after helping release a new horror game featuring Baldur's Gate 3 and Final Fantasy talent

"It needs to cook for a bit first!"

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"Save them Bucky": Fans hope for the best after Palworld and Pocketpair Publishing lead asks Romero Games about its defunded game – "Would love to hear more about this project if possible"

It's nothing concrete, but it's not nothing

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Palworld dev explains what's going on with its slick Dead Cells-style "Metroidvania x Roguelite," which has its own team who "used to be at Pocketpair"

The team still works in Pocketpair's offices, unconventionally, but they're somewhat separate

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Palworld developer Pocketpair's publishing arm reveals its next game – a "gorgeous (and somewhat spooky?!)" truck adventure with a "small town mystery"

Truckful has also been described as "Dredge on four wheels"

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"Minutes after Palworld released," Pocketpair was already getting game pitches from "some really big names" before it even set up its own publisher: "No one has money at the moment"

"we're kind of open to helping people with their weird little ideas because they have them"

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Palworld dev "secretly" brought a game it's publishing to an event that's "not like anything we've been involved in" and reactions are "very positive"

Pocketpair didn't tell anyone it was involved with the game

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As Palworld studio's publishing branch teases new reveals, its head is "nervous" that "people will just expect more" games like its survival hit

Pocketpair Publishing isn't aiming to simply create more Palworld-shaped games

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Palworld developer Pocketpair opened its publishing arm only one week ago, and it's already received 150 pitches: "We're determined to help as many great games get made as possible"

The first genre on its agenda: horror

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Palworld dev says he's swamped with offers for Pocketpair's new publishing company, which is all about "giving devs the financial freedom to make games they want"

"We give you money. You make game."

PC Gamer

Palworld studio's first move as a publisher is to save a struggling indie dev: 'This is the energy I want to see driving games in 2025'

"Both Surgent and Pocketpair are well-versed in taking risks."

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