Palworld is described by its creator as an “action-adventure survival game” in which players can battle and capture Pals in order to use them for base building, traversal, and combat.
Palworld News
In Brief
Palworld’s next major update comes next month, adds a new DLC island six times larger than the last
The new area is said to be much larger than Sakurajima
Nintendo and The Pokemon Company seek an injuction and damages from Palworld developer Pocketpair
Nintendo and The Pokemon Company are seeking 5 million yen each in addition to the injuction
PUBG Studios is bringing Palworld to mobile
PUBG owner Krafton has signed a licensing agreement for a mobile version
Palworld’s PS5 release held up in Japan amid Nintendo Pokémon lawsuit
The game was released for Sony’s console elsewhere on Tuesday
Palworld is out on PS5 today
The game has been on Xbox and PC since January
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Palworld dev says it will fight Nintendo lawsuit ‘to ensure indies aren’t discouraged from pursuing ideas’
Nintendo and Pokémon filed the suit this week
Nintendo and The Pokémon Company are suing Palworld developer Pocketpair
The pair allege that Palworld "infringes multiple patent rights"
Palworld will not change to free to play model, dev claims
"Palworld was never designed with that model in mind”
Pocketpair CEO is torn on whether to turn Palworld into a live service game
"While I understand that the live-service model is good for business, it’s not that easy"