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Pokémon Company Issues Statement About Palworld, Says It Will 'Investigate'
25.1.2024
The Pokémon Company has released a statement about Palworld, the survival game colloquially called “Pokémon With Guns” whose familiar creature designs have courted controversy since well before its January 19 launch. Well, we can assume the statement is about Palworld and the allegations...
What Palworld's success tells us about 2024's game biz
24.1.2024
Let's go a little broader. Also: a new eBook and lots of discovery news
Palworld Has Sold An Astonishing Number Of Copies In Five Days
24.1.2024
Everyone’s talking about Palworld, developer Pocketpair’s open-world survival creature-collector that came out in early access on January 18. From the AI allegations to the Pokémon comparisons, this game has become 2024’s first gaming phenomenon. And now, we have some eye-popping data to back that...
I’m Done Punching Trees And Grabbing Rocks In Video Games
24.1.2024
The world is currently going wild over Palworld. Some people love it. Some people hate it. And nearly everyone has a take (or a take on all the takes), creating one of the worst discourse storms I’ve digitally sailed through in some time. But I’m not here to discuss any of that. Instead, I’m here...
Modeler Who Compared Palworld And Pokémon Critters Denies Fabrication Accusations
24.1.2024
The Palworld and Pokémon drama continues. After Pocketpair’s monster-taming survival game was accused of ripping models from Game Freak’s RPGs, an X (formerly Twitter) user has gone viral for comparing monsters between the two games. The comparisons were similar enough to convince fans that...
Nintendo DMCAs Palworld Mod That Makes Everything Pokémon
23.1.2024
Well, it was fun while it lasted. Nintendo has taken action against the Palworld mod that would have made the “Pokémon With Guns” label much more literal. So if you were hoping to play Pocketpair’s monster-taming survival game as long-time Pokémon anime protagonist Ash Ketchum capturing...
Unpacking The ‘Pokémon With Guns’ Game Palworld And Its Controversies
22.1.2024
It has been a whirlwind of a weekend for Palworld, the Ark-like survival game colloquially called “Pokémon With Guns.” Pocketpair’s latest has already sold over five million copies since launching in Early Access on January 19, and shot to the top of Steam and Twitch charts over the weekend....
After Playing Palworld For 6 Hours I Still Haven't Shot A Pokémon With A Gun
22.1.2024
Over the weekend, I downloaded Palworld on my PC. I was excited. After all the weird trailers and screenshots showing Pokémon-like creatures using assault rifles or being shot with handguns, I was ready to earn official Xbox achievements as I killed Pokémon facsimiles using modern guns. It...
Palworld Devs Aren’t Worried About A Nintendo Lawsuit
22.1.2024
We’re about done with the first month of the year, and 2024’s biggest game is already here in the form of Palworld. The colloquially named “Pokémon with guns” open-world survival crafting title is dominating both Steam and Twitch in spite of the controversy it’s courted, particularly around...
Modders Have Already Put Actual Pokémon In Palworld
22.1.2024
Even before it entered Early Access on January 19, Pocketpair’s monster-collecting survival game Palworld was widely being referred to as “Pokémon With Guns.” But mere days after launch, modders have already taken steps to really drive the comparison home by adding actual Pokémon characters to...
Palworld je prvním nečekaným trhákem letošního roku. Kombinuje pokémony, survival a online hraní
22.1.2024
„Pokémoni se zbraněmi“ vzali Steam útokem, hra Palworld bourá rekordy
22.1.2024
Rok 2024 už má svůj první videoherní megahit. Od pohledu roztomilého Palworldu se jen za první víkend od vydání předběžného přístupu prodalo přes 4 miliony kopií, v číslech souběžně hrajících lidí konkuruje i těm největším značkám jako Dota 2 nebo Counter-Strike
Palworld, Hogwarts Legacy, And More Of The Week's Biggest Gaming News
21.1.2024
Lots going on this week! The Xbox Developer Direct event on January 18 gave us a sneak peek at upcoming games like Indiana Jones and the Great Circle and Obsidian’s RPG Avowed. Ubisoft managed to put their foot in it by sharing an unpopular take on subscription services, and Hogwarts Legacy broke...
Plus: Palworld sold a million copies... already?
19.1.2024
Also: lots of other PC and console trend charts for games!
Here's Why Palworld Limits Multiplayer Numbers On Xbox
19.1.2024
Palworld, Pocketpair’s “Pokémon With Guns” survival game, is popping off after entering Early Access today, January 19. Shortly after launch, it boasted 300,000 concurrent players on Steam, but for those playing the game through Xbox Game Pass on PC or console, there are some limitations to...
Pokémon With Guns Game So Popular The Servers Can’t Handle It
19.1.2024
Palworld, or the game more colloquially known as “Pokémon With Guns” is out today, January 19, and it’s quickly found a rather large audience interested in gunning down cute creatures. While Pocketpair’s monster-taming survival game is also available freely to Game Pass subscribers, a lot of people...
The Week In Games: Pokémon With Guns And More New Releases
18.1.2024
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That 'Pokémon With Guns' Game Really Wants You To Know It's Not A Scam
17.1.2024
The developers behind PalWorld—which folks online often refer to as “Pokémon with guns”—understand that people might be suspicious of this unorthodox survival game, so they’ve tried to assure folks it’s not a “scam” on Steam.Read more
Xbox Game Pass Is Stacked For The Second Half Of January
16.1.2024
We’re halfway through January—where is the time going?—and Microsoft has revealed the rest of the games you can download this month with your Xbox Game Pass subscription. The crop is good, featuring a dungeon-crawling RPG, a monster collector, a social sim turn-based RPG, and more for your...
‘Pokémon With Guns’ Coming To Xbox Game Pass Next Week
9.1.2024
Palworld aka that game that looks a lot like Pokémon but with guns, is launching soon in early access as revealed in a new trailer. Oh and also, it will be available on Game Pass on day one. Finally, Xbox gets its own Pokémon game. Sort of. Read more