Don Macgowan

The Pokémon Company's former chief legal officer Don McGowan said he is «surprised» Palworld has «got this far».

A man has been arrested in Japan for selling modded Pokémon to Scarlet & Violet players.

Popular Pokemon fan website Relic Castle, which has been running since 2014, has been taken offline after those in charge of it allegedly received a DMCA takedown notice. The website previously functioned as a forum for Pokemon fans to talk, as well as a place to share fan-made Pokemon games.

A Pokémon website which hosted links to fan-made Pokémon games has been taken offline.

With the recent indie game Palworld that released it has a lot of people in an uproar as it looks so similar to Pokemon, to the point that so many Pals look like Pokemon in recent games that fans have been making videos to show the resemblance. However, a recent interview shares that a past Pokemon lawyer has some information of how The Pokemon Company looks like lawsuits.

The former chief lawyer for The Pokémon Company says fan projects are more likely to be taken down if they get press coverage and start making money.

A former chief legal officer of The Pokémon Company has shared a rare insight into its thinking behind fan project takedowns.

A former Pokemon lawyer has revealed the process behind Nintendo shutting down fan projects, offering the useful reminder that "no one likes suing fans."

Palworld has passed another impressive milestone, with more than two million concurrent players on Steam recorded.

The Pokémon Company has issued a rare statement addressing the smash hit PC and Xbox game Palworld, after claims the latter has directly copied its designs.

PlayStation head of indies Shuhei Yoshida has suggested Palworld could be on its way to PlayStation.

The modder who put Pokémon into Palword has claimed “Nintendo has come for me” after a takedown of a tweet.

Pocketpair’s CEO has commented on the plagiarism controversy surrounding their recent release, Palworld. But, he isn’t the only one who has chimed in.

The former chief legal officer for The Pokémon Company International has said that the breakout hit Palworld looks like “ripoff nonsense”.

Don McGowan, The Pokemon Company's former chief legal officer, has labeled Palworld as «ripoff nonsense.» His views on the hit survival game dovetail with those of some vocal Pokemon fans who are not happy about Palworld and eager to criticize it any chance they get.

Destiny 2 developer Bungie are staring down the barrel of a full Sony takeover if forthcoming expansion The Final Shape doesn’t meet sales expectations, according to several anonymous current and former employees. The same sources also claim that the studio are prepared to cut staff again to meet their financial obligations as a Sony subsidiary, having laid off a significant proportion of their workforce in November.

Employees at Destiny 2 developer Bungie have said they feel anxious about their current status at the company, following layoffs earlier this year.