The Pokémon Company Issues Statement After Palworld Attracts Plagiarism Allegations

A dedicated Palworld fan has created an adorable clay model of the popular Ice and Dragon Pal known as Chillet. Since its arrival, the game released by Japanese indie developer Pocketpair has had huge success when it comes to overall sales and player count. So far, the game has already sold over 19 million copies across Xbox and PC, with the Xbox version being available through Game Pass.

A Palworld player set to work and created an impressive interpretation of what the powerful Pal called Jetdragon would look like if it were a giant, mechanical dragon. The Palworld fan artist then shared their finished drawing on social media, and other Palworld players complimented them for the style choices they made when designing the draconic mecha.

Leveling up in Palworld is required to unlock new technologies and enhance your base. New technologies mean new weapons, new gear for your Pals and better workstations to construct all the items you’ll need to tackle the vast open-world of Palworld. And if you want to get everything on the tech tree, then you’ll also want to level up faster.

A Palworld player has built a giant ramp to exit their base and recommends that other gamers follow suit. Palworld has become 2024’s first surprise hit and has captivated gamers worldwide. Most players have found that the Pocketpair hit blends the monster-catching and survival genres to create a satisfying gameplay loop.

A Palworld player has revealed that catching a Black Marketeer makes his Pal stock refresh every time he spawns. Palworld is one of the most popular releases of the year, and there's no shortage of reasons why Pocket Pair's game is standing out. One of the big appeals of the open-world survival game is its "Pokemon with guns" premise, where players use their captured monsters for much more than battles.

A glitch has been found in Palworld that stops a player’s Pal from attacking enemies during battle. Owing to gamers catching and battling monsters, Palworld has drawn comparisons with Nintendo’s Pokemon franchise since it debuted in early access on January 19.

The Xbox version of Palworld keeps crashing for many players, significantly hindering their enjoyment of the game. This widely reported instability adds to the list of disadvantages that the Xbox port of Palworld exhibits in comparison to the PC version.

Total sales for open-world survival crafting game Palworld have surpassed seven million units in only five days after its Early Access launch, developer Pocket Pair announced. (Update 1:40 a.m.: According to Geoff Keighley, Pocket Pair has confirmed that these sales numbers are Steam only, and do not include Xbox, Microsoft Store for PC, or Game Pass numbers.)

A talented Palworld fan has created an incredibly realistic rendering of Incineram, one of the game’s Fire and Dark-element Pals. Pocket Pair’s Palworld has quickly risen to the top of Steam charts despite only being released in early access for Xbox and Steam a few days ago.

One Palworld explorer has found a location in the game that is rich with valuable resources — specifically ore and coal nodes. Palworld combines the monster-catching and survival genres, which encourages base-building, and as such, resources are a valuable asset for players to gather.

As Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League nears its launch, developer Rocksteady has confirmed that the game's post-launch DLC will bring iconic DC villain Joker as a playable character. The studio made the announcement Monday in the third episode of its Suicide Squad Insider developer diary series, detailing its plans for delivering free post-launch seasonal content to players who buy the game, multiversal concepts and a few multiplayer features that will be present at launch. According to Rocksteady, each post-launch season will feature two episodes and will follow the theme of a DC villain, bringing new ways to play. The new announcement follows the developers teasing hundreds of character builds and distinct loadouts earlier this month.

Palworld, the viral hit action-adventure survival title from Japanese developers Pocketpair, has taken the gaming industry by storm, climbing to the top of Steam charts and selling six million copies in just four days of release. But as the game's player count balloons, it has found itself embroiled in a plagiarism controversy, with many on the Internet pointing out alleged similarities between the designs of Palworld's creatures and those in popular Pokémon games. A user on social media platform X has gone as far as to compare in-game 3D models from both Palworld and Pokémon, claiming evidence of outright plagiarism.