Palworld News

Palworld is getting a mobile game as Pocketpair signs deal with PUBG's publisher, and yes, that Nintendo lawsuit is still very much a thing

You know Palworld? That game that recently got a PS5 port and definitely had nothing else of note happen involving it? Well, developer Pocketpair has signed a licensing agreement with Krafton for a mobile version of it to be made.

Update v0.3.9: Improved server FPS and more

Palworld version v0.3.9 has been released!

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・Improved server FPS when there are many guilds on dedicated servers
・Fixed a bug that caused the game to crash during cutscenes in towers

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Thank you for your continued support of Palworld

Nintendo is filing for the patents it's suing Palworld with in the US as well, though some (non-final) rejections could complicate matters

Just in case you missed it—in the middle of September this year, the famously litigious, Pokémon rights-owning company Nintendo finally decided to roll its sleeves up and sue Palworld developer Pocketpair for patent infringement...
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Nintendo's lawsuit against Palworld isn't just bad for the industry, it's bad for Nintendo

I love my Nintendo Switch⁠—I'm a PC gamer first and foremost, but the hybrid console created this entirely new niche in my play habits and rekindled an appreciation for Nintendo games I hadn't really felt since the GameCube/Game Boy Advance era. Sometimes though, I look at wee Paper Mario running across the screen, this sweet totem of my childhood, and think: "Damn, the company that made this ruined a guy's life over 3DS piracy."..
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Videogame IP lawyer says Nintendo could've been planning its Pocketpair lawsuit before Palworld even released: 'If you know who you're going to go sue, you can draft claims to target them'

Last week, Nintendo released a statement announcing a patent lawsuit against Palworld developer Pocketpair. Given Nintendo's infamous reputation for applying overwhelming legal pressure, the announcement led plenty of us to wonder when in the eight months since Palworld's release Nintendo might've started setting its litigation gears in motion. According to patent lawyer Kirk Sigmon, Nintendo might've been planning its patent lawsuit before Palworld even launched...
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