Palworld News

Palworld server costs near $500K per month as network engineer is ordered to 'never let the service go down no matter what'

Monster-collecting survival game Palworld has amassed an astonishing 19 million players, and that extraordinary success isn't coming cheap for its indie developer: Palworld's projected February server costs are over 70 million yen, according to a post from Pocketpair CEO Takuro Mizobe. That comes to over $475,000 USD...
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Japanese games are kicking ass on PC so far this year

t the start of January we predicted 2024 would be a strong year for Japanese games, but we weren't quite ready for the very first month of the year to knock our socks off...
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Palworld vs. Ark: Survival Evolved shows just how much survival games have changed in 9 years, even when they seem so similar

Palworld is an undeniably huge hit, despite debate still raging as to whether its Pokémon-like creature designs are overly similar, plagiarized or even stolen. Beyond those creatures, Palworld isn’t very Pokémon-like at all—but it is quite a bit like another survival crafting sandbox: Ark: Survival Evolved. You know, the one with the dinosaurs...
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Palworld could have a major problem with an item that's meant to boost your chances of capturing pals, but lowers it instead

There are some practical ways to boost your chances of nabbing a Pal in Palworld—for example, you can get around an initial check by throwing your sphere from behind (called a 'back bonus'). The most reliable way, however, is using a Lifmunk Effigy: Items scattered around the world that boost your capture rate. Or at least that's the idea...
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Fake Palworld mobile apps could lead to data leaks or fraud, Pocketpair warns: 'There is no Palworld application for phones'

The Pokémon-with-guns-and-forced-labor survival game Palworld looks like the sort of thing that would be very enjoyable on a mobile device: On your morning commute, during a walk in the park, or maybe just sitting outside in your garden, if you happen to live someplace that isn't currently drenched in snow and cold...
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