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Anna Koselke

Palworld 1.0 has spurred more "manufactured dramas," says publishing lead – but don't let that put you off the survival game: "Enjoy your hobby"

Palworld 1.0 launch trailer screenshot shows a Pal tamer petting a smiling Lamball.

Palworld recently saw the release of its long-awaited 1.0 update, with patch notes so big they can only be described as monstrous – but with the new content has come new controversy.

Social media is being, well, social media. Amid all of the praise Palworld 1.0 is receiving, there are folks hoping to spur a bit of negativity, apparently – a seemingly never-ending story for the survival game, which has been in the limelight since its early Pokemon comparisons back in 2024.

Recent conversations have caught the eye of head of Pocketpair publishing and communications, John "Bucky" Buckley, though. He reveals as much in a new online post, calling the online chatter out. "The usual suspects out in force on Twitter trying to stir up as much Palworld fuss as they can for $," he warns. "Stay vigilant, gamers. Play games, enjoy your hobby, don't get sucked into manufactured dramas by people posting 50 times a day to make $1."

Bucky signs off with a conclusion I think many of us would agree with: "You can like any game you want!!"

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