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"Many people" tried securing a Palworld collab and failed, lead says, but Pocketpair isn't unique: "Almost every popular game is getting collab offers"

It's hard to be so popular

Pocketpair 'not planning to spend a year making a massive update' for Palworld 1.1

Pocketpair 'not planning to spend a year making a massive update' for Palworld 1.1

Careful what you ask for.

Palworld devs "not planning to spend a year" making a "massive" 1.1 update, publishing lead clarifies after quickly regretting asking fans for ideas

Palworld devs "not planning to spend a year" making a "massive" 1.1 update, publishing lead clarifies after quickly regretting asking fans for ideas

"Shot myself in the foot here"

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Palworld fans 'do not realize the sheer number of collabs we've rejected' even with the survival game's 'fun-first approach'

I think Terraria is a great fit.

Palworld lead tells fans they "simply do not realize the sheer number of collabs we've rejected" because they didn't make sense for the survival game

Terraria and Valheim just made sense, y'know?

Palworld 1.0 is "very much for the fans," so the Pocketpair devs "weren't really thinking about critic reception at all," lead says

"I can't fault media for not wanting to put the time in post-release. No harm!"

"A lot of these things are actually not made by us," Palworld lead explains following card game launch and MMO reveal

"We are STILL 100% self-owned and self-funded," says John 'Bucky' Buckley

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Pocketpair lead says "TemTem are not our rivals" as the series gets its own Palworld-like survival game

Pocketpair lead says "TemTem are not our rivals" as the series gets its own Palworld-like survival game

TemTem was here first, to be fair

Palworld lead shrugs off "dead game" suggestions as Pocketpair's survival hit continues to bring in half a million concurrent Steam players mid-week, weeks after 1.0 launch

Palworld lead shrugs off "dead game" suggestions as Pocketpair's survival hit continues to bring in half a million concurrent Steam players mid-week, weeks after 1.0 launch

"Goofs aside, thanks again for making 1.0 such a success, gamers," says Bucky

Palworld lead promises "you will always be able to play" Pocketpair's survival game: "Why would you assume it had an 'end of service?'"

Palworld lead promises "you will always be able to play" Pocketpair's survival game: "Why would you assume it had an 'end of service?'"

Palworld bucks the genre's tendency for the live-service model

Pocketpair lead tempts fate after Palworld 1.0, asks players what Pals should get new skins and obliterates those who respond "Sekhmet maid skin"

Pocketpair lead tempts fate after Palworld 1.0, asks players what Pals should get new skins and obliterates those who respond "Sekhmet maid skin"

Palworld has been "life-changing," lead says as Pocketpair's survival game hits almost 1 million concurrent players on Steam

Palworld has been "life-changing," lead says as Pocketpair's survival game hits almost 1 million concurrent players on Steam

The 1.0 rollout has gone well

Palworld 1.0 briefly overtook the king of Steam, Counter-Strike 2, and devs can't help but bask in the victory: "Let me enjoy this moment for just a little longer"

Palworld 1.0 briefly overtook the king of Steam, Counter-Strike 2, and devs can't help but bask in the victory: "Let me enjoy this moment for just a little longer"

Pocketpair publishing lead Bucky just wants to "pause" for a minute

Palworld would collab with Ark, No Man's Sky, and Enshrouded "tomorrow" if "we could make it make sense," says publishing chief

Palworld would collab with Ark, No Man's Sky, and Enshrouded "tomorrow" if "we could make it make sense," says publishing chief

A Palworld No Man's Sky update would unironically bang

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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"

"You can like any game you want"

Palworld devs have "a few other little secret things in development" amid plans to "keep expanding" the survival game's universe

More Than Just Pals is not the only spin-off in the works

Palworld pulled in almost 900,000 players over the weekend, its second-highest peak ever

Those are some fighting numbers.

Palworld 1.0 patch notes are so large at over 10,000 words they almost didn't fit on Steam, but Pocketpair managed to fix them "without making any compromise"

Fans are ready to do a lot of reading

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What time does Palworld 1.0 release? Launch time countdown

Know when you can jump into the game for its full release.

Over 2 years since launch, Palworld hits 40 million players right before its 1.0 release, and now has over 8 million more players than Pokemon Red, Blue, and Green

How much will that number surge when Palworld leaves early access?

Palworld lead says there's no "bad blood" between rival survival games like Valheim and Rust: "We all get along really well because we all have something in common!"

"We love survival games!"

Arc Raiders and Marathon aren't "dead" just because their concurrent player count has dropped, Palworld lead says – but he's "not denying that some games do 'die'"

"Not every game needs an hourly look at Steam charts"

Palworld 1.0 is "bigger in scale than any update" the game's gotten, but Pocketpair still isn't adding Pokemon-style Pal evolutions

Evolutions were never in development, either

"We'd be fools to put this game aside": Palworld devs couldn't resist following 1.0 up with farming and dating sims, says Pocketpair lead

Not to mention the trading card game and merch

For Palworld 1.0, one dev would "force wipe everyone" if he could just because players "will realistically be missing out on content" if they don't start over

But don't worry, Bucky doesn't have that power

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