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Can you survive... this new Steam Fest?

This week opens with a new Steam Fest from Valve. The Steam PvE Survival Crafting Fest includes deals on, well, games that focus on survival. These are the games where you forage, hunt, craft, and just try to survive in all sorts of exotic locations such as out at sea, in space, and even your own backyard.

Touching grass has never been more frightening for a gamer.

Looking at some of the most popular games currently...

The final FINAL update. For realsies this time.

The 1.4.5 update for Terraria is finally here. This update, aptly named the "Bigger and Boulder" update, is out now for PC, consoles, and mobile. This update adds crossover content from Palworld and adds in weapons, accessories, and items from Dead Cells.

This update today is more than just a simple content update. The developers at Re-Logic (PC release) and DR Studios (console & mobile), this update "represents...

In before Nintendo patents using a controller device with buttons to move on screen characters.

Nintendo and The Pokémon Company obtained a United States Patent on summoning an in-game character and letting it fight another character. Gamesfray.com was one of the first to spot this new patent from Nintendo.

On September 2, 2025, Nintendo was granted U.S. Patent No. 12,403,397 (PDF via Gamesfray). This patent was first applied for in March 2023 and was recently granted...

Gotta catch 'em all.

This week, from now through until May 19 at 10am (PT), you can check out Steam's Creature Collector Fest.

This specific Fest includes deals on games with creatures and monsters that you usually capture and tame. The title of the Fest is very self-explanatory, really.

One such title that you can pick up on sale during this is Palworld. This is notable because Palworld developer Pocketpair has had to make several changes to their game...

Nintendo claims Palworld infringes on patents related to Pokemon.

On September 18, 2024 Nintendo and The Pokemon Company filed a lawsuit against Palworld developer Pocketpair. Nintendo claims that Palworld infringes upon "multiple patent rights" as they related to Pokemon. This indicates that there are specific gameplay mechanics or systems present in Palworld that Nintendo owns a patent for that are used in Pokemon games.

Pocketpair shared a public statem...

Nintendo and The Pokemon Company are going after Palworld over multiple patent infringements.

It may have taken a bit of time, but Nintendo and The Pokemon Company are officially taking legal action against Palworld developer, Pocketpair, Inc. Nintendo and The Pokemon Company filed a lawsuit against Pocketpair on September 18, 2024, claiming that Palworld "infringes multiple patent rights."

Nintendo made this announcement through their social channels and posted...

Won't be available for sale.

Thanks to Microsoft, the surprise hit that is Palworld now has its very own Xbox console! Sadly, it won't be a console that Microsoft will be selling. Instead, the Palworld-themed Xbox Series S will be part of a giveaway that includes the custom Palworld console, four custom controllers, and a three month Game Pass Ultimate code.

Xbox advertised the giveaway on the hellscape that is Twitter. Retweeting their post also sadly seems to be the...

12 million from Steam alone.

Palworld's success has continued onward at a seemingly steady rate despite the team at Pocketpair slowing their daily sales milestone updates. The latest from Pocketpair says that Palworld's player count has surpassed 19 million people since its release less than two weeks back.

Up until this news, Pocketpair shared sales milestones of copies sold, not just player counts. Today, the studio switched it up a bit while also providing some additional...

Just what did he expect to have happen?

A modder that put Pokémon assets into Palworld just said "Nintendo has come for me" after a takedown was issued against an earlier social media post. The earlier post in question showed off a Palworld mod from creator Toasted Shoes that replaced all character and creature models with Pokémon equivalents. We're talking about Ash Ketchum for the player model, actual Pikachu, Jessie from Team Rocket, and many more.

The...

Be it Pokemon fatigue or something else, players are flocking to Palworld.

Palworld released on January 19, 2024. Within eight hours, it sold 1 million copies. Within 24 hours, Palworld sold over 2 million copies. Within 40 hours, it surpassed 3 million copies sold. Now, with the game only being out for roughly three days, Palworld sales have surpassed 5 million copies sold.

Not only has Palworld sold over 5 million copies, but this figure apparently does not include...

Palworld's peak player count is the 7th highest for any Steam game ever.

Palworld released on Friday, January 19th and already it's hit some incredibly impressive milestones. Released for Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Game Pass, and PC, this "Pokemon with guns" game seems poised to either take the world by storm or be one incredible flash in the pan hit.

While we don't know the exact player counts and sales figures for Xbox and Game Pass, we do know that Palworld...

Totes serious.

The "Pokemon with guns" game, Palworld, is very much not a scam. At least, that's what the game's development studio, Pocketpair, are making very clear to fans.

A fair number of people have gotten the idea that Palworld is a fake game, or even just some sort of a meme game. It's not particularly clear why people have jumped to this conclusion. Perhaps it's because the idea of cute animals wielding modern human firearms is a bit too wild. Perhaps...

A release date has officially been confirmed.

Palworld, better known as the "Pokemon with guns" game, officially has a release date. January 19th is the date where you will be able to catch, battle, and collect (and kill?) a variety of monster creatures known as Pals.

Palworld will launch with over 100 different Pals to collect, a variety of bosses to fight, and will feature base building. You can even have your captured Pals automate some of the work for you...

Gotta obliterate them all.

Palworld is an upcoming open-world survival game where you collect monsters. No, it's not Pokemon but it's kind of like it.

In Palworld players will meet and engage with creatures called Pals. You can do most anything with the Pals you find. For instance, you can capture them and raise them! You can also fight with them. Have some jobs that need doing? Send the Pals to do it for you. You can also sell your Pals off. If you really want, you can...