Subj : Palworld director defends the games artists and asks that people
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From : TechnologyDaily
Date : Mon Jan 22 2024 17:30:05

Palworld director defends the games artists and asks that people cease 
sending abuse to them

Date:
Mon, 22 Jan 2024 17:26:20 +0000

Description:
Palworld director Takuro Mizobe says that the game's artists have been 
receiving abuse and death threats, and has called for it to stop.

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The director of Pocketpairs open-world survival-crafting game Palworld has 
defended the games artists, and has asked people to stop sending them abuse 
and death threats. 

 Palworld launched in early access on PC and Xbox Series X |S on Friday, 
January 19, and since then has sold over five million copies . According to 
SteamDB , earlier today (January 22) it managed to hit an all-time peak of 
over 1.5 million concurrent players on PC alone. 

However, its success has also been mired in controversy. From its reveal, the 
game became unofficially known on the internet as  Pokmon with guns, since 
the creatures (Pals) in the world can be both shot and equipped with guns and 
weapons. They can also be forced to work, and even eaten. Beyond that, many 
internet users have also pointed out similarities between some of the Pal 
designs and existing Pokmon. 

In a statement posted to Twitter / X today, director Takuro Mizobe wrote 
(translated by TechRadar Gaming contributor Alicia Haddick): We are currently 
receiving a large number of tweets including death threats and abuse to 
artists in our company. While we have heard many comments about Palworld , 
all aspects of production are supervised by various people within the 
company, and I am responsible for the overall production. 

It would be appreciated if you could cease sending abuse towards the artists 
involved in the production of Palworld .  January 22, 2024 See more 

Mizobe isnt the only person associated with Palworld who has made reference 
to Pocketpair employees receiving threats over the game. Yesterday (January 
21), Palworld community manager Bucky said that they were frantically getting 
through all the emails and DMs theyve received since the game's launch, but 
added : However, youll excuse me if I skip over the death threats, threats to 
the company and massively outlandish claims. 

 Looking for some fantastic new games to play? Be sure to check out our list 
of the best survival games , as well as the best open-world games on PC .



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Link to news story:
https://www.techradar.com/gaming/consoles-pc/palworld-director-defends-the-gam
es-artists-and-asks-that-people-cease-sending-abuse-to-them


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