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Is viral survival game sensation Palworld a fair parody of Pokémon or an act of plagiarism, potentially incorporating AI-generated fakémon? This is the argument that’s consumed social media since Palworld’s release, and while it seems like everyone has weighed in on the topic, The Pokémon Company itself maintained a dignified silence. Until now. In a…

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Intel has just released a new driver update for its Arc lineup of GPUs. That wouldn’t normally be worth shouting about, but this driver reportedly delivers an average uplift of 30% across a long list of DirectX 11 titles, and it’s not the first driver to deliver such improvements either. The 31.0.101.5234 (WHQL Certified) driver…

Like all overnight successes, Palworld’s sudden emergence as 2024’s first bona-fide viral hit has a much longer history. If you’re wondering why this slightly jank Pokémon-aping survival sim suddenly took over every feed going, in the process racing to 7 million sales and counting, then the answer has a ton of elements to it: though…

Palworld mods are already racing out the gate to expand options and tweak gameplay in the year’s biggest surprise hit so far.  There aren’t a huge number of mods available for Palworld yet—it only just released—and what mods there are may be intermittently broken by future updates. Palworld is in early access, and developer Pocketpal…