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Nintendo may be siccing its lawyers on Palworld<\/em><\/a>, but that isn\u2019t keeping\u00a0Studio Pocketpair from continuing the momentum of its monster-filled survival game<\/a>. The next big reveal: a brand new expansion. It\u2019s called Feybreak<\/em> and it\u2019s scheduled to launch Dec. 23.<\/p>\n

Pocketpair grabbed some precious time at the 2024 Game Awards, where Palworld<\/em> was snubbed across the board in terms of nominations<\/a>, to break the news.<\/p>\n

Palworld <\/em>exploded out the gates this past January, making Pocketpair so much money<\/a> it wasn\u2019t quite sure what to do with it all.\u00a0 The game also blew up after hitting Xbox Game Pass<\/a>, becoming the most played third-party title in the service\u2019s history. While there was an inevitable cool down, Pocketpair continued to make strides in not only developing the game but turning it into a multimedia property through a Sony Entertainment partnership<\/a> \u2014 and finally brought the game to PS5 in September.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The tricky part: Nintendo eventually took action against the game, which was dubbed even in its pre-release forms as \u201cPok\u00e9mon with guns.\u201d A lawsuit<\/a> issued by Nintendo against Pocketpair in September cited patent law in its case claiming infringement, as Pocketpair later revealed<\/a>, in regard to Palworld<\/em>\u2019s Pok\u00e9 Ball-like capture mechanics. Pocketpair doesn\u2019t seem to be taking any chances: Earlier this month, the studio released an update that did away with the mechanic entirely<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The new update promises to add new pals, weapons, fresh styles of architecture for town building, and a few new abilities that should make up for the lack of Faux-k\u00e9 Balls. The biggest addition will be the new island, which the studio said will be \u201cabout six times\u201d the size of Sakurajima, the previous island added to the game, in a release. There, players will be able to catch pals and challenge a new faction leader in a boss fight. So if you\u2019re into buff bipedal creatures like the anthropomorphized lion shown in the trailer, you won\u2019t have to wait long to go and befriend them. <\/p>\n

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Nintendo may be siccing its lawyers on Palworld, but that isn\u2019t keeping\u00a0Studio Pocketpair from continuing the momentum of its monster-filled survival game. The next big reveal: a brand new expansion. It\u2019s called Feybreak and it\u2019s scheduled to launch Dec. 23. Pocketpair grabbed some precious time at the 2024 Game Awards, where Palworld was snubbed across the board in terms of nominations, to break the news. Palworld exploded out the gates this past January, making Pocketpair so much money it wasn\u2019t quite sure what to do with it all.\u00a0 The game also blew up after hitting Xbox Game Pass, becoming the most played third-party title in the service\u2019s history. While there was an inevitable cool down, Pocketpair continued to make strides in not only developing the…<\/p>\n

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