{"id":783119,"date":"2025-12-02T03:41:53","date_gmt":"2025-12-02T03:41:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/pokemon-fan-game-site-shuts-down-after-nearly-a-decade-following-takedown-notice?utm_source=feed&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=feed"},"modified":"2025-12-02T03:41:53","modified_gmt":"2025-12-02T03:41:53","slug":"pokemon-fan-game-site-shuts-down-after-nearly-a-decade-following-takedown-notice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/pokemon-fan-game-site-shuts-down-after-nearly-a-decade-following-takedown-notice\/","title":{"rendered":"Pok\u00e9mon fan game site shuts down after nearly a decade, following takedown notice"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/pokemon-fan-game-site-shuts-down-after-nearly-a-decade-following-takedown-notice.jpg\" \/> <\/p>\n<p>A long-running website for Pok&eacute;mon fan game enthusiasts has shut down after being served a DMCA takedown notice.<\/p>\n<p>Relic Castle was a repository and forum for makers and players of Pok&eacute;mon fan games, and had gained over 20,000 members in almost 10 years. In a <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RelicCastleCom\/status\/1770901435867361351\">statement<\/a> posted to X, the Relic Castle website revealed it was served a takedown notice, which it has now complied with.<\/p>\n<p>Navigating to the <a href=\"https:\/\/reliccastle.com\/\">Relic Castle website<\/a> now shows the website has been stripped of all of its resources, other than the statement on the home page.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/pokemon-fan-game-site-shuts-down-after-nearly-a-decade-following-takedown-notice?utm_source=feed&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=feed\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/pokemon-fan-game-site-shuts-down-after-nearly-a-decade-following-takedown-notice?utm_source=feed&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=feed\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A long-running website for Pok&eacute;mon fan game enthusiasts has shut down after being served a DMCA takedown notice. Relic Castle was a repository and forum for makers and players of Pok&eacute;mon fan games, and had gained over 20,000 members in almost 10 years. In a statement posted to X, the Relic Castle website revealed it was served a takedown notice, which it has now complied with. Navigating to the Relic Castle website now shows the website has been stripped of all of its resources, other than the statement on the home page. 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