The individual behind the enormous Game Freak hack — of which information is still spilling out from — claims to have a playable build of the upcoming Pokemon Legends: Z-A.
They allege to have played through an internal PC build from start to finish, but that they have no plans to share the game online.
Earlier leaks from the same hack revealed that Legends: Z-A was intended to launch this year , but it's now slated for 2025.
In Game Freak's statement addressing the leaks, it revealed that the hacker gained "unauthorised access to [its] servers" way back in August, so they've certainly had time to play through Legends: Z-A.
Having played the game, they revealed that Stunfisk makes an appearance, the shiny sound from Legends: Arceus is back, and it's "really enjoyable" despite the lag. But that's all they're willing to share right now, which is probably for the best.
Hacking into a company like Game Freak and catching the ire of Nintendo is one thing, but leaking builds of an upcoming game? Gary Bowser served 14 months of a 40 month prison sentence and now owes $14 million to Nintendo for the crime of piracy. Imagine if Bowser...
