2024 has been one rollercoaster of a ride for Pocketpair, the team behind the breakout hit Palworld. When the game debuted in January, it immediately smashed all sorts of records en route to becoming one of Steam's most-played games ever.
Then, things took a turn for the worse when Nintendo announced it was suing the game's creators for patent infringement. Still, that didn't stop the team from finally releasing the game on PlayStation 5, or fans from rallying around the multiplayer title.
That said, throughout this whole period there has been a wave of "anti-Palworld" hate, with much of it directed at the people behind the game. So much so that the game's community manager has issued their own statement, effectively telling the haters to get a life.
If Nintendo is successful, it will set a dangerous precedent for the future of the games industry.
Taking to Twitter, Bucky, the Global Community Manager of Pocketpair and Palworld, shared their own thoughts on the massive amount of hate and negativity being flown their way. Part of their statement read as follows:
"If you're hyping a building full of people losing their jobs then it's not an us problem, it's...
