Highlight announcements from the 2025 summer showcases
We had a lot of events over the weekend, so here's a round-up of some interesting game announcements to keep you up to date.
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Steam's Creature Collector Fest is live now so go catch some deals
Valve have launched the latest mini festival, this time it's a Creature Collector Fest bringing in lots of games that get you to collect little monsters in some form.
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Palworld devs confirm game changes due to the Nintendo / Pokemon lawsuit
As we all suspected, recent changes to Palworld game mechanics were as a direct result of the ongoing lawsuit filed against developer Pocketpair from Nintendo / The Pokemon Company.
Check out the unique demo for Insectile, a bug-catching creature collection game with puzzle-battles
Insectile is an upcoming game that blends together exploration, creature collection and puzzle battles into what looks like quite a unique and charming experience. It will have Native Linux support and a demo is now available.
Monsterpatch is Pokemon meets Stardew Valley from the dev of Littlewood and Kindergarten
Monsterpatch is the latest game from Sean Young developer of Littlewood and Kindergarten, blending together Pokemon and Stardew Valley with a little of their own Littlewood thrown in.
A year later, Palworld hits 32m players while continuing to fight off Nintendo
It's been a little bit over a year now since Palworld arrived in Early Access, with developer Pocketpair announcing how well it's done along with another patch out now.
Palworld gets a roadmap including co-op crossplay, world transfers for Pals and an ending
Palworld developer Pocketpair have recently revealed a fresh roadmap of what's to come for the popular monster catching survival game.
Valve set Palworld back as Steam Deck Playable but with multiple listed problems
It's been a strange few days for Palworld on Steam Deck. Originally it was rated Steam Deck Playable, then after the major Feybreak update Valve set it as Steam Deck Unsupported and now it's back to Steam Deck Playable again.
Palworld: Feybreak major update launches December 23
Pocketpair have announced the big free update for Palworld named Feybreak is set for launch on December 23, as they continue battling Nintendo.
We're getting a Palworld x Terraria crossover, major Palworld update in December
Quite a surprise this one. Palworld and Terraria are getting a crossover, but we don't really know what just yet.
Palworld dev details the patents Nintendo and The Pokemon Company are suing for
Back in September Nintendo and The Pokemon Company filed a lawsuit in Japan against Palworld developer Pocketpair, and now we actually know why.
Nintendo Switch emulator Ryujinx gets shut down
Well, there it is. After what happened with yuzu, many wondered if it would happen, and now it has. Nintendo has shut down the Nintendo Switch emulator Ryujinx.
Pocketpair respond to the Nintendo and Pokemon Company lawsuit for Palworld
Pocketpair, developers of Palworld, have put up a statement on the new lawsuit that has been filed against them from Nintendo and The Pokemon Company.
Nintendo and The Pokemon Company file lawsuit against Palworld maker Pocketpair
You might want to grab a big bucket of popcorn for this one, as the big fight is about to begin. Nintendo and The Pokémon Company have formally gone after Palworld maker Pocketpair.
Wildkeepers Rising is Vampire Survivors merged with Pokemon and I need it
Bringing together two of my favourites genres. Monster catching and survivor-like bullet heaven, Wildkeepers Rising seems like it's going to be awesome.
A love letter to the Monster Tamer genre, Battle Gem Ponies is out now
After a successful Kickstarter back in 2021, Battle Gem Ponies from Yotes Games has officially released as a love letter to the Monster Tamer genre.
Coromon: Rogue Planet blends creature-collecting with a rogue-lite twist
Coromon is one of the better monster-taming / creature collecting Pokémon-likes that I've played and now the series is getting a new and rather different entry with Coromon: Rogue Planet.
Wii U emulator Cemu 2.1 out now with AppImage and Flatpak support for Linux
After going open source back in mid 2022, the Wii U emulator Cemu started providing experimental builds with Linux support and now it's out proper with the new Cemu 2.1 release.
Pokemon and Stardew Valley blend Ova Magica arrives on July 23rd
After a Kickstarter success in early 2021, Ova Magica that blends ideas from Pokemon and Stardew Valley will hit Early Access on July 23rd.
Palworld is bringing in fun new Pals for you to put to work
Pocketpair's absolute smash-hit Early Access game Palworld is set to expanding, with some new Pals being teased that will be coming sometime this Summer.
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