'Pokémon with guns': Indie video game Palworld sees record sales
Nintendo says it is investigating the video game Palworld for possible copyright infringement, given similarities to their Pokémon franchise. The, game from independent developer Pocket Pair, has been described as "Pokémon with guns" and has become the highest selling third-party game on the Microsoft Game Pass platform.
The boss of Palworld maker Pocketpair has said the game passed legal checks before release.
Lauren Bergin, news editor for gaming news site PCGamesN, tells the Â鶹Éç's Paul Henley why the game has attracted so much attention.
(Photo: a screenshot of the Palworld game. Credit: Pocket Pair.)
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