Pocketpair, the company Behind the viral game last year Palworld, It has a new project: publishing independent games. His first project will be, to be released later this year, a game that is not allowed by Surgent Studios, developed behind 2024 Kenzira Tales: Zao.
PaworldIt is jokingly referred to as “Pokemon with guns“He achieved great success last year, as it attracted more than 25 million players in it The first few months. The company’s step in publishing comes in a Turbulent For video games, Small studios special; Last year, Between us The developer announced its own Innerslote Moving to publishing To help push projects forward. Pocketpair Paworld Success, apparently, allows him to do the same.
“As the game industry continues to grow, you find more and more games themselves struggle to obtain funding or green,” John Bacqueli, President of Pocketpair Publishing, said in a press release. “We believe this is a real shame, because there are many creators and amazing ideas that only need little help to become incredible games.”
It is not surprising, then, that Pocketpair works with Surgent Studios I struggle to find the financing After release Zo. The developer put his team on the gap in the past year, where he sought a partner next Kenzira The game, currently known as the name USO project.
Surgent deal with Pocketpair separate from USOThe founder Abu Bakr Selim tells Wire. Unlike Afrofturism of ZoIt will be a horror address aimed at introducing players to something new. “We take a little wrap from Kenzira tales The universe, “Salem says.
Salem adds that this type of terror “is a wonderful space that inhales primitive feelings, and the masses are immersed in reality that was removed from something, but it strikes something deep and dark in us all.” Pocketpair and Turge’s gave some details about the game on Thursday’s advertisement, unlike describing it as “short and strange”.
“The world is very ore at the present time, and it feels that it is normal to formulate an experience that reflects and nurtures this density,” says Salem.
Pocketpair Publishing has not announced any other future projects. The company has been involved in legal drama since last year, when Nintendo litigate In Tokyo, the claim Paworld She violated copyright. Nintendo did not respond to a request for comment. When asked if the lawsuit was anxious to Surgent, Salem says the studio does not worry. “We are really excited to work with the new publishing suite to make this game in life,” he says.
