Palworld developer Pocketpair launched a new publishing business last week, following the gargantuan success of its Pokémon-inspired survival game.
The response was, shall we say, enthusiastic, with Pocketpair's comms director and publishing manager John Buckley stating he received1,500 LinkedIn requests within 24 hours.
Now, one week after getting into the publishing business, Pocketpair has revealed the response goes far beyond LinkedIn requests.
Posting on X (via GamesRadar) the official Pocketpair Publishing account explained it had received «400 emails, 150 pitches [and] 2000+ Linkedin requests» in the seven days since opening up to finance third-party titles. «We are blown away by the interest we have received from YOU, the developers,» the post continued, assuring that «we're doing our best to review each request and pitch.» Pocketpair already has one third-party project signed, a new game from Tales of Kenzera: Zau developer Surgent Studios.
Founded by actor Abubakar Salim, Surgent's new project is apparently a horror game, though no further details have been released at this time.