"Japanese Celebrities Advised to Avoid Discussing Palworld to Protect Pokémon Relations"

Japanese entertainment professionals have reportedly been instructed by a talent agency to avoid mentioning the game Palworld to protect potential collaborations with The Pokémon Company, following The Pokémon Company's statement expressing concerns about the unauthorized use of Pokémon intellectual property in Palworld. Despite this, Microsoft's Xbox gaming branch has announced support for Palworld's developers, with the game becoming the biggest third-party launch title on Xbox's Game Pass subscription service.