Pocketpair teases Palworld Arena PvP mode

Pocketpair has teased plans to release a new PvP mode for Palworld.

Titled Pal Arena, it was announced during the Triple-i Initiative showcase on Wednesday.

“The Pal Arena makes its way to Palworld in 2024,” it said. “Battle against other players, pitting both yourself and your pals against them. Train the strongest Pals and defeat all your rivals!”

Released in January via Steam Early Access and Xbox Game Preview, Palworld attracted 25 million players in its first month, according to Pocketpair.

In a recent interview, Pocketpair CEO and game director Takuro Mizobe said the company’s in talks to bring Palworld to additional platforms.

He also said Pocketpair would be open to considering offers for partnership or acquisition, but that the company hasn’t engaged in buyout talks with Microsoft.

According to the Xbox maker, Palworld enjoyed the biggest third-party Game Pass launch to date.

Palworld reportedly cost less than 1 billion yen ($6.7 million) to make and has returned tens of billions of yen in profit.

“We are and will remain a small studio,” Mizobe told Bloomberg, “I want to make multiple small games. Big-budget triple-A games are not for us.”

“Games are most fun when playing with friends,” he added. “A game without a multiplayer mode just doesn’t feel right in the era we live today.”