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Palworld

is a monster-taming survival game created and published by Japanese developer Pocketpair. It was announced in 2021 and launched through early access for Windows, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S in January 2024, and for the PlayStation 5 in September 2024. The game was fully released on July 10, 2026. The game is set in an open world populated with animal-like creatures called "Pals", which players can battle and capture to use for base building, traversal, and combat. Players may also assign the Pals to bases where they will automatically complete tasks for the player. Palworld can be played either solo or online with up to 32 players on one server. The game's premise, which involves using firearms and equipping Pals with them, has earned it the nickname "Pokémon with guns". Other elements, such as using Pals for food or as manual labor in mines and factories, have also garnered a mixed reaction, with praise for its gameplay, content, and satirical premise, but criticism for its reliance on shock humor and for its use of unoriginal designs and mechanics.

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is a monster-taming survival game created and published by Japanese developer Pocketpair. It was announced in 2021 and launched through early access for Windows, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S in January 2024, and for the PlayStation 5 in September 2024. The game was fully released on July 10, 2026. The game is set in an open world populated with animal-like creatures called "Pals", which players can battle and capture to use for base building, traversal, and combat. Players may also assign the Pals to bases where they will automatically complete tasks for the player. Palworld can be played either solo or online with up to 32 players on one server. The game's premise, which involves using firearms and equipping Pals with them, has earned it the nickname "Pokémon with guns". Other elements, such as using Pals for food or as manual labor in mines and factories, have also garnered a mixed reaction, with praise for its gameplay, content, and satirical premise, but criticism for its reliance on shock humor and for its use of unoriginal designs and mechanics.

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  1. release date: 2026-07-10 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  2. release date: 2024-01-19 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  3. release date: 2024-06-27 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  4. release date: 2024 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

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  5. The record states that the release date is "2024". What evidence would count against this claim?
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  7. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

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  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1377059237

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