Summary
- The hacker behind the enormous Game Freak leak claims to have a playable build of Pokemon Legends: Z-A.
- However, they won't release it to the public, and are done sharing details about the upcoming release.
The individual behind the enormous Game Freak hack — of which information is still spilling out from — claims to have a playable build of the upcoming 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Pokemon Legends: Z-A.
They allege to have played through an intern🐓al PC build from start to finish, but that they have ওno plans to share the game online.
Earlier leaks from the same hack revealed that 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Legends: Z-A was intended 😼to lauꦚnch this year, but it's now slated for 2025.
In 168澳洲幸运5开奖𒅌网:Game Freak's statement addressing the leaks, it revealed that the hacker gained "unauthorised access to [its] servers" way back in August, so they've certainly had time t𝓡o play throug💯h Legends: Z-A.
Having played the game, they revealed that Stunfisk makes an appearance, the shiny sound from 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Legends: Arceus 🌠is back, and it's "really enjoyable" despite the lag. But that's all they're willing to share right now, which is probably for the best.
GTA 6, Wolverine, And Half-Life 2: Leaks Of This Magnitude Aren't A Great Idea
Hacking into a company like Game Freak and catching the ire of Nintendo is one thing, but leaking builds of an upcoming game? Gary Bowser served 14 months of a 40 month prison sentence and now owes $14 million to Nintendo fꦇor the cr𝕴ime of piracy. Imagine if Bowser had leaked an upcoming blockbuster in a franchise as big as Pokemon.
The last two years have seen a surprising number of historical gaming leaks, such as GTA 6. Early footage of a playable build was shared online, which landed the hacke𝐆r an indefinite stay 🌱in hospital prison until he is "no longer a danger".
What Next For Ninten𝓀do After The Pokemon Leaks?
Nintendo has previously resorted to legal retribution in c♔ases like this, and Pokemon feels like the biggest leak yet.
At the end of 2023, ransomware group Rhysida hacked into Insomniac and dumped over a terabyte of data online, 168澳洲ꦚ幸运5开奖网:including a playable PC build of Wolverine. It has yet to be caught, but considering the enormity of the leak and similar convi𝔉ctions in the past, they'll get far more than a slap on the wrist if found out. Nonetheless, its 🎀spree continues, as Rhysida was blamed for an attack on Seattle Airport just last month (as reported by ).
And of course, one of the most infamous cases in gaming history is the 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Half-Life 2 beta leak. German programmer Axel Gembe hacked into Valve's network in 2002 and uncovered a gold mine of in-developemnt information. Half-Life 2 later leaked online, along with the Source engine source code, but there was "no evidence to suggest that🐻 Gembe had been responsible" (as reported by ). Regardless, after Gembe turned himself in hoping to get a job at Valve, he was arrested and later sentenced to two years' probation for "causing damages in excess of $250 million".
168澳洲幸运5开奖网: Pokemon Legends: Z-A
- Released
- October 16, 2025
- Developer(s)
- 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Game Freak, 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Creatures Inc.
- Publisher(s)
- Nintendo, The Pokemon Co❀mpany
- Franchise
- Pokemon
- Nintendo Switch Release Date
- October 16, 2025
- Nintendo Switch 2 Release Date
- October 16, 2025
Pokemon Legends: Z-A is an ambitious new entry to the Pokemon video game series, releasing simultaneously worldwide in 2025. A new adventure awaits within Lumi🌳ose City, wh♛ere an urban redevelopment plan is underway to shape the city into a place that belongs to both people and Pokemon.
