Pokémon developer Game Freak confirmed that its servers were hacked in August. meant that it was broken internal materials — from source codes to early and even scrapped character designs — went viral on social media over the weekend.
Leaked documents and images were flooded Reddit and then X Centro Leaks started dropping them all on saturday afternoon. This allegedly includes source codes for past games and codenames for the Switch 2 and upcoming Gen 10 Pokémon games. There are also references to the Pokémon MMO, future movies, and a new anime series. The leak revealed tons of beta character designs and concept art.
– Matt Smith
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