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The owner of a high-profile social media account dedicated to sharing Pokémon leaks has boasted of having numerous images removed by The Pokémon Company today in response to copyright claims — something they say only proves the leaked details are legitimate.

Copyright removals have now hit a long list of posts by CentroLeaks, an X account that this week shared dozens of images said to originate from the infamous Pokémon “Teraleak” of data, originally hacked from the servers of developer Game Freak last year.

While not the source of the Teraleak itself, CentroLeaks has played a pivotal role in publicising its contents, sharing images from beta builds of this week’s Pokémon Legends: Z-A, to eye-opening details of unannounced games allegedly set to launch over the rest of the decade. Neither Nintendo nor The Pokémon Company have responded to IGN’s request for comment.

“Funnily enough they took the bait,” CentroLeaks posted this morning, stating that The Pokémon Company was behind the removal of numerous images that appeared to detail upcoming projects, including next year’s unannounced but highly-anticipated “Gen 10” Switch 2 games.

“Mr. Takato Utsunomiya, the Chief Operating Officer of The Pokémon Company, has personally sent an email to Centro Leaks / X to take down the Pokémon leak images,” another post by the account stated, later sharing what appeared to be a formal demand for a long list of posts to be removed as they contained “copyrighted works (illustrations) of the characters from the Pokémon video game series… reproduced and distributed to the public without our permission.”

Details of a further set of Mega Pokémon coming in Legends Z-A’s $20 DLC are among the images that have been removed, the account noted. “I guess Game Freak also confirmed the returning Pokémon list in the Legends: Z-A DLC is real,” CentroLeaks said.

Other removed images included concept art and early screenshots purported to show various upcoming Pokémon projects, including the Gen 10 games, a third Pokémon Legends title, and an ambitious sounding concept for a Pokémon game spanning multiple regions.

Attention to CentroLeaks’ account has been so widespread that fan art has already started to spring up of Pokémon species shown in the leaked art, likely years before any official reveal.

However, as IGN has stated previously, it is worth treating all of the details leaked online this week with a measure of caution, amid claims that some logos were in fact fan-made, and a general acknowledgement that all of the information is now a year out of date at the very least. Game Freak’s servers were breached in August 2024, and The Pokémon Company’s plans may have since changed, with specific concepts or indeed entire projects potentially scrapped altogether.

Nintendo and The Pokémon Company have previously attempted to track down the culprit behind the original Teraleak, though seemingly have not had much success, judging by the huge spread of further details online this week. As for CentroLeaks, the account’s owner does not seem particularly concerned by either company, despite their infamously litgious nature.

At the time of writing, the most recent update on the CentroLeaks account is a retweet of a previous post from 2024, which simply states: “if only he knew that laws don’t exist in Peru.”

IGN’s review-in-progress of Pokémon Legends: Z-A is now live, if you want to check out our impressions of the first 24 hours, with a full review coming next week. If you’re jumping into Pokémon Legends Z-A, choose your Starter Pokémon, then check out our in-progress Pokémon Legends: Z-A Walkthrough, plus our Side Missions List to make sure you don’t miss anything. We’ve also got a Pokémon Legends: Z-A Pokedex, and most importantly, a guide to All Clothing Stores and Clothing in Pokémon Legends: Z-A so you can catch ’em all in style.

Tom Phillips is IGN’s News Editor. You can reach Tom at tom_phillips@ign.com or find him on Bluesky @tomphillipseg.bsky.social

The fear that Stranger Things might tank its reputation with a dodgy finale was a concern for the show’s cast, star Finn Wolfhard has admitted, after seeing Game of Thrones’ final season brutally “torn to shreds.”

Speaking to Time, Wolfhard mentioned the widespread reaction to Game of Thrones’ final episodes as an example of how a long-running big-budget TV series can build up enormous expectations for its hotly anticipated climax — then spark enormous backlash after failing to deliver.

Negative reaction to Game of Thrones’ final season still dominates discussion around the show, following widespread criticism of its plot, pacing and sudden character developments. Many fans blamed the uneven final season on the series’ creators running out of book material to adapt, while others have suggested the series simply tried to do too much in too few episodes. Regardless, it has become a model that other series, clearly, do not want to follow.

“I think everyone was pretty worried, honestly,” Wolfhard said. “The way that Game of Thrones got torn to shreds in that final season, we’re all walking into this going, ‘We hope to not have that kind of thing happen.'”

Not that Wolfhard is suggesting Stranger Things will wrap up its own run with a similarly polarizing finale — far from it.

“Then we read the scripts,” Wolfhard continued, saying that the show’s cast now felt reassured. “We knew that it was something special.”

Stranger Things’ fifth and final season will launch on Netflix with four episodes on November 26, before a further three episodes arrive on Christmas Day, December 25. The series’ feature-length finale will then release on New Year’s Eve, December 31, wrapping up the show’s supernatural saga after almost a decade. No pressure.

After all that, will this really be the end of Stranger Things? Of course not. Netflix already has plans for animated series and at least one spinoff.

This week, fans learned that Stranger Things’ final episodes will wrap up one long-standing mystery around the series — what the Upside Down actually is. So that’s something.

Photo by Rich Polk/Variety via Getty Images.

Tom Phillips is IGN’s News Editor. You can reach Tom at tom_phillips@ign.com or find him on Bluesky @tomphillipseg.bsky.social

A little over a year since Konami relaunched its long-dead Silent Hill horror series with the superb Silent Hill 2 Remake, the publisher has provided a sales update, confirming that it’s now up to 2.5 million worldwide.

That’s up from the 1 million copies Silent Hill remake sold in less than a week from launch.

The updated milestone now means the 26-year-old series itself has surpassed 10 million units shipped, despite lying dormant for over a decade.

As reported by Gematsu, the news came via a Konami News video report which primarily discussed its most recent release, Silent Hill f, which similarly debuted to a positive reception last month. At the beginning of the report, a text pop up says: “Silent Hill series has shipped over 10 million copies, and [Silent Hill f’s] predecessor, Silent Hill 2, has shipped over 2.5 million copies.”

Silent Hill 2 is a remake of the 2001 psychological horror game wherein you play as protagonist James Sunderland drawn to the terrifying titular town after receiving a mysterious letter from his late wife, Mary. IGN’s Silent Hill 2 Remake review returned an 8/10 score, and dubbed it “a welcome modernisation of a survival horror masterpiece.” Silent Hill f returned 7/10, where we called it “a fresh new setting to explore and a fascinatingly dark story to unravel,” but warned “its melee-focussed combat takes a big swing that doesn’t quite land.”

Don’t forget that Silent Hill 2 Remake is just one of the games coming to the PlayStation Plus Extra catalogue later this month. It drops on October 21 — just in time for Halloween — alongside the similarly spooky Until Dawn (the PS5 version), V Rising, Poppy Playtime: Chapter 1, As Dusk Falls, Wizard with a Gun, and Yakuza: Like a Dragon. Premium Plus subscribers will be able to play Tekken 3.

If you’ve played through Silent Hill f and are still scratching your head about its story, check out our handy guide that explains what happens and why in each of Silent Hill f’s numerous endings.

Vikki Blake is a reporter for IGN, as well as a critic, columnist, and consultant with 15+ years experience working with some of the world’s biggest gaming sites and publications. She’s also a Guardian, Spartan, Silent Hillian, Legend, and perpetually High Chaos. Find her at BlueSky.

With Pokémon Legends: Z-A releasing today for Nintendo Switch 1 and 2, excitement has been building among Pokémon fans on social media.

Pokémon Legends: Z-A is taking us back to a revamped Lumiose City. Of course, you can catch Pokémon, battle them and do quests, but there’s also time for relaxing. One aspect of the game that some Japanese fans have been getting excited about is simply chilling with your Pokémon outside an in-game cafe.

YouTuber and blogger Koiwa Hawawa posted on Twitter / X: “What I’m most looking forward to in Z-A is having tea with Pokémon. But could it be that your Pokémon is just staring at the desserts? Is there anything more cruel?”

ZAで一番楽しみにしているのがポケモンとお茶することなんだけど
もしかしてポケモンはただお菓子を眺めているだけ？🥺
そんな酷いことある？ pic.twitter.com/cHq5AplYtF

— 小岩井はわわ (@chandelure115) October 13, 2025

What Hawawa noticed is that while the trainer relaxes over a cuppa and cake, their Pokémon just sits on the other chair with nothing on the table in front of it. As evidence of possible Pokémon cruelty, Hawawa posted screenshots. The last image highlights Totodile, whose wide eyes and open mouth make him look like he is salivating at the thought of some sweet treats.

This post quickly attracted views (1.3 million at the time of this article’s publication) and comments from other users, with many questioning whether or not Pokémon can eat sweets meant for humans without getting some serious indigestion. However, as many pointed out, Pokémon have a history of eating all sorts of things, even curry and sandwiches (in Generations VIII and IX respectively). One user even posted an image of Meowth and Rocket Team members stuffing themselves with ramen.

ロケット団は一緒にラーメン食べてるのに！ https://t.co/iTV6ul0CCk pic.twitter.com/7xpbQFrvM3

— プルプルマン (@MfmmKPcPlp19684) October 14, 2025

One thing fans were in agreement with was that the Pokémon should also be snacking on something alongside their trainer. “Whether it’s a Poké Block, Poké Puff or Poffin, just give it something delicious,” one user implored. Another added: “The only food on the table is the protagonist’s, so for me that’s a bit of a negative.”

But maybe the Pokémon are content with just watching you eat? Discovered cafes in Legends: Z-A serve as fast travel points, and visiting them has several benefits. Firstly, sitting with a particular Pokémon strengthens your bond, which could be helpful for evolving them later on. Plus, buying drinks at a cafe restores your entire party’s health and removes status effects, so maybe your Totodile is sneaking a sip when you are not looking?

If you have already picked up Pokémon Legends Z-A and are wondering which initial Pokémon to pick, see our tips for choosing from the game’s three starters. If you’re jumping into Pokemon Legends Z-A, choose your Starter Pokemon, then check out our in-progress Pokemon Legends: Z-A Walkthrough, plus our Side Missions List to make sure you don’t miss anything. We’ve also got a Pokemon Legends: Z-A Pokedex, and most importantly, a guide to All Clothing Stores and Clothing in Pokemon Legends: Z-A so you can catch ’em all in style.

There’s also IGN’s Pokémon Legends: Z-A review-in-progress, which shares some early thoughts. Our full review comes out next week.

Verity Townsend is a Japan-based freelance writer who previously served as editor, contributor and translator for the game news site Automaton West. She has also written about Japanese culture and movies for various publications.