Pokémon DMCA wave kills biggest fan game hub and its 10 years of projects

Seeing Pokémon or Nintendo projects shut down isn’t uncommon but the newest wave of Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) takedowns nuked one of the biggest community hubs for Pokémon fan projects online, destroying 10 years of shared creative work—on top of other removals. 

Relic Castle has been the center of Pokémon ROM hacks and fan games since it was founded in 2014, helping more than 20,000 members connect in their love and creative passion for the mega-franchise. Without that hub, it’s unlikely we would have seen the developers and teams behind some of the biggest Pokémon projects meet and create those games—meaning thousands would have missed out on those fan-fuelled experiences.

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