{"id":78739,"date":"2024-03-22T19:36:29","date_gmt":"2024-03-22T19:36:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/neclink.com\/index.php\/2024\/03\/22\/large-pokemon-fan-game-site-taken-down-without-warning-via-dmca\/"},"modified":"2024-03-22T19:36:29","modified_gmt":"2024-03-22T19:36:29","slug":"large-pokemon-fan-game-site-taken-down-without-warning-via-dmca","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/neclink.com\/index.php\/2024\/03\/22\/large-pokemon-fan-game-site-taken-down-without-warning-via-dmca\/","title":{"rendered":"Large Pok\u00e9mon Fan Game Site Taken Down Without Warning Via DMCA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 fnnahv\">Relic Castle, a popular forum focused on the creation and sharing of <span><a class=\"sc-1out364-0 dPMosf sc-145m8ut-0 erKGZM js_link\" data-ga=\"[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;Internal link&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/kotaku.com\/pokemon-horizons-anime-netflix-liko-roy-captain-pikachu-1851326504&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]\" href=\"https:\/\/kotaku.com\/pokemon-horizons-anime-netflix-liko-roy-captain-pikachu-1851326504\"><em>Pok\u00e9mon<\/em><\/a><\/span> fan games, has gone offline with no advanced warning. The folks behind the site blame a DMCA takedown notice for the sudden shutdown. <\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-1needdh-1 fzSzvw\">\n<div class=\"sc-1needdh-0 enlHCF instream-native-video instream-permalink instream-native-video--mobile\">\n<div class=\"sc-1h0epat-0 crfeiW\">\n<div class=\"sc-1wkneyl-4 kDKXjm video-html5-playlist\" data-playlist=\"196165,192873,192610\" data-current=\"196165\">\n<div class=\"sc-1wkneyl-0 hAZDOz video-html5-loaded\">\n<div class=\"sc-1wkneyl-1 jShsAa video-html5-player\">\n<div class=\"sc-lhhce6-0 biVjcq video-html5 autoplay muted mobile\" data-video-id=\"196165\" data-monetizable=\"true\" data-position=\"sidebar\" data-video-title=\"What\u2019s Coming Out Beyond Pok\u00e9mon: The Indigo Disk | The Week In Games\" data-video-blog-id=\"9\" data-video-network=\"kotaku\" data-video-duration=\"95\">\n<div class=\"sc-lhhce6-2 emBeiF video-top-bar\">\n<p>What\u2019s Coming Out Beyond Pok\u00e9mon: The Indigo Disk | The Week In Games<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><video disablepictureinpicture=\"\" muted=\"\" playsinline=\"\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\" preload=\"none\" style=\"max-height:none\"><source data-src=\"https:\/\/vid.kinja.com\/prod\/196165\/196165_240p.mp4\" label=\"240p\" type=\"video\/mp4\"\/><source data-src=\"https:\/\/vid.kinja.com\/prod\/196165\/196165_480p.mp4\" label=\"480p\" type=\"video\/mp4\"\/><source data-src=\"https:\/\/vid.kinja.com\/prod\/196165\/196165_720p.mp4\" label=\"720p\" type=\"video\/mp4\"\/><source data-src=\"https:\/\/vid.kinja.com\/prod\/196165\/196165_1080p.mp4\" label=\"1080p\" type=\"video\/mp4\"\/><track kind=\"captions\" label=\"English\" src=\"https:\/\/kinja.com\/api\/videoupload\/caption\/21711.vtt\" srclang=\"en\"\/><\/video><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 fnnahv\">Relic Castle was set up in 2014 as an online forum where people could talk about <em>Pok\u00e9mon <\/em>fan games, and could also share links to download these games from third-party websites. Relic Castle never hosted any of these files directly; instead, fan games using a mix of new and old assets were often downloaded from places like Mediafire and Google Drive. The forums were just a convenient hub for links and gave the community a place to discuss <em>Pok\u00e9mon<\/em> fan games. However, it\u2019s all gone now.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 fnnahv\">On March 21, the Relic Castle Twitter <span><a class=\"sc-1out364-0 dPMosf sc-145m8ut-0 erKGZM js_link\" data-ga=\"[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;External link&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/RelicCastleCom\/status\/1770901435867361351&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RelicCastleCom\/status\/1770901435867361351\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">account posted a message<\/a><\/span> stating that the site had been shut down \u201cfollowing a DMCA takedown notice.\u201d Relic Castle did not confirm who sent the notice.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"twitter-embed\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%\"><iframe data-src=\"https:\/\/kotaku.com\/embed\/inset\/iframe?id=twitter-1770901435867361351&amp;autosize=1\" autoresize=\"true\" id=\"twitter-1770901435867361351\" data-recommended=\"false\" class=\"core-inset lazyload\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"\" webkitallowfullscreen=\"webkitAllowFullScreen\" mozallowfullscreen=\"mozallowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 fnnahv\">\u201cRelic Castle has always been a non-profit, ad-free, tight-knit community and we pride ourselves in what we have achieved,\u201d the staff explained in the message. <\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 fnnahv\">\u201cMembers have felt at home, made friends, and even careers with us. It is with deep regret that I have to inform you that the forum part of this community, which was to turn 10 years old this year, has had to come to an end.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 fnnahv\"><em>Kotaku <\/em>has reached out to Relic Castle for more information.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 fnnahv\">According to that message, Relic Castle had over 20,000 members and 65,000+ posts. While the site is gone, the Discord server remains and is \u201cnot going anywhere.\u201d Relic Castle staff also pointed to the Wayback Machine as a resource for folks looking to visit the site moving forward.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 fnnahv\">\u201cThank you all for being with us this last decade, and thank you for making Relic Castle as awesome and life-changing as it has been for some of us,\u201d said site owner Marin and manager Andy in a message on social media. The same text can now be found on a mostly blank page that <span><a class=\"sc-1out364-0 dPMosf sc-145m8ut-0 erKGZM js_link\" data-ga=\"[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;External link&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/reliccastle.com\/&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]\" href=\"https:\/\/reliccastle.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">replaced Relic Castle last night<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 fnnahv\">This is just the latest salvo in the war against <em>Pok\u00e9mon <\/em>mods and fan content. Recently, <span><a class=\"sc-1out364-0 dPMosf sc-145m8ut-0 erKGZM js_link\" data-ga=\"[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;Internal link&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/kotaku.com\/pokemon-company-cod-pikachu-mod-youtube-dmca-strike-1851356562&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]\" href=\"https:\/\/kotaku.com\/pokemon-company-cod-pikachu-mod-youtube-dmca-strike-1851356562\">a seven-year-old YouTube video<\/a><\/span> featuring modded <em>Pok\u00e9mon <\/em>in <em>Call of Duty<\/em> was taken down, too. Some fear The Pok\u00e9mon Company and Nintendo\u2014<span><a class=\"sc-1out364-0 dPMosf sc-145m8ut-0 erKGZM js_link\" data-ga=\"[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;Internal link&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/kotaku.com\/palworld-shoot-pokemon-with-guns-impressions-review-pc-1851185681&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]\" href=\"https:\/\/kotaku.com\/palworld-shoot-pokemon-with-guns-impressions-review-pc-1851185681\">spurred by the success of <em>Palworld <\/em>aka Pok\u00e9mon with Guns<\/a><\/span>\u2014might be <span><a class=\"sc-1out364-0 dPMosf sc-145m8ut-0 erKGZM js_link\" data-ga=\"[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;Internal link&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/kotaku.com\/palworld-pokemon-company-statement-ip-investigation-1851195362&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]\" href=\"https:\/\/kotaku.com\/palworld-pokemon-company-statement-ip-investigation-1851195362\">cracking down<\/a><\/span> on content that might have been able to fly under the radar before. For now, we don\u2019t know who ordered Relic Castle to be shut down, but for <em>Pok\u00e9mon<\/em> content creators and modders, it doesn\u2019t matter. Things are looking riskier than ever for them. <\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 fnnahv\">\u00a0.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/kotaku.com\/pokemon-fan-games-relic-castle-shutdown-dmca-reason-1851359618\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Relic Castle, a popular forum focused on the creation and sharing of Pok\u00e9mon fan games, has gone offline with no advanced warning. 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