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Massively on the Go: Planning your Pokemon GO December 2024 Community Day targets
As previewed thus far, Pokemon Go's upcoming Community Day round-up event from December 21st-22nd is bit of a letdown this year. Yes, Dynamax Beldums...
Massively on the Go: Pokemon GO starts Dual Destiny season with siren songs
Pokemon Go's winter seasonal update, Dual Destiny, has at least frontloaded some of the details on what would normally be mystery events, so I'm...
Massively on the Go: Pokemon Go’s Wild Area was a resource sink event
Advertising Pokemon Go's Wild Area last weekend as being on the same level as Go Fest or the Go Tours was another major misstep for...
Massively on the Go: Preparing for Pokemon Go’s Wild Area event
Pokemon Go's Wild Area event is being held November 23rd-24th, but despite being advertised as a new yearly event akin to Go Fest or the...
Massively on the Go: Pokemon Go’s Max Raid and Gigantamax Battles aren’t helping the community
"What's the incentive? They look cool? It's not worth it." This is the player sentiment I've been seeing after people have spent some time...
Monster Hunter is getting a new open world mobile game, Monster Hunter Now maps out its next seasons
If you were looking to experience Monster Hunter on your mobile device, the only option you've really had is Niantic's mobile ARG Monster Hunter...
Massively on the Go: Pokemon Go’s November looks overstuffed and underseasoned
Ah yes, November. The month of my favorite feasting holiday! Pokemon Go is hoping to deliver a feast of its own this month, but......
Massively on the Go: Hands-on with Super Mario Party Jamboree’s online modes
If you were somebody who thought Super Mario Party Jamboree's new modes might be Fall Guys-esque, I'm sorry to report that it isn't the...
Massively on the Go: Pokemon Go’s October outlook offers more tricks than treats
It's almost October, and that means Halloween in Pokemon Go, where the tricks are expected and the treats come with bugs, no matter how...
Massively on the Go: Pokemon GO’s Max Battles’ rollout shows Niantic is stuck in 2019
The Pokemon Go's fall 2024 seasonal update, Max Out, has brought players a new feature: Max Battles. Max Raid Battles were the Pokemon series' first mainline...
Massively on the Go: Pokemon GO’s Max Out season brings a little hype back
The Pokemon Go fall seasonal update, coming September 3rd, is called Max Out, and if you haven't kept up with the main series of...
Massively on the Go: Pokemon Go’s August is leaning into Adventure
I must admit that Pokemon Go's traditional Adventure Week events have historically been a minor hit with me as they feature the fossil 'mon...
Star Trek Online unveils the Heritage Starship Bundle after teasing it with cryptic hints
Look. You knew that when Star Trek Online started toying around with pseudo-ARG puzzles regarding its latest promotion that the end result would be...
Massively on the Go: Pokemon Go Fest 2024 aimed straight at the wallet
If functional is the bar for Pokemon Go players, Niantic almost cleared it for Go Fest 2024, but damn if that isn't a depressing...
Massively on the Go: MOP’s planning guide for Pokemon Go Global Go Fest 2024
It's almost time, Pokemon Go trainers: Go Fest 2024 arrives July 13th to 14th from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. local time each day,...
Massively on the Go: Pokemon Go’s July spread is basically just marking time until Go Fest
It's not particularly surprising that, once again, Pokemon Go isn't really sharing a lot of details about what's in store for the month of...
Massively on the Go: Splatoon 3’s Big Big Run highlights the big problem with its PvE
As I shamelessly teased in the WRUP last week, I managed to make some time for Splatoon 3's new Salmon Run event, the Big...
Monster Hunter Now adds the gunlance weapon, new large monsters, and a new season June 13
While most fans are arguably casting their eyes in the direction of the next mainline RPG in the series, things in the mobile ARG...
Massively on the Go: Pokemon GO enters its Shared Skies season without sharing much info
We're entering the summer season in Pokemon Go, and this one is called Shared Skies. If you ignore the repeat info from the upcoming...
Massively on the Go: April showers didn’t bring Pokemon GO May event flowers
April was a rough month for Pokemon Go, as the game failed to deliver on Earth Day - an event Niantic used to champion...
