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Massively on the Go: Niantic games under Scopely may not be so bad, actually
In case you missed the news, Pokemon GO's Niantic has finally confirmed that it is indeed offloading its games to Scopely. Oddly enough, it...
Massively on the Go: Pokemon Go’s Unova Tour was functional but no fun
Pokemon GO's just announced the next Go Fest, but the recent Unova Tour LA Tour and now the Global Tour have both recently concluded,...
Massively on the Go: Preparing for Pokemon Go’s 2025 Global Unova Tour
Pokemon Go's Unova Tour is going global this weekend. While I'll save my full thoughts on the LA event for later, one big thing...
Massively on the Go: Preparing for Pokemon Go’s 2025 Los Angeles Unova Tour
Pokemon GO's Unova Tour will be at the "Los Angeles" (Pasadena) Rose Bowl Stadium February 21st-23rd - if you've bought tickets, that is. After...
Massively on the Go: Pokemon Go’s Legendary Flight lands with a thud
Niantic's problem isn't that players are over or have forgiven Pokemon Go's Dynamax/Gigantimax raids - it's that the company keeps pushing them in the...
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...
Niantic is already retuning Pokemon Go’s controversial 40-player Gigantamax battles
Pokemon Go's recent Gigantamax raids rollout hasn't exactly gone to plan for Niantic so far. In addition to all the unintentional bans players are...
Pokemon Go heralds 40-player Gigantamax battles, but Niantic is mum on global/local requirements
Pokemon Go fans better be bracing for a big announcement and a world of confusion, as Niantic and The Pokemon Company officially announced that...
Finally, we know what to expect from Pokemon Go’s Wild Area event in November
Despite Niantic announcing the event months ago, Pokemon Go's upcoming Wild Area event has until now been opaque to players. The studio initially said...
Pokemon Go’s Niantic stealth-nerfed raid staples and restricted Max Battles
All good things must come to an end. No, Pokemon Go isn't going anywhere, but after scoring some wins with the community, Niantic has...
Pokemon Go’s Meteorite make-up event goes non-Elite – a rare win for players
Remember that Pokemon Go Meteorite bait-and-switch we covered back in June? And that not only was there a communication issue but that it had...
Pokemon Go’s Meteorite bait-and-switch isn’t helping Go Fest hype
Niantic is not heading into 2024's Go Fest on great terms with the Pokemon Go playerbase, owing to a string of problems: a sales...
MMOARG Orna’s sixth anniversary celebration turns devs into boss mobs
Everyone loves a birthday bash, but MMOARG Orna's bash offers a unique twist of the dev variety. For its sixth Ornaversary, the game will...
Pokemon Go co-developer Very Very Spaceship has been hit with layoffs as the avatar rebellion continues
Pokemon Go's staff - and outlook - just got a little smaller as this week one of its development studios was hit with major...
MMOARG Orna celebrates Earth Day with Terra’s Day event
While other MMOARG companies might be disappointing us with this year's handling of Earth Day events, Orna's Northern Forge is giving us a great reminder of...
Pokemon Go players are not happy with their new avatars
As we mentioned in our monthly Pokemon Go event round-up for April, the game recently introduced new avatars on April 17th, despite lots of negative...
Massively on the Go: 10 Pokemon Go Mega Pokemon to invest now – and 2 for later
Roughly two years ago, Pokemon GO's Mega Evolution system got its third reworking, which was a major reason I made our list of pokemon to...
Niantic’s Pokemon GO Fest date announcement was bungled by a ticket-buying snafu
In true Niantic form, Pokemon Go's Go Fest 2024 dates and locations have been officially announced (hot on the heels of datamined leaks), and...
