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Massively on the Go: October brings new treats to Pokemon Go
Pokemon GO's Season of Light continues into October, and while a lot of the announced content looks as familiar as that candy corn you...
Massively on the Go: September brings Pokemon Go’s Season of Light and winds of change
Hoo boy, trainers, we have a lot to unpack after that Pokemon GOÂ Go Fest Finale. September to November will be The Season of Light,...
Massively on the Go: Pokemon Go’s improved Megas and the kitchen sink problem
It's been a while now since Pokemon GOÂ got its third Mega Evolution system, which was one of the big reasons we took a hard...
Massively on the Go: Pokemon Go’s August is an ode to Hisui and full of mysteries
There's a lot going on in Pokemon GO, and it's not waiting for August to start.
As we noted for July, Niantic is holding a Hisui...
Massively on the Go: Pokemon Go teases strong spotlights coming in July
Niantic has now released the July events for Pokemon GO and, so far, it's not exactly exciting. July Community Day is Starly, and as it's...
Pokemon Go’s Niantic scuttles four more gaming projects and lays off 85+ people
Niantic, the company that named itself after a whaling vessel abandoned for the goldrush, admitted yesterday that it is shuttering four more gaming projects,...
Massively on the Go: Pokemon Go Fest 2022 was not the worst Go Fest by a long shot
Let me start off by saying Go Fest 2022 was not perfect. We saw Pokemon learning moves they weren't supposed to, Flygon learning its...
Massively on the Go: No one’s talking about May’s Pokemon GO Community Day, and that’s good
Remember how negative players were about as Pokemon Go’s April Stuffel Community Day? And did you see how angry people on social media were about...
Massively on the GO: Talking MMOARGs with Orna’s lead dev
We've talked a bit about Orna: The GPS RPG a few times here in the Massively on the Go column, as this indie game helps...
Massively on the Go: Pokemon Go’s May events make for a frontloaded month
It's been a weird news week for Pokemon GO. Mega news came out oddly and sporadically resulting in our Megas evaluation piece, while the Go...
Massively on the Go: The top 10 Pokemon Go Mega Pokemon worth investing in
As dataminers discovered back in April, Pokemon GO's Mega Evolution system has gotten its third reworking, plus the release of regional Kangaskhan's Mega, released globally...
Pokemon Go Fest 2022 remains global, brings high-value pokemon targets to catch
Confirming previous leaks, Niantic has now officially announced Pokemon Go's 2022 Go Fest, and yes, Niantic has once again made it a global event...
Massively on the Go: Pikmin Bloom hasn’t improved six months after release
I was recently looking at an article claiming that Pikmin Bloom remains great six months after release and found I couldn't agree less. While I'm admittedly...
Massively on the Go: Niantic’s Peridot may be cause for Pokemon GO alarm
Earlier this week, Niantic announced its next location-based game coming to some countries later this month: Peridot. It's about finding and raising virtual pets...
Massively on the Go: Here’s to hoping for proper Pokemon Go pranks in April
If the earlier mention of Niantic wildly and disappointing experimenting with a shorter, stationary incentivized Community Day hasn't scared you off, then maybe Pokemon Go's April...
Massively on the Go: Pokemon Go’s April Community Day strategy hurts its own goals – and players
Once again, Pokemon GO is marching forward to places its players don't want to go. Niantic, the same company that pivoted commendably during the...
Massively on the Go: Pokemon Sun and Moon features that Pokemon Go still needs
When the Pokemon Sun and Moon games first came out, I discussed in this very column how that generation could be integrated into Pokemon GO....
Massively on the Go: Previewing Orna’s 3.1 story update and quality-of-life improvements
Looking for a mobile MMO that doesn't ask for personal information, encourages getting out of the house, but doesn't want you to walk and...
Massively on the Go: Pokemon Go March and Season of Alola
It's officially March now, and in Pokemon Go that means we'll be experiencing both a new month of content and shift seasons, so say goodbye to that...
Massively on the Go: The 2022 Johto Tour shows Pokemon Go progress, even if Niantic struggles learning from mistakes
As with last year's Kanto tour, early reports of Pokemon Go’s recent Johto Tour talk a lot about low shiny rates, players feeling overwhelmed,...
