Massively on the Go is a column by Andrew Ross all about Pokemon Go and other mobile MMOs and MMOARGs. [Follow this column’s RSS feed]
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Massively on the Go: Exploring Star Wars Galaxy’s Edge augmented reality game
I wasn't expecting to be very excited about the new Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge until I read there'd be an augmented reality game mixed in....
Massively on the Go: Smash Bros Ultimate’s online scene, one month later
I love Smash Bros. I love the mascot battles, the random items, the hazards. And in Super Smash Bros Ultimate, I love the new Ultimate meter...
Massively on the Go: The Pokemon Let’s Go-Go Connection
Yes, we're going to talk about Pokemon Let's Go Eevee (or you can pretend its Pikachu if you just want to experience Pokemon Yellow again). No, it's...
Massively on the Go: The key MMO features in The Walking Dead Our World
As a franchise, The Walking Dead is probably past its prime, but I'm admittedly still a bit of a fan. In fact, I was playing...
Massively on the Go: Our guide to legendary and EX raiding in Pokemon Go
It's a bit odd to say this about a Pokemon game, but raiding in Pokemon Go is kind of a big deal. Multiplayer has always been...
Massively on the Go: Guide to Pokemon Go’s battle system basics
As much as I love some of the game's systems that encourage social play, Pokemon Go's obtuse battle system from the start was problematic. It's...
Massively on the Go: Our guide to which Pokemon you should keep (or send away)
There's so much involved with Pokemon Go for new (or returning) players to adjust to that even knowing what's "good" can be hard to figure out....
Massively on the Go: Our basic guide to Pokemon Go gameplay and questing
Pokemon Go has come a long way since its early days of just catching and gym battling. Those are still core gameplay elements, but there's...
Massively on the Go: A guide to (re)learning how to catch Pokemon in Pokemon Go
So, you're in Pokemon Go, and you just saw a Pokemon. You clicked the little beast and now are in the catch screen. Just straight flick those...
Massively on the Go’s guide to returning to Pokemon Go: Focus on community
I've noticed a bit of a renewal for Pokemon Go thanks to large improvements by Niantic starting with Generation 3. With raids, quests, real-world weather affecting...
Exploring Pokemon Go’s real-life communities: MOP staffers revisit the game from opposite corners of the world
It's year two of Pokemon Go. While there's always room for improvement, enough has changed that I feel comfortable recommending the game to at...
Pokemon Go’s second anniversary report card sees high marks for content and innovation
Today is Pokemon Go's second-year anniversary. Last year's report card had to grapple with things like the game's rapid rise and fall as a fad,...
E3 2018: Hands-on with Pokemon Let’s Go
You know with my being the one at this year's E3 that this would happen. A console Pokemon game that also connects to Pokemon Go?...
Generation 3 is basically Pokemon Go’s One Tamriel: How Niantic has actually improved POGO
A lot of critical things have been said about Pokemon Go and Niantic in the past. Professionals that tried to defend certain UI elements still had plenty...
The Soapbox: Three augmented reality game problems (most) MMOs don’t have – and one thing they do so much better
I'd like to think that I'm kind of a healthy gamer. While MMOs take a lot of time, the nice thing is that their...
First impressions of ‘wizarding world’ MMOARG Maguss
If it weren't for my promise to write this article, I would have given up on Maguss in less than 15 minutes had I been...
Pokemon Go’s EX Raid invite system still baffles core players
Niantic's recent Pokemon Go event succeeded where the Pokemon Company failed, with POGO players catching over 3 billion Pokemon well before the end of the event....
The Soapbox: Evaluating gaming monetization through the lens of Nintendo’s mobile history
Bloggers and journalists throughout the online gaming industry have been talking about monetization a lot lately. It's not just lockbox/gachapon scandals, or their relationship...
Divining the details of Harry Potter: Wizards Unite from a Pokemon Go player’s perspective
When we first heard rumors about a Harry Potter version of Pokemon Go, I said I could barely imagine what the game might be like before...
Pokemon Go’s Halloween event update is more than just candy
Recent Pokemon Go updates had been hinting at something big, and now finally we've got an official announcement from the team, and it's big....
