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Massively on the Go: Pokemon Go’s Adventure Abounds repeats old problems while skipping Galar
Way back in 2016, we noted that Pokemon Go and Niantic could skip generations to focus on whatever was most relevant on Nintendo consoles....
Massively on the Go: Pokemon Go delivered a merely average Go Fest, bugs and all
This year's Pokemon Go Global Go Fest 2023 has officially ended, and it was... OK. It could've been a lot worse. Last year's Go...
Massively on the Go: Splatoon 3’s revolving Challenges add needed spice
One thing we haven't talked about yet here in Massively on the Go is Splatoon 3's new summer-released mode, Challenges, which is somewhat more akin...
Massively on the Go: Our planning guide for Pokemon Go Global Go Fest 2023
While the timing and quantity of events change each year, Pokemon Go is holding its global Go Fest 2023 August 26th and 27th this round....
Massively on the Go: A practical guide to Pokemon Go gym defense
One thing I learned while at Pokemon Go’s Las Vegas Hoenn Tour and traveling in Japan recently was people still aren't great at defending gyms, but it's...
Massively on the Go: Orna’s pet-battler is fluffy – but not cheap
Usually here on Massively on the Go, we have a lot of good things to say about Orna: The GPS RPG and its dev...
Massively on the Go: Pokemon Go August update mentions Go Fest but lacks communication
August is generally a big month for Pokemon Go and Niantic, but the past year (as you can see from our caveat blurbs at...
Niantic’s Monster Hunter Now MMOARG opens prereg ahead of September 14 launch
Don't look now, but Niantic is spinning up a few more plates and hoping they don't come crashing to the ground: As previously announced,...
Massively on the Go: Niantic’s Pokemon Go Plus+ debacle illuminates a big metaverse pitfall
Don't let that title fool you, dear readers; we're not really talking about NFTs, blockchain, or the metaverse itself. Instead, we're addressing the oft-repeated...
Massively on the Go: Pokemon Scarlet and Violet brings out a very Normal gorilla
We now know what the July 28th-30th and August 4th-6th Pokemon Scarlet and Violet tera raid 'mon will be: Rillaboom.
While we've had some tough...
Massively on the Go: Pokemon GO Routes are already problematic and unsafe
Pokemon Go and Niantic by the time you read this, will have launched a new feature: routes. While we covered the event and a...
Massively on the Go: Pokemon Go’s Niantic is sleeping on summer
Despite Niantic telling Pokemon Go players that it has a "blockbuster slate of summer features" coming up, the summer has been quite a disappointment...
Massively on the Go: Orna spices things up with step tracking and guilds update
Recently here on Massively on the Go, we talked about some of the good and some of the, uh, "less good" features in location-based...
Massively on the Go: Pokemon Go’s Niantic does damage control as player spending weakens
Last week was a rough week for Pokemon Go and Niantic. The company tried to sweep the release and reversal of viewable pokemon's distance...
Massively on the Go: Pokemon Go’s July events have mostly leaked already
It's already apparent that July is going to be rough for Pokemon Go and Niantic. We've already got another massive fan community/data producers soft-shutting...
Massively on the Go: The pros and cons of physical minigames in themepark MMOARGs
Summer is a time for themeparks and gaming, and these days, the two can be more readily mixed - with a variety of results....
Massively on the Go: Pokemon Go finally confirms datamined features for June
You'll all be surprised, I'm sure, to learn that Pokemon Go and Niantic did not do anything during our month-long coverage blackout here in...
Massively on the Go: Top 5 features location-based games need use more
In our last Massively on the Go, we talked about the top five features location-based games keep using but shouldn't. The genre is relatively...
Massively on the Go: Five features location-based MMOs keep using – but shouldn’t
I was hoping to cover a couple of other location-based games besides Jurassic World Alive this month, but as I played them, there were a...
Massively on the Go: Jurassic World Alive plods on five years later, encumbered by over-monetization
Ludia's Jurassic World Alive is still stomping along. It's gotten some features over the years that seem, well, "borrowed" from that Pokemon GPS game, but yeesh,...