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The Soapbox: The real cost of breaking trust with gamers
There's a quote going around these days in gaming spheres about trust being like a broken vase that can be fixed but will never...
Massively on the Go: Pokemon Go’s October events are early with tricks if not treats
Pokemon Go news this month feels like Christmas. We usually don't get news until days before the new month starts, if that. But this...
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: 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...
Vague Patch Notes: Contemplating the origin of the Big Five in the MMO space
A few weeks back, I talked about the various tiers of MMORPGs, and that included a discussion of what we call the Big Five...
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...
Niantic is sunsetting Marvel World of Heroes after all – tomorrow, in fact
At the end of June, Pokemon Go company Niantic announced a restructure of its entire business, a closure of its LA studio, the layoff...
Pokemon Go studio Niantic stands accused of sexual discrimination and retaliation in new lawsuit
Pokemon Go's Niantic has fast become one of the more problematic companies we cover, and now the studio's outlook just got even shadier as...
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...
Niantic lays off 230 workers, affecting Pokemon Go, in cost-slashing reorganization
The beleaguered Pokemon Go company Niantic has been under fire all year from unhappy players, and now, the company itself is undergoing a restructure...
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...
