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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....
Milwaukee settles lawsuit over Pokemon Go-inspired park ordinance
The Milwaukee lawsuit sparked by Pokemon Go is finally over.
Back in February, Milwaukee County in Wisconsin issued an ordinance requiring video game developers like...
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...
Mobile MMO roundup: PUBG’s mobile version, Pokemon Go’s Ho-Oh, Mu Legends’ PvP, and Tera M’s launch
Welcome back to another mobile MMO roundup!
First up: PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds, which has yet to actually formally launch on PC, is already getting a mobile...
Researchers document Pokemon Go’s vehicular casualties, Niantic raises $200M for Harry Potter: Wizards Unite
Pokemon Go developer Niantic just got enough money to build a second pool in which to put all that money to roll around in....
Pokemon Go’s new plan for exclusive raids doesn’t fix monetization
If you've followed any of MOP's Andrew Ross' coverage of Pokemon Go over the last year, you know that he's been critical of the...
Pokemon Go kicks off Global Catch Challenge with 3B ‘mon goal
Live now in Pokemon Go as of this weekend is a pretty nutty challenge for players all over the globe, daring players to get...
Harry Potter ARG won’t drag down Pokemon Go’s development, Niantic says
Now that we're all waving around sticks and shouting garbled Latin in preparation for Harry Potter: Wizards Unite, it is entirely possible that players...
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...
Niantic accios a Harry Potter mobile MMOARG
Like the idea of a mobile augmented reality game (ARG) but aren't really keen on Pokémon? Niantic, the operator of Ingress and Pokémon Go,...
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....
The Daily Grind: How should studios solve the gaming-while-rural problem?
If you've ever read any of MOP's Andrew's coverage of Pokemon Go, you've probably noticed a recurring theme: One of his biggest pet peeves...
Underdog Pokemon Go players took over the capital of Croatia
But they gave it back.
The MOP Up: PlayerUnknown’s Battleground and the fog of war (September 17, 2017)
The MMO industry moves along at the speed of information, and sometimes we’re deluged with so much news here at Massively Overpowered that some...
Scientists say Pokemon Go helps relieve stress in Japanese workers
A new Japanese study in the acclaimed science journal Nature suggests that Pokemon Go players experienced a drop in "psychological distress" because of the game. The paper gives...
Niantic is releasing new Pokemon Go raids despite major bugs
Hot on the heels of its legendary bird raids, Pokemon Go will have Generation 2's legendary dogs as the game's newest raids starting August 31st. As the...
The Walking Dead IP is getting a new augmented reality game, like Pokemon Go but maybe better
Next Games, the company behind The Walking Dead: No Man's Land, recently announced an AR game based on the Walking Dead IP.
What's interesting is that unlike Pokemon Go,...
The MOP Up: Black Desert shows pet love (August 20, 2017)
The MMO industry moves along at the speed of information, and sometimes we’re deluged with so much news here at Massively Overpowered that some...
Pokemon Go’s Yokohama event was a huge improvement over the lawsuit-provoking trainwreck in Chicago
Just a month ago now, Pokemon Go's Chicago festival was completely wrecked by connection issues that rendered the game an unplayable trainwreck for thousands...
Massively Overthinking: Alone together vs. forced grouping in MMORPGs
I'm going to go out on a limb here and assume that everyone has at some point seen the xkcd called Isolation, but if not, there...
