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Pokemon Go interview appears to confirm gym raids this summer
Just a week ago, Niantic told Pokemon Go players that "all new cooperative social gameplay experiences" were on the way, which led to speculation...
Pokemon Go counts 65M players, plans gym raids and co-op gameplay
Niantic's latest Pokemon Go post might seem like a mundane thank-you note for all its many awards, but there are two bits buried within...
U.S. district court hears Pokemon Go trespassing lawsuit
Last summer when Pokemon Go took off, so did the lawsuits from property owners who claimed Niantic was effectively encouraging players to illegally trespass...
Pokemon Go has lost 80% of its users a year after launch
There are two ways to look at the latest player numbers from Pokémon Go. The first is to say that things are downright peachy;...
The Soapbox: Why is Pokemon GO still a tech demo?
I've been a bit frustrated with Niantic lately. I love some of its ideas, but I watched someone else play Ingress prior to Pokemon GO's...
Pokemon Go shinies, promo codes, and trading
Pokemon GO recently ran a Water Festival to celebrate International Water Day on March 22, a holiday I hadn't known existed in either America or Japan (though...
Japan and the US led mobile app sales in 2016
We're number one! No, actually, we're number two. And it's in mobile sales. Dammit.
That's according to AppAnnie, which on Friday released its 2016 rankings...
Pokemon Go: Japan’s snorlax event, gyms, PvP, and trading
Despite what I may think, Niantic is still calling Pokemon GOÂ an MMO at GDC 2017.
Senior Product Manager Tatsuo Nomura referred to it as one...
Niantic cracks down on third-party sales in Ingress
Stop cheating, you cheating cheaters, or else we're gonna take your stuff.
That's the gist of the message out of Niantic this week to Ingress...
Pokemon Go: 650M downloads, update cadence, and Ingress 2.0
There's lots going on with Pokemon Go right now, thanks in part to the official Pokemon Day that kicked off the week. Here's a...
The Soapbox: Pokemon Go Generation 2 still isn’t a real MMO
Pokemon GO Generation 2 is out now, and it feels a lot like an MMO expansion in a lot of ways:Â We have new features,...
Pokemon Go adds the second generation of pokemon to the game
It's time for you to go out and catch some Gen 2 starters and maybe a Wooper or a Miltank. The second generation of...
Pokemon Go expands with 80 new critters, but the old tracker is never comin’ back
Pokemon Go players -- there's still a few of you out there, right? -- are in for a treat this week as the game...
Pokemon Go rolls out Valentine’s Day events to blank and surly stares
Pokemon Go has hatched a new Valentine's Day event for players of the ridiculously popular MMOARG. From now through February 15th,
"Players will receive double the...
Pokémon Go needs park permits in Milwaukee County to use park locations
The Milwaukee County Parks Department had a bit of a problem with Pokémon Go last year. It turns out that when you place various...
A Virginia gamer was shot and killed playing Pokemon Go last week
According to Chesapeake, Virginia, news, a 60-year-old resident was shot and killed by a security guard while playing Pokemon Go last week.
The victim, Jiansheng Chen, who...
Pokémon Go was 50 times as successful as Niantic anticipated
Depending on your level and direction of nerdiness, you may be interested in this interview with Niantic's Director of Software Engineering Edward Wu. Wu...
Ten life lessons I learned from the Asheron’s Call series
As Asheron's Call 1 & 2 are going offline shortly, I thought I might give it a final send-off with a list of things I...
Examining the potential for exercise and exploration in Pokemon GO
Just in time for your New Year's resolution, we reported on how Pokemon Go was featured in a peer-reviewed study on getting people to move more. But...
Pokémon Go made $950 million in 2016, but players aren’t walking as much
There's no doubt that last year was phenomenal for Pokémon Go, as the popular app racked up an astounding $950 million in revenue by...
