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Five IPs that could tackle ARG gameplay features Pokemon Go lacks
Following the news that Niantic is now in fact working on a Harry Potter AR game, I realized that even as someone who enjoyed the...
Pokemon Go: Land mines, crashing into cop cars, language, and fads
Another day, another round of wild Pokemon Go stories from across the globe.
Let's kick it off with this story from the Guardian: Bosnian players...
Pokemon Go players look for better disability options and snag a companion app
Have you ever suffered from depression? Not just being sad, but full-blown clinical depression? It's pretty horrible, and it prevents you from doing much...
Pokemon Go gets cloned, sponsored, and harmonized
If you're in China, you might not be able to play Pokémon Go right at the moment. You can, however, play City Spirit Go,...
Pokemon Go designers discuss inspiration and development plans; trading is coming soon
How do you go from making Ingress to making Pokémon Go? We're using the hypothetical "you" here, if it weren't clear; you personally can't...
Pokemon Go quickly hits the top of the mobile charts
If you're one of the few people left who have missed out on Pokémon Go thus far, you've missed out on the fastest game...
The Daily Grind: How would you design a Pokemon MMORPG?
It's been a good week for the alternate reality game genre: Aside from Ingress, most of the ARGs on mobile are teeny-tiny, and even writing about...
Pokemon Go is live in the United States
Have you previously tried to get into games using your phone's "augmented reality" features, but found yourself lacking an emotional connection to things that...
Massively Overthinking: The MMO dev brains we’d like to pick
This week's Overthinking question comes to us from longtime Patron Roger.
"If you guys could magically open a connection to any dev team, which team...
Exploring ‘The Video Game Debate’: Cognitive performance and your brain on games
So far in our exploration of the topics in Rachel Kowert and Thorsten Quandt's book The Video Game Debate: Unravelling the Physical, Social, and Psychological Effects of Video...
Not So Massively: Dota 2’s $18m main event, Hearthstone’s expansion
This week, third-person MOBA SMITE revealed its new support character Khepri, the ancient Egyptian scarab god. League of Legends pushed its HUD overhaul to...
Splatoon is Nintendo’s first serious entry into online gaming
Gaming giant Nintendo is no stranger to online play, but its online play usually comes with distinct limitations on the game that features it. The Animal Crossing series takes...
Not So Massively: Heroes of the Storm’s launch; Need for Speed’s online DRM
Nintendo's quriky new online paint-battle game Splatoon officially launched this week to very positive reviews. Monster-battling game Moonrise entered early access and promises Pokémon-like...
