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E3 2018: Nintendo thinks lockboxes are unfairly maligned, help ‘drive engagement’
You know how sometimes, when nosy press asks you a question with no good answer, you're better off shutting up? And when they don't...
E3 2018: Fortnite launches on the Switch today
It seems weird to me now that the game we were preciously calling "Crowfall for PvE fans" at last year's E3 has changed so...
Generation 3 is basically Pokemon Go’s One Tamriel: How Niantic has actually improved POGO
A lot of critical things have been said about Pokemon Go and Niantic in the past. Professionals that tried to defend certain UI elements still had plenty...
Free Splatoon 2 update brings higher rankings, new gear, and lost Squid Sister Callie
As if tier systems weren't specific enough with letter grades, + and -, S rank, and S+#, Splatoon 2's 3.0 update is further separating the...
ARK: Survival Evolved is coming to the Nintendo Switch
Nintendo's one-year-old Switch is starting to pick up more and more online titles as it matures and gains in popularity, and its latest coup...
Rumor: Diablo III might be heading to Nintendo Switch
Let us see if you are bright enough to crack this clue. Blizzard Entertainment sent out a tweet earlier this week in which it...
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...
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...
Why you should care that Nintendo’s social network Miiverse sunsets in November
We've known for a while that social network Miiverse would eventually be closing, but Nintendo confirmed the news and the official death date yesterday...
First Impressions: Splatoon 2 is a lobby shooter for socializers
After my hands-on at E3 and experience with the first Splatfest demo, I was a little concerned about Splatoon 2. I loved Splatoon 1, but something about...
Pokemon Go: Milwaukee County lawsuit injunction and preparing for legendaries
Back in February, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, tried to prevent Pokemon Go player-inflicted park damage by requiring ARG developers, including Niantic, to acquire permits before implementing games within the park....
MMO Burnout: Nintendo’s ARMS and the Switch in public and private
It won't surprise anyone who reads our WRUPs that a lot of my free time gaming has been mobile-based as of late, especially if...
RuneScape is on the Switch (using the Rainway app)
If you're one of the small army of people wondering when you can play your favorite MMOs on the Nintendo Switch for some reason,...
E3 2017: Hands-on with Splatoon 2’s Salmon Run
At this year E3's, a lot of the big companies in gaming let journalists behind the scenes, rather than forcing us to spend hours of...
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 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...
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...
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...
How Pokemon Go should integrate Pokemon Sun/Moon
Say what you will about following tradition, but when I first heard more Pokemon would be added to Pokemon GO, the first thing I thought...
