Official Site: Pokemon Go
Studio: Niantic
Launch Date: July 6, 2016
Genre:Â MMOARG
Business Model:Â F2P (Cash Shop)
Platform: Android, iOS
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Harry Potter: Wizards Unite and Pokemon Go conjure summer events
Niantic is keeping the ball rolling on its two big properties this summer. While Harry Potter: Wizards Unite is barely a Year One student...
Massively on the Go: First Impressions of Harry Potter Wizards Unite
I know I've given Niantic hell when it comes on iterating on its Ingress formula, especially in terms of Pokemon Go, but Harry Potter: Wizards Unite...
Harry Potter: Wizards Unite has generated about 15% of what Pokemon Go made on launch
How big were you betting on Harry Potter: Wizards Unite? If you look at it in terms of developer history, the obvious point of...
The MOP Up: Aion Legions of War brings the fight to cheaters
Aion: Legions of War is still trying to make the best of its first few months, but it's going to take some serious work...
MMOARG Harry Potter Wizards Unite has officially launched – a day early
"A wizard is never late. Nor is he early. He arrives precisely when he means to." -Obi-Wan Kenobi, probably.
Now that we've ticked off all...
MMOARG Harry Potter Wizards Unite is launching globally on Friday
Well, that was sudden: After just two months in beta in Oceania, Harry Potter: Wizards Unite will roll out globally this Friday, June 21st....
Pokemon Go studio Niantic is suing PokeGo++ hackers ahead of Harry Potter: Wizards Unite’s launch
Niantic and Pokemon Go have been no stranger at all to lawsuits over the years - it's just that most the suits have been...
Massively on the Go: Exploring Star Wars Galaxy’s Edge augmented reality game
I wasn't expecting to be very excited about the new Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge until I read there'd be an augmented reality game mixed in....
Square-Enix announces its own walk-and-catch Pokemon Go-style game in the form of Dragon Walk
We don't really have a name for the genre that Pokemon Go properly belongs to (we've been going with MMOARGs), but it's certainly spawned its...
Massively Overthinking: Tackling the ‘big four MMOs’ meme
Over the last couple of months, there's been a meme floating around the MMORPG subreddit. Someone will ask that the community recommend a game,...
Nintendo announces Pokemon Home as a central trading service with Pokemon Go
Have you caught them all in Pokemon Go? Quite possibly not, some of them are really hard to catch. But you'd probably like to keep the...
The MOP Up: Conan Exiles pops its god bubbles
Bubbles. They are marvelous things that thrill children, turn gum into an art form, and apparently ward off evil barbarians from being naughty. Of...
Snag a sleuthing shock-rat in Pokemon Go’s upcoming Detective Pikachu event
Prepare yourselves, Poké-sleuths: In celebration of the upcoming release of the Detective Pikachu movie this weekend, Niantic has announced a new in-game event for...
Niantic just released a Netflix anime series based on its MMOARPG Ingress
It's the transmedia synergy you didn't know you wanted but you're getting it anyway: Niantic announced the release of its Ingress TV show this...
SuperData March 2019: The Division 2’s strong entry and the dominance of battle royale
Were you worried about the success of The Division 2? Maybe don't be. Ubisoft's big multiplayer sequel entered Superdata's global gaming revenue charts at...
Turbine founder Johnny Monsarrat reminisces about the early days of MMO development
It's good now and again to take a look back at how things used to be to really appreciate where we are now, and...
Niantic’s summer plans include three Pokemon Go Fests plus ‘a number of Safari Zone events’
Summer is just around the corner, and you know what that means: sunny skies, sandy beaches, and of course, Pokemon Go safaris. Hot on...
Battle Pokemon and pollution with Niantic’s 2019 Earth Day campaign
It's always great to see game developers harnessing their communities to put a little good into the world, which is exactly what Niantic is...
Reverse Engineering: The super scientific dangers of capturing Pokemon with your phone
I don't mean to alarm anyone, but there is a chance that capturing Pokemon could be the end of civilization as we know it....
Harry Potter: Wizards Unite is basically Pokemon Go with wands and deatheaters
Today, Niantic let loose with a big blast of official details of its upcoming ARG mobile game that takes place both in our world and...
