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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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...
Shooter denied bond in Virginia Pokemon Go murder case
Back in January, we reported on the tragic case of Jiansheng Chen, a 60-year-old Virginia resident who was playing Pokemon Go in his family's...
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...
ARK: Survival Evolved rockets up Superdata’s January revenue rankings
The latest Superdata Research report is in for the month of January 2017, and in addition to an increase of 9.8% of digital game...
The Daily Grind: Is an MMO still an MMO if it lacks chat?
In the comments of Andrew's last Soapbox on whether or not Pokemon Go properly constitutes an MMO, veteran MMORPG designer Raph Koster argued provocatively against...
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...
Massively OP’s guide to Valentine’s Day around the MMORPG verse
Ready for sappy questlines, particle effects that look like hearts, and lots -- and I do mean lots -- of pink? Valentine's day has...
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...
Pokemon Go has pulled in a billion buckaroos
Pokemon Go may have fallen a bit on SuperData's mobile revenue charts, but it's still making trucktons of money.
That's according to app tracker Sensor Tower,...
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...
SuperData: Pokemon Go sinks during record-setting December sales season
The analysts at SuperData have released to the public part of a report on December 2016's gaming industry today, calling December a "weak month...
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...
The MOP Up: Black Desert loyalty rewards (January 15, 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...