pokemon go

Official Site: Pokemon Go
Studio: Niantic
Launch Date: July 6, 2016
Genre: MMOARG
Business Model: F2P (Cash Shop)
Platform: Android, iOS

Bah, it was just a bird.

Niantic on Pokemon Go’s community struggles and WoW-like MMO nature

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It's no secret that the Pokemon Go playerbase has been falling off since its summer pinnacle, and if you dig around on Reddit or...

Massively Overthinking: Nickel-and-diming in MMORPGs

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Massively OP reader and listener Suikoden79 recently wrote in to the podcast with a gem of a question I thought would be more fun...
And now you're

Pokemon Go stealth-nerfs passenger and commuter play

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Pokemon Go's latest patch introduces new gym- and pokestop-related mechanics that have hardcore players expressing frustration across social media. While the gym changes seem clearly...
Avec les hommes et le Pokey.

Pokemon Go’s creator wants players to look up more often

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Pokémon Go's success in 2016 has been a source of delight to one of the game's creators, Niantic's Dennis Hwang, who said that the...
Avec les hommes et le Pokey.

Pokemon Go: Halloween, another death in Japan, and dailies

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Kotaku has reported another death associated with Pokemon Go. Citing an article in Japanese-language Livedoor, the site says that a truck driver in Aichi...
It's still here.

Pokemon Go brings spooky pokemon and candy out for Halloween

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Halloween is almost here, and that means it's time to catch some appropriate monsters in Pokémon Go. From October 26th until November 1st, the...

Ingress player infiltrates, exposes UK cheater ring

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Niantic has two games running right now, Pokemon Go and Ingress, both of which suffer significant bouts of cheating, particular in the form of...
Persists.

Pokemon Go smashes through $600M revenue barrier in record time

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Most game app designers can only dream of their title taking off and raking in millions of dollars in revenue. It's almost a laughable...

Massively OP’s guide to MMO Halloween 2016

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"Two things I did on Hallows Night: / Made my house April-clear / Left open wide my door / to the ghosts of the...

The MOP Up: Aima gets a death sentence (October 16, 2016)

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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...

Pokemon Go: The Dutch suspend the case against Niantic

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Remember back in September when a community in the Netherlands announced it was taking Niantic to court in The Hague because the company had...

Exploring real-life PUGs, the Plus, and the antisocial nature of Pokemon Go

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Although Pokemon Go isn't advertised as an MMO, both experts and players have noted it does present some interesting similarities: Both have tons of players on servers...
And now you're

Pokemon Go blocks third-party apps again, buffs gym training

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Just ahead of the weekend, Niantic announced some tweaks to Pokemon Go's gym training system. "In an upcoming version of Pokémon GO, when training...

The MOP Up: SkySaga meddles with trading methods (October 9, 2016)

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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...
And now you're

Pokemon Go plans medals patch; Norwegian politicians gotta catch ’em all

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Niantic announced last night that Pokemon Go is due ("soon") for a nifty new feature that introduces RPG-like skill-leveling mechanics to the game --...
Pokemon gone?

Nonprofit group says Pokemon Go discourages suicides in Japan

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Let's stop fussing over what Pokemon Go is being dragged into court over and focus on something it's apparently, if inadvertently, doing right: suicide...

Superdata: WoW now charges a full monthly sub in China

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Superdata's digital games market report for August 2016 landed in our inbox today. Those of you who've been consistently frustrated and confused over the...

The Netherlands is taking Pokemon Go creator Niantic to court

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Pokemon Go's legal entanglements continue today as Niantic has been ordered to appear before a court in the Netherlands on October 11th. The California-based...

Massively Overthinking: Are you suffering from MMORPG burnout?

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In last week's Daily Grind about whether or not MMOs are better the second time you play them, the topic of burnout came up. "I find...
Avec les hommes et le Pokey.

A whole bunch of people filed FTC complaints over Pokemon Go

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How many times are we going to have to use the word "watchdog" this week? I believe we're on the third now, and this...

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