pokemon go

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...

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...

Twenty years ago this week, Meridian 59 shed its beta trappings and officially released as one of the very first graphical MMORPGs on the...

Augmented reality MMOs aren't new, but we're about to see a bunch of new ones, propelled by the unexpected success of Pokemon Go. Case in...

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...

Twitch streamer Rickeybot wasn't bothering anyone; he was just streaming a session of Pokémon Go in Central Park at night. Long-time stream audiences know...

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...

The number of people playing Pokémon Go has declined by 79% since its peak, according to market analysis firm Slice Intelligence. That's a pretty...

Pokemon Go's latest update fixes several annoyances and introduces Pokemon Buddies, but it's also ticked off hardcore phone users: Android and iPhone players who...

Pokémon Go might not be the powerhouse that it was earlier this summer, but there is still some life left in these pokéballs. As...

My previous article on the culture of Japan's Pokemon Go scene was written before I'd experienced much of the American one to keep my explanations...

Dataminers have uncovered a new upcoming system lurking in the code of Pokemon Go's 0.35.0 update: a buddy system. No, you won't be teaming up with...

Won't someone think of the children? The French education minister does because that's kinda her whole job. As the AP reports, Najat Vallaud-Belkacem explained...

Pokémon Go has a word of warning for those players using third-party map applications: Stop or you could be banned. Niantic said that even...

This week's Massively Overthinking question comes to us from Patron Duane, who asks, "Do you take simple joy in MMO mechanics that are often referred...

In yesterday's Pokemon Go post, we alluded to an awful car accident in Japan caused by a truck driver who admitted to playing Pokemon...

Superdata's July report on online gaming revenues is in, and there are some predictable bits and some surprises. On the P2P MMO front, the...

The mobile ARG powerhouse of Pokémon Go appears to be losing players, and not just drivers who hit people due to focusing on the...

Pokemon Go's latest patch finally makes the team leaders do something. "Implemented Pokémon Appraisal: Trainers will now be able to learn about a Pokémon’s attack...

A Pokemon Go player who legitimately racked up more experience than anyone thought possible was apparently soft banned thanks to Niantic's anti-cheat algorithms. Austin, Texas,...