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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Nintendo sends condolences to family of woman killed by Pokemon Go-playing driver
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 2016 data show Guild Wars 2 surging, Pokemon Go on top
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...
Pokemon Go’s popularity appears to be waning
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: Appraisal patch, stampedes, and fixing that UI
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...
Austin Pokemon Go player temp-banned during charity stream
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,...
Exploring Japan’s Pokemon Go culture
As some readers may know, I've spent the last few years in Japan trying to tackle the local gaming scene, online and off. While...
Niantic’s banhammer smashes Pokemon Go GPS spoofers and botters
Bye, Pokemon Go cheaters.
Niantic confirmed in a blog post last night that it's cracking down not just on the cheat apps but on the...
Pokemon Go has broken five Guinness World Records
Gaming research firm SuperData has teamed up with the Guinness World Records organization to award Pokemon Go a number of records and accolades. According...
This French village has had enough of Pokemon Go’s anarchy
People around the globe are becoming less and less amused with the messes created in their neighborhoods by Niantic's Pokemon Go app.
The AP reports...
Pokemon Go: Michigan couple sues over game’s impact on private property
Pokemon Go is the subject of yet another lawsuit: A Michigan couple is suing Niantic, Nintendo, and the Pokemon Company in federal court. The...
Pokemon Go: Corporate espionage, bots, and Uranium
There are a lot of unofficial Pokemon games out there on the internet, including MMOs, games that filled the gap Nintendo left. One such...
Pokemon Go: Account auctions, ‘real world social,’ and Canadian police humor
Remember Pokemon Go, that thing everyone played before No Man's Sky took over the news cycle? Good times.
CNBC reports that y'all have way...
Pokemon Go: Sightings, Hiroshima, and the five domains of play
Happy Pokemon Go patch! Yes, Niantic released a patch last night with some new visuals, a warning about not playing while you drive, and an...
Pokemon Go: The San Francisco murder, the Iranian ban, and Twitch’s cheater crackdown
Pokemon Go has now been out for a whole month. Here's a look at the app's news from the weekend:
The Guardian reports that...
Leaderboard: Will Pokemon Go and the ARG genre stand the test of time?
GamesIndustry.biz has an interesting piece out this week examining the bandwagon effect of a game like Pokemon Go, as investors and venture capitalists begin...
Five IPs that could tackle ARG gameplay features Pokemon Go lacks
Following the news that Niantic is now in fact working on a Harry Potter AR game, I realized that even as someone who enjoyed the...
Here’s why Niantic shut off Pokemon Go’s third-party apps
Niantic has a fresh blog post out (communication! yay!) that takes a stab at explaining just why it put the kibosh on third-party Pokemon...
Pokemon Go: New scanning rates, South America, and $160M revenue
This roundup is dedicated to all the people who are learning about video game "grind" for the first time thanks to Pokemon Go. Welcome!
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Pokemon Go: Suing Nintendo, Pokemon insurance, and the Ohio Articuno controversy
This one goes out to all the people who are still obsessively playing Pokemon Go after giving it a one-star rating. You show 'em!
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Pokemon Go: Niantic addresses community, New York panics over sex offenders
Niantic has finally addressed the Pokemon Go community's uproar over the weekend patch that fixed the three-step-bug by taking it out and silenced location...
