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Genshin Impact brings new stories, characters, and a city reputation system on November 11
Genshin Impact is bringing some new things for players to chase after with its update 1.1, which is set to arrive on Wednesday, November...
Massively-on-the-Go: Gotta cash’em all in Pokemon Go
In the last few editions of the Massively-on-the-Go column, I've been covering the deluge of events and updates Pokemon Go has received quite suddenly...
Massively-on-the-Go: Niantic’s ‘Mega’ missteps in Pokemon Go
Previously in our Massively-on-the-Go column, we covered the deluge of events and updates Pokemon Go has seen this season, with a bit of commentary. While...
Massively on the Go: All the events and promos coming Pokemon Go this fall
Pokemon Go has received a sudden influx of new events, updates, partnerships, and "heads-ups" from Niantic in the past few days. Most are small,...
Massively on the Go: Pokemon Sword and Shield’s Dynamax Adventure dungeons for the fan and MMO player
Helping to bring the Pokemon main-series games closer into the MMO realm, Pokemon Sword and Shield's new expansion, The Crown Tundra, introduced Dynamax Adventures, a kind of simplified...
Researchers argue Pokemon Go caused a discernable increase in car accidents, injuries, and deaths
What is the deadliest video game in existence? If a scientific whitepaper is to be believed, at least in the case of Tippecanoe County,...
MMO Business Roundup: Steam Game Festival, My.Games, Taipei Gameshow, Niantic, and RazerCon
Welcome back to another roundup of MMO and gaming industry news relevant to the MMO-playing audience.
Steam Game Festival: Yes, another online event! The "autumn...
Pokemon Sword and Shield teases dungeons, Pokemon Go will finally connect to Home
Today's Pokemon Direct had some surprising news for franchise fans. First, the second Pokemon Sword and Shield expansion, The Crown Tundra, is coming out...
Pokemon Go continues Mega Events, celebrates fashion week with pokemon in top hats
Pokemon Go is embarking on the final part of the Mega September events we've previously covered, once again promoting its controversial Mega Evolution feature. Fortunately...
Massively Overthinking: How to deal with cheater scum in MMORPGs
I'm sure it was a random coincidence, but last week two different Star Wars Galaxies emulators posted about steps they were taking against cheaters...
Apple argues Epic’s lawsuit is ‘part of a marketing campaign’ to ‘reinvigorate interest in Fortnite’
The Epic/Apple legal drama continues as this week Apple's filed its response to Epic's request to force Fortnite back on the Appstore, and you...
Massively on the Go: Pokemon Go’s new event includes problematic features and stat bloat
Yes, more not-great-news in Pokemon Go, and yes, it's once again mostly about Mega Evolution. While it's been nice that the official Pokemon Go...
Massively on the Go: An open letter to Pokemon Go’s Niantic and The Pokemon Company
Dear Niantic and The Pokemon Company,
Thank you for Pokemon Go. Despite my criticism, this is probably the longest I've ever played a Pokemon game. Ever. I've...
Massively on the Go: Here’s how Niantic is trying to fix Pokemon Go’s Mega Evolutions
A bit before Niantic's wellness week kicks in for employees, Pokemon Go players got an update on the Mega Evolution problem/solution. We've previously covered...
Pokemon Go renews plan to discontinue support for a ton of Android and iOS devices
Back in June, Niantic announced that it was discontinuing support for 32-bit Android mobile devices, mostly devices released prior to 2015, to "streamline" its...
Pokemon Go studio Niantic is asking for player feedback to fix the Mega problem, adds curious Mega September events
For those who might not play Pokemon Go, our own coverage of the Mega Evolution release day probably was a small hint that the...
SuperData July 2020: Pokemon Go is making all the monies right now
We'd like to think that Niantic is learning a huge lesson from its continuing efforts to making Pokemon Go more accessible: SuperData says it's...
Massively on the Go: Everything we know about Pokemon Go’s new mega evolutions
In another new twist, Pokemon Go has just released Generation 6's big feature, Mega Evolutions, before Generation 6 pokemon themselves. While we've had mega...
GDC Summer 2020: Better living, climate awareness, and citizen science through games
Way back during GDC 2018, I covered several panels relating to gaming for good. Things like citizen science projects, games as medicine or for...
Massively Overthinking: Jumping the shark in MMOs
I'm sure those few people out there still bearing a grudge over the Rune-keeper would disagree with me, but one of the things that...
