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Pokemon Go Finally Brings AR+ Mode Update to Android
Pokemon to Scale Niantic first released the AR+ mode update for Pokemon Go back in December 2017. This allowed Pokemon Go players to actually see the Pokemon on their screens in their actual size as they would appear in the real world. By default, users will see icons of the…
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Pokemon Go Finally Letting Players Trade and Send Gifts
Pokemon Go Enables Trading After two years, Pokemon Go is finally getting a trading system. The feature will be part of Niantic Labs‘ large summer update which also includes the new friends feature. Players can add new friends by sharing trainer codes. If the other player accepts, then they will…
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Researchers Blame Pokemon Go for Increased Driving Accidents
Researchers from Purdue University are blaming Pokemon Go for an increase in vehicular accidents in their Indiana county. Working on their paper titled “Death by Pokemon GO”, they document a disproportionate amount of related incidents near PokeStop locations. This includes vehicular crashes, vehicle damage, personal injuries and even fatalies. Just…
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Pokemon Go Developer Working on Augmented Reality Harry Potter Game
Niantic, the Pokemon Go Developer Working on reported portable Harry Potter game Pokemon Go, for a while, took the mobile gaming world by storm. The ability to physically track, chase and capture Pokemon, in the real world, made it a massive fan favourite. Grossing over $1.2b, it proved to be…
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Pokemon GO Halloween Event 2017 Starts October 20
In case you are still playing Pokemon Go, then the upcoming Halloween event should be good news for you. Aside from the arrival of new ghost-type Pokemons such as Sableye, Banette and others, Ghastly, Cubone and Drowzee are back as well. Those originally discovered in the Hoenn region will be…
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Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against Niantic for Pokemon GO Fest
The most recent Pokemon GO festival held in Chicago did not exactly go swimmingly. It was supposedly going to be a celebratory event for all players with the chance to participate in legendary raids. The event however was plagued with server and connection issues. It also left many of the…
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Pokemon Fest a No Go Due to Highly Ironic Reason
Pokemon Go seems to have an army of loyal supporters. You apparently do have to catch ’em all. This had led the popular apps creator Niantic to host their first Pokemon Go Fest. Well, unfortunately, things didn’t quite go to plan due to a rather ironic snag. Pokemon a No…
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Pokemon Go Finally Gets Legendary Pokemons on July 22
Pokemon fans have more reasons to celebrate this weekend since Pokemon Go finally gets its Legendaries. After months of rumours and waiting, Niantic confirms that the most powerful monsters will be available. More importantly, they can be caught. With some caveats of course. It is known for while that the…
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Pokemon Go Heading to the Apple Watch
Pokemon Go was a global sensation when it launched, and while much of that initial hype has now died down, the game is still incredibly popular with Pokemon fans around the world. While playing it on your tablet or mobile device has been the popular option so far, a lot…
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Pokemon Go Update to Add Buddy Monsters and Go Plus Support
Another Pokemon Go update is currently in the works by developers Niantic Labs, who outlined in a blog post just what Pokefans can expect from this update, including a brand new feature called a Buddy Pokemon. The developers explain that the Buddy Pokemon system will allow trainers to select one…
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Pokémon Go Triggers UK Crimewave
Following the launch of Pokémon Go in the UK in July, police recorded nearly 300 incidents related to the game, the BBC has discovered following a Freedom of Information (FoI) request. 290 incidents across the country were dealt with by police, including robberies, assaults, and driving offence, with the Lancashire…
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Pokemon Gone! As 10m Users Leave the Game
For a while, it seemed that Pokemon Go could have become the most successful mobile game of all time, with its combination of the classic Pokemon franchise and interesting location-based AR features. Unfortunately, now it seems that like many things, Pokemon Go is just a passing trend, with recent tracking…
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Niantic Now Permanently Banning Pokemon Go Cheaters
Niantic, the company behind the global hit mobile game Pokemon Go, have announced that they will be issuing permanent bans to any players who are found to be violating the game’s terms of service. There are a number of ways that people can break the ToS of Pokemon Go, these…
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Gymnast Hits $5000 in Pokemon GO Roaming Charges While in Rio
Pokemon GO is a worldwide phenomenon and there have been plenty of cases to come to light of people placing themselves in harms way and acting inappropriately in their pursuit of more virtual monsters. Now, Japanese gymnast Kohei Uchimura, who is set to appear at this year’s Olympic games in Rio…
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Niantic Responds to Pokémon Go Outrage
Since Niantic Labs removed a key feature from its hit mobile game Pokémon Go, fans have been apoplectic, with some avid players vowing to stop playing due to the change. Niantic removed the ‘three-step’ display – a feature that allowed users to track nearby Pokémon – a couple of days…
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