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Pokmon Go is getting its first seasonal event, in the form of the Halloween update that will increase the spawn rates of spooky critters. Starting on October 26th spawn rates for spooky Pokmon will increase. These Pokmon include the likes of Gastly, Gengar, Haunter, Zubat, Golbat, Drowzee and Hypno. While …
Read More »Niantic taken to The Hague over Pokémon Go
Location-based game accused of causing Pokéfans to trespass on a protected natural area
Read More »Pokémon Go creator Niantic taken to court in The Hague
Dutch authorities are taking legal action against Niantic after they failed to prevent thousands of Pokmon Go players heading to protected beaches. The beaches of Kijkduin have been home to many rare Pokmon since the game’s launch, which obviously resulted in thousands of players heading to the shore line. The …
Read More »Pokemon Go traffic was 50x greater than Niantic expected
Lots of us were frustrated by Pokemon Go’s early server struggles, but a glimpse into Niantic’s preparations has revealed why it wasn’t something that could be fixed overnight. As per the Google Cloud Platform Blog, Niantic had both a traffic target and a worst case estimate of five times that …
Read More »Pokemon Go update locks out rooted and jailbroken smartphones
Many players who had invested cash into Pokemon Go have suddenly found themselves locked out of the game after its latest update. Niantic had warned users that the game’s 0.37.0 update would end the game’s support for rooted and jailbroken phones – those are devices that have had their basic …
Read More »Pokémon Go loses 79 per cent of paying users in the US
But still the most lucrative game in August, generating six times as much as Candy Crush
Read More »Pokemon Go’s US paying users have dropped 79% since peak
Two months on from its launch, Pokemon Go’s US revenue is down to a fraction of what it was at its peak. Slice Intelligence reports that the game’s paying US population is now down 79 per cent since the game’s high point on July 15th. However, Pokemon Go is absolutely …
Read More »Pokemon Go Plus arrives next week, is also heading to Apple Watch
The delayed Pokemon Go Plus Bluetooth accessory will be released next week. The device, which is worn on the wrist, allows users to keep playing the game while their phone is pocketed. It vibrates and lights up when near a Pokestop or a lurking Pokemon – the latter of which …
Read More »Pokémon Go passes 500m downloads
Its community of active players may be dropping, but that’s not stopping Pokmon Go from reaching new milestones. The Pokmon Company and developer Niantic announced last night that the mobile game has been downloaded more than 500 million times around the globe since it first launched in July. The title …
Read More »Pokémon Go surpasses 500m downloads worldwide
Location-based game is now played in more than 100 countries
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