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io9GamesPokémon Go Somehow Still Relevant in the Year of Our Lord 2020
Remember the bygone era of 2016? Oh, to return to that sanguine time, where instead of fretting over deadly vaping illnesses and the possibility of World War III, we all held hands and sang kumbaya united by a serious case of Pokémon Go fever that swept the globe. But if you, like myself and scores … Continued
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Tech NewsNewsAll Your Base Are Belong to Bulbasaur
The heyday for Pokémon Go headlines has long since passed, but it turns out that in 2016, Canada’s military ordered officers to play the game after civilians kept wandering onto bases in pursuit of Pokémon. The news comes from CBC News which obtained 471 pages of documents nearly three-and-a-half years after filing an access to information … Continued
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io9GamesEnter the Stargate and Take Out the Astro Trash in the Latest Tabletop Gaming News
Welcome back to Gaming Shelf, io9’s regular column all about the latest in tabletop and roleplaying games. Things are a bit quiet right now, as many gaming companies seem to be saving their best stuff for San Diego Comic-Con in July and Gen Con in August. But we’ve still got some really cool games and … Continued
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io9GamesThis Harry Potter Mobile Game Trailer Is a Better Wizarding World Movie Than Fantastic Beasts
Not gonna lie: I can’t say I’m all that excited for Harry Potter: Wizards Unite, the new game from the people behind Pokémon Go that is basically Pokémon Go but with British wizards. But this launch trailer for the game really, really has me hankering for a modern Potter movie with this sort of premise. … Continued
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io9GamesPokémon Is Making a Game You Play by Sleeping and I’ve Never Felt More Sure of Myself
During an announcement-packed press event in Tokyo this week, the Pokémon Company unveiled a handful of new services and hardware, including what I believe is the clear standout in this collection of new products: a game called Pokémon Sleep. And based on the limited information I have about how it works, I’m confident that I’m … Continued
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io9GamesThe Harry Potter Equivalent of Pokémon Go Looks Exactly Like You’d Expect
What if, instead of catching Weedles, wandering around in Pokémon Go got you the chance to save Harry Potter from being nibbled on by a Dementor? That’s basically what Harry Potter: Wizards Unite is. Announced by Niantic back in 2017 when Pokémon Go was still near its apex—not to say that it’s not popular anymore, … Continued
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ReviewsGamingNintendo’s Poké Ball Plus Made Me Wish I Was a Kid Again
With Let’s Go Pikachu and Let’s Go Eevee, trying to decide if you want to get in on the latest Pokémon game is a relatively straightforward affair. You’re either someone who will get a kick out of a reboot of the original Pokémon games featuring all the new visuals, updated mechanics, and multiplayer features that … Continued
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Tech NewsLatest Pokémon Go Challenge Is Literally Just Picking Up Garbage
Pokémon Go developer Niantic thinks being the very best like no one ever was should include a bit of community cleanup in honor of this year’s upcoming Earth Day. Niantic, in partnership with conservation organization Mission Blue, is encouraging players to participate in local cleanup events with some in-game incentives. As some may know, however, … Continued
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Niantic Will Reportedly Settle for Nearly $1.6 Million Over Bungled Pokémon GO Festival
App developer Niantic has settled a lawsuit over a botched Pokémon GO festival in Chicago’s Grant Park in July 2017 for nearly $1.6 million, TechCrunch reported on Saturday. Some among the estimated 20,000 festival-goers got very disappointed when the heavily promoted event was rife with internet connectivity problems and in-game crashes, with one who traveled … Continued
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io9GamesA Jurassic World Version of Pokémon Go Is Coming to Your Phone
After a few years of running around outside catching wild Pokémon, fans will soon have the opportunity to do the same with dinosaurs. The game developer Ludia just announced that it’s making the Jurassic Park version of Pokémon Go. It’s called Jurassic World Alive, and it’s a mobile, location-based, augmented reality game that’ll be out … Continued
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Pokemon Go’s New AR+ Mode Finally Puts Apple’s ARKit to Good Use
More than a year after its initial launch, Pokemon Go is often remembered for its rabid players that overwhelmed parks and swarmed streets looking for cute little pocket monsters. But people tend to forget that Pokemon Go was also many people’s first experience with augmented reality. And while today’s trainer count is down from peak … Continued
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Study Estimates That Pokémon GO Has Caused More Than 100,000 Traffic Accidents
The Pokémon GO phenomenon has mostly faded, but the destruction left in its wake could be far larger than anyone imagined. Two professors from Purdue University have attempted to get an idea of the game’s effect on traffic accidents by studying data from one county in Indiana. The results don’t reflect well on Pikachu and … Continued
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