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Pokemon GO Bots Shut Down as Niantic Starts Banning Players
For Pokemon GO players that have been using cheats to gain an advantage, Niantic may be about to end your fun. There have been reports on Reddit that players who used bot programs to farm Pokemon and gain an advantage are unable to play on their accounts. The belief is that Niantic is beginning to send out bans to players who violate Pokemon GO’s terms of service by using the bots. In response, ma...[Read More]
Pokemon GO Crushes Candy Crush Saga in First Month Earnings
It’s no secret that Pokemon GO has become a worldwide sensation. Despite some hiccups, the game has been immensely popular. The only question was how much revenue it would bring in. Estimates within Digital Crack placed the amount somewhere “not a goddamned penny” to “a gajillion bajillion dollars!” Well, analytics firm Sensor Tower has reported that Pokemon GO made more than “not a goddamned penn...[Read More]
Niantic Website Post Discusses Third-Party Mapping Tools for Pokemon GO
Over the past week, Niantic has come under fire for shutting off third party trackers for Pokemon GO. Yesterday, an update on Niantic’s website explained exactly why it did so. According to the developer, those unofficial mapping tools were a major strain on their servers. This prevented them from expanding the game to other countries worldwide. “We were delayed in [bringing Pokemon Go to La...[Read More]
The Pokemon GO Backlash Continues
Fans of Pokemon GO seem to be dropping their allegiance to the mobile game by the truckload lately. Developer Niantic hasn’t done much to stem the tide. With all the missteps Niantic has already committed, one would think that they would go out of their way to play nice. Nope. The latest set of gaffes begins on August 1st, when a new patch rolled in for both iOS and Android. Did this patch finall...[Read More]
Pokevision Creator Writes Letter to Niantic
Over the weekend, Pokevision, the incredibly popular third-party tracker for Pokemon GO, was shut down. At the time, the proprietor of Pokevision, Yang Liu, stayed somewhat vague about the state of the website. Yesterday, he released a long letter that begs Niantic to end its closure of Pokevision. The entire letter is available on Medium. Here is an excerpt: Pokevision, at this time has grown to ...[Read More]
Pokemon GO Player Claims to Have First Legendary
With all the negative talk surrounding Pokemon GO lately, any other news about it might sound like a good idea. This, however, might not be it. Articuno is a legendary Pokemon that is currently unavailable to catch. It is listed in Pokemon GO’s files; folks who have sniffed around the files confirm its presence. But it is still unobtainable. However, multiple Reddit users have provided screenshots...[Read More]
Pokemon GO Facing Difficulties after Latest Update
After the runaway success Pokemon GO enjoyed at launch, a slowdown was inevitable. The issues now facing developer Niantic, however, go way beyond a mere slowdown. The chain of events began with a bug involving the game’s Pokemon tracking. When it was working, nearby Pokemon would be listed on screen with a series of one to three steps which would approximate how far away they were from the player...[Read More]
Pokemon Go Is Taking Over the World – Episode 31
The Best Foul Mouthed and controversial Video Game Podcast on this Planet. This week we talk about Pokemon Go , Ghostbusters the movie, Nintendo Nx,Nintendo Mini and we have special guests R2 Squared Comic Podcasts Hosts Karla And Menissa Creating chaos as always. Check it out!
Four Region-Exclusive Pokemon in Pokemon GO can Hatch From Eggs
Pokemon GO Masters who were bummed out that they could only nab certain Pokemon by booking a few international flights can rest easy. Interviews of Pokemon GO players by the BBC and Eurogamer seem to confirm that it’s possible to get region-specific Pokemon without having to call a travel agent. The four exclusive Pokemon – Tauros for North America, Mr. Mime for Europe, Farfetch’d for Asia, ...[Read More]
Pokemon GO Player Hits Level Cap – Then Deletes Account
Gamers always want to find out the limits of the games they play. Some play huge marathon sessions, trying to get as far as possible. Others try to mine the data from the game’s code. And then there are those who resort to “enhancements.” Reddit user Problemz decided to go with the latter approach with Pokemon GO. Using bots, he was able to rack up huge amounts of experience points per hour – as m...[Read More]
Pokemon GO player in North America Has Caught ‘Em All
Pokemon GO player ftb_hodor has achieved a title no one has yet received: Pokemon master! He revealed on Reddit that his North American Pokedex is complete. By complete, he means that he has caught all 142 Pokemon currently available in the States. To accomplish this, ftb_hodor caught a total of 4,269 Pokemon. He walked over 95 miles (153 km) and hatched 303 eggs during his two-week odyssey. He ma...[Read More]
Police Say Armed Robbers Targeted Pokemon GO Players
As if playing Pokemon GO wasn’t dangerous enough, police in O’Fallon, Missouri have more dire news. According to a Facebook post on the O’Fallon Missouri Police Department’s page, armed robbers seem to be targeting Pokemon GO players. This is their statement: “This morning at approximately 2 AM we responded to the report of an armed robbery near the intersection of Highway K and Feise Road. ...[Read More]