Pokémon Go developer tests big changes to tracking with ‘Nearby’ and ‘Sightings’
I know. You hate Pokémon Go’s broken tracker, but it looks like the developer has some crucial changes coming soon. Developer Niantic is sending out...
Why one of Hearthstone’s new cards has made fans furious (update)
Hearthstone’s newest adventure, One Night in Karazhan, launches on August 11. It comes out in weekly wings over a month, eventually giving players access...
Pokémon Go gets update with bug fixes and tracker tweaks: Here’s what’s different
Developer Niantic really doesn’t want you to play its game while driving. Pokémon Go got an update today that includes a number of fixes,...
Pokémon Go master completes his global quest to ‘catch ’em all’ — with help from Expedia
Nick Johnson is the first person to catch all of the available creatures in the wildly popular Pokémon Go mobile game. The New Yorker...
Sensor Tower: Pokémon Go made $200 million in its first month
When it comes to mobile earnings records, this game has gotta break ’em all. Pokémon Go has earned more than $200 million worldwide in...
Opera Mediaworks’ Will Kassoy on creating a billion ad impressions — per week
Opera Mediaworks bought mobile video ad platform AdColony in 2014. At that time, Will Kassoy’s Los Angeles company had more than 100 employees. Now,...
Iran ban on Nidoran: Pokémon Go not permitted due to ‘security concerns’
You cannot catch ’em all if you happen to live in Tehran. Iran has blocked Pokémon Go after the country’s High Council of Virtual Spaces...
From West to East: What studios must know before bringing their games to Asia
If you’re working on a gory game filled with zombies and skeletons, it might not be the best idea to bring it to China....
Pokémon Go developer plans to fix ‘bug’ that makes creatures run away more often
If you’ve played Pokémon Go from the beginning, you’ve probably noticed that those little buggers are getting harder to catch in recent days. Well, it turns...
Activision reports record Q2 on the strength of Overwatch, Call of Duty, and Candy Crush
15 million Overwatch players can’t be wrong. Activision Blizzard generated $1.57 billion in revenues durings its second quarter. That is up from $1.04 billion...