PokeVS launches its new Pokémon Go scanner to help find creatures
Pokémon Go’s popularity has spawned a cottage industry. One of them is PokeVS, which has created a scanner for Pokémon Go that tells players where they...
Pokémon Go Easter event launches as Niantic’s 2016 sensation faces slowing revenues
Niantic and The Pokémon Company International announced the start of Pokémon Go’s latest in-game event, the Pokémon Go Eggstravaganza, in time for the Easter...
Heart study says Pokémon Go makes you twice as likely to walk 10,000 daily steps
A research study shows that people who play Pokémon Go are twice as likely to reach the 10,000-steps-per-day recommendation for physical exercise. Playing the...
3 ways Pokémon Go evolved during development
Pokémon Go didn’t hatch out of a Poké-egg looking exactly like how we know it. Dennis Wang, director of interaction and visual design at Pokémon...
IMGA names Pokémon Go as the mobile game of the year
The International Mobile Gaming Awards (IMGA) today announced the winners of their 13th global edition, with the top award going to Pokémon Go. In...
Milwaukee County requires Pokémon Go and AR/VR games to get land use permits
When you own land, you often own the rights to minerals, oil, or metals beneath it. Do you also own the right to virtual...
Pokémon Go gets a surge in spending after introducing Gen 2 creatures
Pokémon Go got a wave of new content last week, and this has helped the mobile game generate even more revenue. Niantic‘s Google Maps-powered...
Supercell’s Clash Royale reaps $1 billion in its first year
Supercell announced strong 2016 revenue and earnings today, but it didn’t break out the performance of specific games. Thankfully, mobile measurement firm Sensor Tower...
Pokémon Go gets 80 Gen 2 monsters from Gold and Silver in massive update
Nothing gold can stay, Ponyboy … well, nothing Gold (or Silver) can stay away from Pokémon Go, that is. The Google Maps-powered monster-catching location game is...
Pokémon Go gets Valentine’s Day event with a higher chance to attract pink pocket monsters
This Valentine’s Day, throw the flowers in the trash and cancel your reservations at that fancy restaurant. You and your significant other are spending...