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Pokémon Go when their pleas to have their remote base added as a Pokéstop were answered by Niantic.Raimon Hennessy and Pete Rizzo both work at Davis Research Station, Australia’s southernmost Antarctic station. They discovered their love for Pokémon Go when Hennessy’s partner Alexandra successfully asked Niantic via Reddit to add the station to the game.Speaking to The Independent, Hennessey said, “My partner had asked a question on the official Reddit page – it was more of a shock when I found out our Doc, Rizzo, had requested a Pokestop too!”While Hennessey has been playing Pokémon Go since its launch in 2016, Rizzo is much more new to the game, and discovered it through his son.

two police officers ignored an ongoing robbery to play Pokémon Go.The two Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) officers were fired last year for “wilfully abdicating their duty” and spending approximately 20 minutes playing the mobile game.Initially, the officers denied the accusations that they were playing a video game while on duty but admitted to failing to respond over radio. An internal investigation charged them with multiple counts of on-duty misconduct and cost them their positions in the LAPD.In the dashcam footage that was edited by tech news outlet 404 Media, the officers are heard excitedly talking about a powerful Pokémon in the local area.

Monster Hunter Now, a mobile spin-off of the Capcom series, will be launching worldwide in September. Pre-registration is live now for iOS and Android devices with rewards once a certain number of sign-ups is surpassed.As an augmented reality (AR) game, Monster Hunter Now is comparable to Pokémon Go, and is in fact developed by Niantic too.

Xbox leadership wanted Microsoft to make an acquisition bid for Sega, while a “watchlist” also marked the likes of Bungie, IO Interactive, and Niantic as studios to consider buying.Currently, Microsoft is in court to defend its proposed £50billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard, which the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is fighting to block.As part of the case, a number of internal emails from Microsoft have been unearthed.

Nintendo has finally revealed details about the mysterious Pokémon Sleep game – with the title set for release later this year.Announced back in 2019, Pokémon Sleep was described as a sleep-tracking app that offers a “gameplay experience unlike any other.”Not much has been revealed by Nintendo since then with many assuming the title had simply been cancelled, but during today’s (February 27) Pokémon Day livestream, the studio not only confirmed the project was still in development, but went into detail about what people can expect from Pokémon Sleep.“The idea behind Pokémon Sleep is to be a game that makes you look forward to waking up in the morning,” said Takato Utsunomiya, the Pokémon Company’s chief operating officer.Set for release this summer, Sleep is “easy to play, all you have to do is get a good night’s sleep”.Rest your very best when #PokemonSleep arrives this summer! pic.twitter.com/WWlil8wB4Q— Pokémon Sleep (@PokemonSleep) February 27, 2023Set on a small island inhabited by a singular Snorlax, players will be able to attract other Pokémon by tracking their own sleep. According to the video, the mobile app will track a player’s sleep cycle and categorise it into one of three options – snoozing, dozing or slumbering – with accompanying Pokémon attached to each sleep style.“As you keep this up, you might discover some rare in-game sleep styles,” continued the video.

Pokémon Go’s Great League, Ultra League and Master League are permanent fixtures in the game that see trainers go head to head to battle it out and achieve Battle League points to garner huge rewards. From time to time, Niantic introduces special limited-time only cups with unique rules to keep trainers on their toes, and this week’s Kanto Cup is the latest installment.As the name might suggest, only Kanto region Pokémon, or the original 151 for those less familiar with the regions, are eligible to take part which adds a huge limit to any team options you might be thinking of putting together.Although the list of eligible Pokémon were all originally found in Kanto, regional variants are allowed to enter such as Alolan Sandshrew and Hisuian Electrode.

Pokémon Go became a global sensation, with players collectively walking 8.7 million kilometres in its first year alone. Niantic, the company behind the mobile game, has since struggled to find another game as successful, and has now made the decision to cancel four projects which will cut around 85 to 90 jobs.Niantic Chief Executive Officer John Hanke reportedly wrote in an email to staff (via, Bloomberg) that the company was “facing a time of economic turmoil” and that it was already “reducing costs in a variety of areas”.

Pokémon Go is receiving a brand-new companion app that includes a myriad of helpful features.The app, titled Campfire, comes from Pokémon Go developer Niantic, and will allow players to view each other’s locations, participate in group chats, and show active raids. While Campfire has compatibility with Niantic’s mobile hit, it has multiple other applications, and is a step in Niantic’s plan to be a “real-world metaverse.”A post on Pokémon Blog from Niantic says that Campfire should be considered “the “homepage” of the real-world metaverse – a place where players can discover other players in their local area, message one another and share content, organize their own events and meetups, and foster the kinds of real-world social connections that have always been at the core of what Niantic does.”The app also has interactivity with other Niantic titles such as Ingress and will potentially heighten the popularity of its other releases.

Pokémon Dedenne is getting its own card in the Pokémon Trading Card Game, which NME has an exclusive reveal for.Dedenne first appeared in Gen 6, though fans of the cute Pokémon may have also spotted them in the two of the most recent titles, Pokémon Sword and Shield. Now, the adorable Pokémon is making its way to the card game.“Round and full of power! Dedenne, the Antenna Pokémon, appears in a Dede-Flash! Its main Attack requires only one Energy to use, but does the most damage when your opponent has only one Prize card remaining. A last chance flash in the pan to Confuse your opponent and steal victory,” reads the card’s summary.Aside from looking cute, Dedenne has a low-cost ability called Dede-Flash.

Niantic has released a roadmap for Pokémon Go that covers New Year events and upcoming opportunities to catch shiny Pokémon.The roadmap has a list of Pokémon that will be featured in raids throughout January. They include Kyurem, Heatran, Genesect, and Regice.

Niantic has revealed that it has raised roughly £225million ($300million USD) from Coatue, which has raised the company value to roughly £6.73billion ($9billion USD).The Pokemon Go developer has previously come out against the idea of the metaverse, with founder and CEO John Hanke saying it was a “dystopian nightmare” in August.“At Niantic, we believe humans are the happiest when their virtual world leads them to a physical one,” Hanke said in the recent post.

Ed Sheeran will star in a special performance for Pokémon Go trainers later this month.The news comes days after it was teased that Pokémon Go would be hosting a crossover with the Grammy award-winning musician.The event will happen on November 22 in Pokémon Go with an intimate, pre-recorded performance video accessible through the game. It’s a celebration of the release of Sheeran’s new album, ‘=’.The video will feature some of his latest tracks as well as classic hits too.

Pokémon Go has announced that it will host a crossover with Ed Sheeran, though details of what that will entail are vague.Taking to Twitter yesterday (November 16), musician Ed Sheeran revealed that he will be lending his name to a Pokémon Go crossover in the near future.While no specifics on the crossover have been revealed just yet, the post mentions that the crossover is “coming soon”.Sheeran is no stranger to crossovers and cameos.

Pokémon Go has deleted several gym and PokéStop locations, after a bug that caused lots of new locations to appear.As reported by EuroGamer, a recent Pokémon Go bug that emerged last week caused a bunch of new gyms and PokéStop to crop up across the world.Niantic acknowledged the issue on Wednesday (November 10), saying that “an issue caused a small number of PokéStops and gyms to appear on the map that don’t comply with the Pokémon Go wayspot inclusion rules.Accepting that players had been

Harry Potter: Wizards Unite, the mobile AR game from Niantic, is to close down on January 31, 2022, it has been announced.READ MORE: New artists talk appearing on the FIFA soundtrack: “It’s validation”The game, which is a take on the wildly successful Pokemon Go formula, set in the wizarding world of Harry Potter, was released in June of 2019.

Niantic, the developer of Pokémon Go, has announced that the Pikmin Bloom app is now available for all countries in Europe, including the U.K.The augmented reality game based on the Pikmin series has gradually been releasing across the world since October 27, 2021, starting with Australia and Singapore.

Pokémon Go hosted its first in-person event in the UK last weekend as the Safari Zone was held in Liverpool.READ MORE: Why ‘Katamari Damacy’ might be gaming’s purest expression of comedy through playThe event, which was originally scheduled to take place in March 2020, was postponed following the pandemic.

Pokémon GO’s first UK event is happening this weekend, and Niantic has opened up about the future of the augmented reality mobile game.In an interview with Eurogamer, global product marketing Michael Sterenka and EMEA product marketing manager Philip Marz have spoken about the upcoming event in Liverpool, and what Pokémon GO’s future holds.One point of discussion is the use of Augmented Reality within the game and what it adds to the overall experience.“We do think that the augmented reality

Pokémon GO on October 1 to celebrate the upcoming film, Pokémon the Movie: Secrets of the Jungle.Zarude, the mythical Dark/Grass Pokémon introduced in Sword and Shield, is heading to Pokémon GO. Trainers will be able to obtain the mythical beast by completing a new Special Research task.Completing the limited-time research line will reward trainers with the Zarude encounter.

Pokémon GO, Niantic has released a video collecting some of its most memorable moments.The video features footage from “Pokémon Trainers” all over the world, sharing their real-life experiences and achievements on camera.

Pokémon Go subreddit has moved to private mode to protest Reddit’s alleged “inaction against Covid misinformation”.Moderators of the Pokémon Go subreddit have made the sub inaccessible, stating that the community will remain private until Subreddits “dedicated entirely to misinformation are banned”.In a message displayed when trying to access the sub, moderators claim that “Covid directly impacts this game because Go is played outside in real life with others”, which is why they are taking

Niantic has backtracked on its plans to restore Pokémon GO‘s pre-pandemic radius for interacting with PokéStops and Gyms.Previously, Niantic planned on changing the interaction range back to its pre-pandemic level of 40m – a halving of its current range of 80m.

Niantic has defended recent changes to Pokémon Go and clarified that they will not be reverted, which some fans feel has made the game less safe and accessible to play.In a letter titled ‘A response to our Pokémon Go community’, Niantic has defended its decision to revert changes that were made to increase player safety during the COVID-19 pandemic.The reverted changes in question mean that players will once again need to get closer to Gyms and Pokéstops, both of which could be accessed from

Pokémon Go community.U.S. forces evacuated Bagram, one of the largest military bases in Afghanistan, on Friday as reported by U.S.

Niantic has added the first chance for players to choose different outcomes for Special Research quests in Pokémon Go.The Special Research quest – available today only – allows players to choose between two options – “Bidoof!” or “Bidoof…?”.

Pokémon GO developer Niantic has detailed its roadmap for returning the augmented-reality mobile game to pre-COVID gameplay.Niantic announced the changes in a blog post yesterday (June 21). Moving forward, Pokémon GO will introduce new exploration bonuses that encourage going outdoors.

Pokémon card he wore during his fight with Floyd Mayweather is now worth £707,000 ($1million USD).The controversial YouTuber wore the card around his neck as he stepped into the ring, keeping it encased in a plastic wallet throughout. At the following press conference, Paul was spotted wearing it again and was asked about the value of the card.“It’s a BGS 10 Charizard,” Paul explained, “first edition Charizard.

Pokémon X and Y to Pokémon GO next month.A new teaser trailer has revealed that Xerneas the life Pokémon and Yveltal the destruction Pokémon will be coming to Niantic’s AR game in events across May.Watch the teaser below:The Luminous Legends X event will run from 10am-8pm May 4-17 local time, and will see Xerneas appear in five-star raids.Players will also see Spirtzee, Swirlix and Goomy make their debut in Pokémon GO, alongside other Dragon and Fairy-type creatures.The event will allow players

Pokémon Go bug has made newly released creatures invisible to players.The latest event, Rival’s Week, began this morning (April 13) at 10am and will run to 8pm April 18 and introduced new Pokémon Skrelpo and Clauncher to the wild, raids, and also via Field Research Encounters.Despite the update, players have reported that they cannot see the new Pokémon in certain versions of the app.

Pikmin mobile game is in the works from Pokémon Go developer Niantic.Nintendo and Niantic have announced a new partnership to create a range of augmented reality mobile games, based on Nintendo titles.