Pokémon

Nobody Actually Knows How Pokémon Go’s ‘Nearby’ Feature Works [UPDATE]

Ask ten different people how to track down monsters in Pokémon Go, and you’ll likely get ten different answers. That’s because finding Pokémon is rather convoluted and confusing in Pokémon Go. I’ve been playing Pokémon Go non-stop over the last week, and the most frustrating feature by far has to be the “Nearby” function. Ostensibly,…

DurMan667 did this “quick mock-up” of an idea for a new battery saver mode for Pokémon Go. Rough edges aside I would use something like this 100% of the time.

Go Easy On The Pokémon Go, Texas A&M

The Texas A&M University Police Department has a Twitter feed which dumps little reports on every incident they’ve attended. It will not surprise you to learn that Pokémon Go has been keeping them busy this week. That last one sounds like it could have actually been a little dangerous! Kids, that warning screen when you…

Report: Hollywood Scrambling To Make Live-Action Pokémon Movie

Deadline is reporting that, in the wake of Pokémon Go’s instant and massive success, “all Hollywood has renewed the chase for a deal to turn Pokémon into a feature film.” Seems that attempts to make a live-action Pokémon movie have been humming in the background for a while now, but these have now gone into…

Pokémon Go Update Fixes Crashes, Google Security Concerns

An iOS update that went live for Pokémon Go this afternoon fixes some bugs and will stop the popular app from requesting access to your entire Google account. Now the game will only ask for basic information like your name and email—and now it’ll give you a warning first. The update also promises added stability…

Pokémon Go Players Are Waging War Over The White House

For the last week, Pokémon Go players have been taking part in a secret battle to gain control of the most visible and coveted gym in the entire country: the White House. As you probably already know, Pokémon Go is an augmented reality game that makes use of real-world locations. Most locales are flagged as…

A Quick Pokémon Go Tip: Keep Catching Weak Monsters

Those of you playing Pokémon Go are probably sick to death of seeing the same crappy monsters no matter where you go. Pokémon Go doesn’t tell you this, but even those shitty critters can still be mega useful. Pokémon encounters are somewhat tied to location, yes, but they also take into account your level. The…

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CBS, what are you doing. “Quick, get us some Pokemon graphics” “Sir, these say 11-07-98 on them.” “I said get us those graphics.”

Pokémon Go Nudes Are A Thing Now

Welp. Everyone knew this would happen, right? Pokémon Go makes use of your camera, and you can take a picture of whatever you’d like while playing, after all. (NSFW content ahead!) Actually, right now the internet has a number of different kinds of Pokémon Go nudes floating around, with at least a couple of people…

PSA: Pokémon Go Gets Full Access To Your Google Account On iOS [UPDATE]

Watch out: if you’re using your Google Account to sign into Pokémon Go on iOS, you may have allowed the developers at Niantic to have access to your e-mail, documents, and anything else attached to that account. Unlike other applications that link to Google, which typically ask for your basic account info, Pokémon Go gets…

Pokémon Go Is Missing Features Promised In The First Trailer

When Pokémon Go was announced last September, the amazing trailer promised a game more ambitious than what launched last week. Here’s that trailer, which has been watched a whopping 28 million times: The Pokémon Go that just launched delivers on the basic premise of going into the world and catching pokémon . What’s missing are…

Pokémon Go Fan Trolls Westboro Baptist Church, Church Fires Back

It is 2016, and at least one religious institution hasn’t let go of the idea that Pokémon is somehow sinful. What a time to be alive. Late last week, a certain Pokémon started making headlines… For the two of you that don’t play Pokémon Go, what this picture is relaying is that Westboro Baptist Church…

Team Mystic Is The Pokémon Go Faction Of Choice

Over the weekend we asked Pokémon Go players which of the game’s three factions they were backing—Team Instinct, Team Mystic or Team Valor. With more than 100,000 responses recorded the big blue bird of Team Mystic reigns supreme. I’ve been watching results since the poll opened on Saturday evening, and the results have been pretty…

The Japanese Pokémon Go website has changed its release date from “July 2016″ to simply 2016, Kotaku reader Joey points out.

When Over 2000 People Turn Up To Play Pokémon Go

I know, Pokémon Go is popular right now, but even taking its massive launch into account I haven’t seen anything quite like these events that went down in Australia over the weekend. The Pokémon Go Walk in Sydney, hastily advertised on Facebook in the wake of the game’s launch, was intended by PAX Australia’s Guy…

 Pokémon Go’s Global Launch “Paused”

As wild as the game’s initial reception has been, Pokémon Go’s launch hasn’t been without its problems. So the release of the game in places that aren’t the US, Australia or New Zealand is on hold while the developers sort things out. In an interview with Business Insider, Niantic CEO John Hanke says that while…

Pokémon Go Players: Team Instinct, Mystic Or Valor? 

Upon reaching level five in Pokémon Go, the player must choose a faction to represent in the battle for Pokémon Gym domination. Are you a member of the calm and analytical Team Mystic, or did you choose one of the other two for some reason? Red, yellow or blue, your choice of Pokémon Go team…

Pokémon Go Could Be A Death Sentence For A Black Man

This week has been a catastrophe for Blackness. Two men, Alton Sterling and Philando Castile, were killed by police officers within 24 hours of each other. Neither had committed a crime that was punishable by death nor did they put any officers lives at risk. It’s inexcusable, unjustifiable, and is perpetuated by a system that…

It seems like everyone is playing Pokemon Go. Over at Gawker, Ashley Feinberg has some tips for you.

Teen Plays Pokémon Go Outside, Finds Dead Body [Update]

All Shayla Wiggins wanted to do was find a water Pokémon. Instead, she discovered something way more disturbing. As you may already know, Pokémon Go encourages players to go outside to find monsters “located” in the real world (it is an augmented reality game ). As originally reported by County 10, Wiggins, a Pokémon fan,…