Pokemon Go started to roll out last week, and with it finally making it way to the hands of people all over the world, there have been some interesting and humorous stories popping up. Some of the stories have come from warnings from the police, Nintendo’s financial success, and even a picture of a man […]
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Pokemon Go: Westboro Baptist Church Recruits Jigglypuff in Wake of Trolling
The mobile game Pokemon Go challenges players to embark into the real world in search of creatures and gyms where they can do battle. Gyms are found at a number of places, including churches. Now, it’s been discovered that the Westboro Baptist Church in Topeka, Kansas is among them. Via Reddit user ProtoSori As USA […]
Pokemon Go Dev to Players: Be "Safe and Alert"
Following a report of armed robbers targeting Pokemon Go players, developer Niantic Labs has urged users to be “safe and alert” while playing the game. Unlike most mobile games, Pokemon Go encourages players to travel out in the real world, oftentimes to places they’ve never been before, in an attempt to find and catch creatures. […]
Pokemon Go Has Unrestricted Access to Your Google Account on iOS
Pokemon Go, the new mobile game that seemingly everyone is playing, presents players with two ways to log in. One of those options, signing in with Google, gives the game unrestricted access to your account when playing on iOS. This was discovered by player Adam Reeve, who shared his findings on Tumblr. Typically when logging […]
New Rainbow Six Siege Patch Punishes Team Killers
Rainbow Six Siege is set to receive another patch this week, and this one makes adjustments to team-killing punishments and how they’re given out. Additionally, Patch 3.4 fixes several bugs and makes some balance changes. Team killing is now taken more seriously. For the first offense, players will be kicked from a match in Casual, […]
Shadow of Mordor Comes Under Deceptive Marketing Scrutiny by US Government
The United States government today announced that it has proposed a settlement with Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment over a deceptive marketing campaign for Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor. The Federal Trade Commission said in a news release that Warner Bros. failed to “adequately disclose” that it paid “influencers” such as PewDiePie and others to promote the […]
Sold-Out $35 Pokemon Go Accessory Being Sold for Over $100 on eBay
While Pokemon Go is a free-to-play game, it’ll soon have a premium physical accessory that makes it possible to play without pulling out your phone. It’s priced at $35, but if you want to guarantee one for yourself when it launches, you’ll likely have to pony up a fair bit more than that. Pokemon Go […]
Pokemon Go Is Lighting Up the Music World, See Top-Streamed Spotify Songs Here
Pokemon Go is taking the world by storm, and that includes the music world. Music streaming service Spotify announced today that streams of Pokemon songs more than tripled in the past week. The official Pokemon theme song saw the most dramatic increase, rising 362 percent in the week ended Sunday, July 10, compared to the […]
Song of the Deep, Monster Hunter Generations, Necropolis – New Releases
From the dungeon crawl of Necropolis to the minimalist party game that is Videoball, we get new games this week!
Pizza Place Overwhelmed By Five Nights at Freddy’s Calls
A real-world pizza place in New Jersey is being overrun by calls from gamers asking if the restaurant has anything to do with the video game Five Nights at Freddy’s. It doesn’t. Asbury Park Press (via Kotaku) reports that the pizza joint in question, Freddie’s Restaurant and Pizzeria in Long Branch, is seeing its phone […]