News items tagged with pokemon go

Overwatch and Inside Head Up GDC 2017 Award Nominations

The full list of nominations for the GDC 2017 Choice Awards is announced, with Overwatch and Inside up for Game of the Year, as well as many other categories.

By Rob Gordon on 04 July 2017

The Game Awards 2016 Winners List

Host Geoff Keighley presents The Game Awards 2016 live from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, California. Find out which games took home the top prizes!

By Dalton Cooper on 22 May 2017

Pokemon GO Hit Peak Worldwide Projections in Hours

The success of Pokemon GO is now part of video game folklore, with the title currently sitting at 650 million worldwide downloads. Ho...

By Rob Gordon on 04 March 2017

Pokemon GO: Sprint Launches a Trainer Rewards Program

Back in December, U.S. cellular provider Sprint confirmed its partnership with developer Niantic for use with mobile sensation Pokemo...

By Rob Gordon on 26 February 2017

Pokemon GO Tops App Store Again

Due to the recent update adding Generation 2 Pokemon to the roster, Pokemon GO is once again the top ranked app on the Apple App Store in the United States. Pokemon GO has been a staggering...

By Rory Young on 21 February 2017

Pokemon GO Guide: Make Eevee Evolve to Umbreon & Espeon

After figuring out the trick to get Flareon, Jolteon, or Vaporeon, it seems like Pokemon GO players have already learned how to evolv...

By Riley Little on 19 February 2017

Pokemon GO Improves Togetic Catch Rate

Pokemon GO fans on Reddit discover that Niantic has tweaked the catch rate for Togetic in the game, but the Pokemon is still going t...

By Dalton Cooper on 19 February 2017

Pokemon GO Guide: What Gen 2 Pokemon Hatch from Eggs

Trying to find out which Generation 2 Pokemon hatch from eggs in the recent Pokemon GO update? Look no further than this guide for the answers needed. With over 80 Johto region Pokemon maki...

By Rob Gordon on 18 February 2017

Pokemon GO: Is Heracross Region-Exclusive?

Evidence compiled by Pokemon GO players seems to suggest that Heracross is the only region-exclusive Pokemon added in the game’s new Johto region update. If someone wants to fully complete...

By Dalton Cooper on 18 February 2017

Pokemon Go Guide: How to Trigger Gen 2 Evolutions

Follow this helpful Pokemon GO guide to learn how to evolve some of the current Pokemon into the new generation 2 Pokemon that were added with the latest update. Although Pokémon GO has had...

By Anthony Taormina on 18 February 2017

Pokemon GO Guide: How to Get Metal Coat

The latest update for Pokemon GO adds evolution stones to the game like the Metal Coat. Here is how to find the Metal Coat and which Pokemon can evolve with it. With the latest update for P...

By Dalton Cooper on 17 February 2017

Pokemon GO: Everything That Changed With New Update

With so many changes and new additions in the Generation 2 update for Pokemon GO, here’s Game Rant’s guide to the most significant changes to the game. Pokemon GO’s newest update is now liv...

By Boston Blake on 17 February 2017

Pokemon GO Trading and PvP Battles Coming 'Soon'

Pokemon GO will add trading and PvP battles ‘soon’ according to Niantic CEO John Hanke who blames the games server issues at launch for the delay of the features. Ever singe the augmented...

By Jasmine Henry on 15 February 2017

Pokemon GO Needs a Permit for Milwaukee County Parks

The Milwaukee county parks board enacts a new ordinance that requires Pokemon GO developer Niantic obtain a permit to use locations for the popular mobile game. While Pokémon GO is busy ent...

By Anthony Taormina on 07 February 2017

A New, Safer Pokemon GO Device Might Be In The Works

The Pokemon Company president Tsunekazu Ishihara reveals that a new Pokemon GO device may be in the works, with the president citing safety concerns when playing the game. To say that Pokem...

By Rob Gordon on 27 January 2017

Pokemon GO Update Improves GPS Tracking

Niantic details the latest update to Pokemon GO, which fixes distance tracking due to GPS drift, adds features to the Apple Watch app, and fixes some text in the game. Since its release thi...

By Boston Blake on 18 January 2017

Pokemon GO Revenue Bounces Back Over Holidays

Pokemon GO bounces back to score its highest revenue in several months, after a compelling holiday event prompts scores of players to return to the game. Pokemon GO was undoubtedly one of...

By Brad Jones on 18 January 2017

Pokemon GO is Too Dangerous for China, Claim Officials

Much to the chagrin of Pokemon fans in China, the country officially bans Pokemon GO from its borders, citing the game as a major hazard to its citizens. Although Pokemon GO is a record-set...

By Jasmine Henry on 11 January 2017

Pokemon CEO Explains Why Pokemon GO is So Successful

Pokemon Company President and CEO Tsunekazu Ishihara explains in detail why he believes the Pokemon GO application has been such a substantial success. Now over half a year old, Pokemon GO...

By John Jacques on 07 January 2017

App Store Revenues at $20 Billion Thanks to Pokemon GO

Apple reveals that App Store revenues rose by 40 percent to $20 billion in 2016, and that Pokemon GO and Super Mario Run were significant factors in that. Augmented reality game Pokemon GO...

By Jasmine Henry on 04 January 2017

Pokemon GO: Starter Pokemon Now Spawn More Often

Niantic launches a limited-time event for Pokemon Go that increases the spawn rate of starter Pokemon Squirtle, Bulbasaur, Charmander and their evolutions. Love it or hate it, there’s no de...

By Jason Gallagher on 31 December 2016

Pokemon GO Now Selling Holiday Boxes

Pokemon GO offers another holiday gift to its players, this time releasing three shop bundles containing items at a discount, as well as some that can’t ordinarily be bought. Pokemon GO is...

By Sarah Fields on 27 December 2016

Pokemon GO Releases Apple Watch App

The long-awaited Pokemon GO app for the Apple Watch is now available for download, bringing limited features of Pokemon GO to the Apple Watch experience. The day has finally come for Pokemo...

By Weston Albert on 26 December 2016

Pokemon GO Bug Turns Buddy Pokemon into Scary Giants

A new bug in Pokemon GO is making buddy Pokemon appear as Godzilla-sized giants, sometimes engulfing the entire map under the size of the monstrous Pokemon. The popular Pokemon GO applicati...

By John Jacques on 25 December 2016

How Pokemon GO Trading Could Work

A YouTuber takes an in-depth look at how Niantic may choose to integrate Pokemon trades for Pokemon GO, using a unique patent from 2012 as the basis of his theory. YouTuber and Pokemon fan...

By John Jacques on 24 December 2016

Pokemon GO Holiday Event

The Pokemon GO team is making several several special (and late) holiday event announcements, including increased chances at hatching Togepi and Pichu. Niantic is hard at work adding specia...

By Rory Young on 23 December 2016

Pokemon GO Players Help Save Lives In Warehouse Fire

Two Pokemon GO players help save lives in St. Louis, discovering a warehouse fire while playing the game and getting hold of the authorities to rescue those trapped inside. The way that Pok...

By Rob Gordon on 19 December 2016

Pokemon GO Still Coming to Apple Watch

Amid speculation that Pokemon GO is being dropped from development for the Apple Watch, Apple confirms that the mobile title is still planned for a release on the device. There have been pl...

By Rob Gordon on 18 December 2016

Pokemon GO Adds More Pokemon to Rural Areas

The Pokemon GO team reveals via Twitter that players of the augmented reality game will see more Pokemon in outdoor locations, both in rural and urban communities. While it’s had some ups a...

By Boston Blake on 18 December 2016

Pokemon GO Guide: How to Catch Santa Hat Pikachu

For its holiday event, Niantic puts a Santa hat on Pikachu in Pokemon GO. Here’s where to find Santa Hat Pikachu in the game and the easiest way to catch it. After a successful Halloween ev...

By Dalton Cooper on 14 December 2016

Pokemon GO and Starbucks Partnership Is Official

Pokemon GO developer Niantic confirms that the mobile title’s partnership with Starbucks is now official, bringing with it thousands more Pokestops for players to use. The partnership betw...

By Rob Gordon on 07 December 2016

Pokemon GO's Next Massive Update Leaked by Starbucks?

A huge update for Pokemon GO appears as a possible leak by coffee company Starbucks, as a memo sent to employees hints at ‘new Pokemon’ being added to the game. Over the past week, Niantic...

By Jasmine Henry on 25 November 2016

Pokemon GO May Have Added Ditto Finally

The dataminers at The Silph Road are back at it again, and it appears that Pokemon GO‘s latest update might finally include the arrival of the highly sought-after Ditto. It might feel like ...

By Cody Gravelle on 23 November 2016

Pokemon GO Boosts Combat Power for Select Pokemon

Niantic reveals that some Pokemon have had their Combat Power adjusted in Pokemon GO, and data miners uncover what players can expect from the change. Some Pokemon always have the upper han...

By Sarah Fields on 22 November 2016

Pokemon GO May Now Have Shiny Pokemon Variants

A new datamining effort from the team at The Silph Road indicates that Pokemon GO may be implementing rare “shiny” variants of Pokemon in-game very soon. Pokemon GO might have made a name f...

By Cody Gravelle on 22 November 2016

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Pokemon GO Dev Compares Game to World of Warcraft

In an interview with Eurogamer, Niantic’s chief marketing officer compares Pokemon Go to World of Warcraft in terms of the projected lifespan for the game. Developer Niantic Labs has faced...

By Curt Hutson on 12 November 2016

New Pokemon GO Update Improves Pokemon GO Plus

Niantic releases a new update for Pokemon GO that improves the Pokemon GO Plus watch, making it possible for the device to focus exclusively on PokeStops or Pokemon. Pokemon GO may not be a...

By Dalton Cooper on 25 October 2016

Nintendo: Wii U and Amiibo Sales Dropping

In Nintendo’s latest financial earnings report, the company reveals that the Wii U continues to struggle in sales, but 3DS is enjoying a sales bump thanks to Pokemon GO. It’s no secret that...

By Dalton Cooper on 25 October 2016

Pokemon GO Still Fastest Selling Mobile Game in History

Although many users have abandoned the app, Pokemon GO continues to make huge earnings, maintaining its title as the fastest earning mobile gaming app of all time. Pokemon GO has let down a...

By Sarah Fields on 22 October 2016

Pokemon GO Will Make Catching Rare Pokemon Easier

A new update is set to come to Pokemon GO, bringing with it the ability to raise capture rates for Pokemon by catching many creatures of the same type. Capture rates in Pokemon GO have alwa...

By Maxwell Jeffery on 07 October 2016

Pokemon GO Available in Even More Countries

Niantic announces that it has expanded the availability of Pokemon GO even further, with a number of new countries and regions now able to play the game. To say that Pokemon GO has been a g...

By Rob Gordon on 04 October 2016

The Netherlands Sues Pokemon GO Developer

Authorities from The Netherlands are taking Pokemon GO developer Niantic to court over damage being done by rowdy Pokemon GO players to protected dunes in Kijkduin. It was only three months...

By John Jacques on 03 October 2016

Pokemon GO Preventing Suicides in Japan

The amount of suicides taking place at Japan’s infamous Tojinbo cliffs has reportedly decreased over the last two months as a result of Pokemon GO‘s popularity. Niantic’s massively popular...

By Jasmine Henry on 03 October 2016

Pokemon GO Makes $2 Million Every Day

Analysis firm Newzoo offers updated revenue and download figures for Pokemon GO, stating that the game makes $2 million for developer Niantic on a daily basis. It’s clear that the massive p...

By Dalton Cooper on 03 October 2016

Pokemon GO Available In Five New Countries

Niantic reveals that Pokemon GO can now be downloaded and played in five new regions, furthering attempts for the game to become a worldwide sensation. Although players who have already got...

By Sarah Fields on 29 September 2016

10 Video Game Rivalries Fiercer Than Trump and Clinton

People all over the world are following the fierce political rivalry between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton, but these 10 video game rivalries are even fiercer. Every four years in the Un...

By Dalton Cooper on 29 September 2016

Pokemon Go Plus Review: Engaging But Frustrating

We spend some rigorous time with the highly desired Pokemon GO Plus peripheral, coming away both impressed and a little deflated by the companion accessory. I’ve always thought of myself as...

By Riley Little on 26 September 2016

Pokemon GO Patch Brings Back Capture Map

New Pokemon GO update in the works, Niantic claims that update will bring back the Capture Location feature, as well as fix issues with Pokemon GO Plus. Niantic released Pokemon GO Plus a w...

By Fred Harvey on 26 September 2016

Pokemon GO: Rare Pokemon Are Allegedly Spawning More

A bevy of reports from gamers the world over indicates that Pokemon GO has been on the receiving end of an overhaul that makes rare Pokemon spawn more frequently. As expected, it’s been a t...

By Riley Little on 25 September 2016

New Pokemon GO Update Changes How Gyms Work

A new update is announced for Pokemon GO, which will bring a whole new gym experience to the game, making it easier for all players to train at a friendly location. Updates continue to be p...

By Maxwell Jeffery on 25 September 2016

Pokemon GO: Datamine Reveals No Ditto Easter Egg Yet

Pokemon GO fans dig deep into the game’s latest update, hunting for data indicating that the rare Pokemon Ditto can be unlocked, but find no evidence that’s the case. Pokemon GO re-imagine...

By Sarah Fields on 24 September 2016

Pokemon GO: Region Exclusive Pokemon Clarified

Niantic CEO John Hanke responds to a fan on Twitter, clarifying whether or not region-exclusive Pokemon in Pokemon GO can be hatched from eggs anywhere in the world. Even after one dedicate...

By Dalton Cooper on 19 September 2016

Pokemon GO Plus Having Issues on Android

It seems that Android users are being left behind by Niantic again, as the newly-released Pokemon GO Plus devices are having issues with many smartphones. Ever since the release of Niantic’...

By Maxwell Jeffery on 17 September 2016

Pokemon GO Guide: How to Use Pokemon GO Plus

Now that the Pokemon GO Plus accessory is available for Pokemon GO players, we explain how to set up the device, how to catch Pokemon with it, and much more! After the device was delayed ea...

By Dalton Cooper on 16 September 2016

500,000 Users Download Fake Pokemon GO Malware App

An App entitled Guide for Pokemon Go has been removed after invasive malware was found hidden inside, but only after half a million users downloaded it. Since its release this past July Pok...

By Fred Harvey on 16 September 2016

10 Most Controversial Video Games Ever

Featuring games like Bully, Grand Theft Auto, and South Park: The Stick of Truth, Game Rant names the 10 most controversial video games produced to date. As one of the world’s largest enter...

By Dalton Cooper on 05 September 2016

Most Disappointing Games of 2016

2016 saw some of the biggest video game releases in modern memory, but they weren’t all successes – here’s our list of some that fell short of expectation.

By Cody Gravelle on 22 July 2016

The Best Multiplayer Video Games of 2016

Multiplayer games continue to be incredibly popular and 2016 has proven to be another incredible year for the genre. Here are Game Rant’s Best Multiplayer Games of 2016.

By Derek Nichols on 20 July 2016

I Have Concerns About Pokemon GO

One editor talks about major concerns he has for the mobile game Pokemon GO – based on the footage and information about the title that has found its way onto the web thus far. As of this...

By Riley Little on 26 March 2016

Pokemon GO Presentation Cancelled

An upcoming 30-minute Pokemon GO presentation that was to take place at the Game Developers Conference has been cancelled, so far without explanation. The Pokemon GO presentation that was...

By Maxwell Jeffery on 26 February 2016

Nintendo President Lays Out 2016 Plans

Nintendo president Tatsumi Kimishima reveals Nintendo’s plans for 2016, which include the reveal of the Nintendo NX, anime TV shows, and mobile gaming apps. Ever since Satoru Iwata’s unti...

By Dalton Cooper on 26 January 2016

New Pokémon GO Details Announced

In a new interview, Pokémon GO developers share details about how the game will work, as well as confirm the inclusion of gyms, live events and teams. With September’s announcement of Pok...

By Maxwell Jeffery on 26 December 2015

Google Top Searched Games 2015

Google announces the top searched games in 2015, with big budget releases like Call of Duty: Black Ops 3, Fallout 4, Mortal Kombat X, and more joined by smaller games.

By Dalton Cooper on 19 July 2015