Pokémon GO celebrates over 750 million global downloads in multiple ways

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Pokémon GO developer Niantic has announced that the immensely-popular mobile game has been downloaded more thant 750 million times across the globe. This massive milestone will be celebrated in multiple ways, including with a new Solstice Event, Pokémon GO Fest events and collaborative group gameplay features. The official update from the Pokémon GO development team … Continue reading Pokémon GO celebrates over 750 million global downloads in multiple ways

New Pokémon GO update adds collaborative group gameplay features soon, Gyms to be temporarily disabled

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Pokémon GO developer Niantic has confirmed that an upcoming update will finally add collaborative group gameplay features, which will be implemented following next week's Solstice Event. To prepare for these new features, Gyms will be disabled for a short amount of time. Here's the official update from the Pokémon GO development team: To kick things … Continue reading New Pokémon GO update adds collaborative group gameplay features soon, Gyms to be temporarily disabled

Sprint is giving away Great Balls, Lucky Eggs and Incense to Pokémon GO players

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Sprint is currently giving away a number of items to Pokémon GO players who visit Sprint stores. While supplies last, customers with an Android smartphone can redeem a code to receive Great Balls, Lucky Eggs and Incense. This offer is supposed to run until December 31, 2017 at 11:59 pm ET - so you have … Continue reading Sprint is giving away Great Balls, Lucky Eggs and Incense to Pokémon GO players

Pokémon GO teams up with Joyfull to offer more Gyms and PokéStops in Japan

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Another partnership for Pokémon GO has been announced for Japan, between developer Niantic and Joyfull - a chain of Family Restaurants. As part of the new partnership, 789 restaurants in the country are becoming a Gym and/or a PokéStop. A total of 79 restaurants are becoming Gyms, while 703 restaurants are becoming PokéStops. Check out … Continue reading Pokémon GO teams up with Joyfull to offer more Gyms and PokéStops in Japan

Thousands of 7-Eleven stores become Pokémon GO Gyms and PokéStops in Japan

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Pokémon GO developer Niantic has teamed up with 7-Eleven to make thousands of more Pokémon GO hot spots available to players. This partnership sees approximately 19,000 7-Eleven stores in Japan serving as Pokémon Gyms and PokéStops. Pokémon GO's Easter-themed event Eggstravaganza recently went live worldwide, allowing you to be rewarded with more Candy when any … Continue reading Thousands of 7-Eleven stores become Pokémon GO Gyms and PokéStops in Japan

Pokémon GO developer Niantic admits that the game’s Gym portion “needs a lot more work”

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It looks like the Gym feature in Pokémon GO is due for a major fix. Developer Niantic admits that in-game Gyms "need a lot more work" and assures fans that it is trying to improve the feature. “The gym portion [of Pokémon Go] needs a lot more work, and we are trying to improve it … Continue reading Pokémon GO developer Niantic admits that the game’s Gym portion “needs a lot more work”

Niantic explains ways it plans to improve playing together and Gym battles in Pokémon GO

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In a recent interview with Wired, Niantic CEO John Hanke explained some ways his team plans to improve Pokémon GO in 2017 - addressing in-game elements such as playing together and Gym battles. “There are a couple of areas that need to be improved – one of them being playing together and gym battles," Hanke … Continue reading Niantic explains ways it plans to improve playing together and Gym battles in Pokémon GO

Blissey is taking over lots of Gyms in Pokémon GO

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Blissey is among the new Pokémon that were recently added to Pokémon GO as part of the latest Johto-themed update for the game. A number of players have noticed that the Pokémon has been taking over Gyms all over. Thanks to its bountiful supply of health points, Blissey can prove to be very challenging to … Continue reading Blissey is taking over lots of Gyms in Pokémon GO