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Pokémon GO spotted at former US military base in Afghanistan News Jul 6th, 2021

Pokémon GO spotted at former US military base in Afghanistan

"We can’t have no IED Pokémon on the FOB"

Square Enix wants players to put on their fantasy shoes in Dragon Quest Walk News Jun 3rd, 2019

Square Enix wants players to put on their fantasy shoes in Dragon Quest Walk

The latest entry in the RPG series is Square Enix’s take on Pokemon Go

Tencent launches its own take on Pokemon Go and CryptoKitties in China News Apr 16th, 2019

Tencent launches its own take on Pokemon Go and CryptoKitties in China

Said to be a hybrid of Pokemon Go and CryptoKitties, Tencent’s ‘Let’s Hunt Monsters’ makes use of an interesting blockchain ecosystem

Lessons from a year of location-based games with Google Maps News Mar 15th, 2019

Lessons from a year of location-based games with Google Maps

Real world gaming said to drive engagement; most successful when integrated with AR and social elements

Pokemon Go Summer Tour heads to the US, Germany and Japan News May 8th, 2018

Pokemon Go Summer Tour heads to the US, Germany and Japan

Events will feature a host of interactive adventures and special challenges

Pokemon GO faces wall to China release over security concerns News Jan 10th, 2017

Pokemon GO faces wall to China release over security concerns

Government evaluating risks presented by location and AR-based games

Chinese Pokemon GO players behaving badly in Japan News Jul 26th, 2016

Chinese Pokemon GO players behaving badly in Japan

They could turn up anywhere

With shareholders wising up to Nintendo's small stake in Pokemon GO, pressure on its next mobile games is higher than ever Comment & Opinion Jul 25th, 2016

With shareholders wising up to Nintendo's small stake in Pokemon GO, pressure on its next mobile games is higher than ever

A true one-off

Rewind Wednesday: Nintendo's $30m Niantic Labs investment shows it's not taking the conventional mobile approach Comment & Opinion Jul 6th, 2016

Rewind Wednesday: Nintendo's $30m Niantic Labs investment shows it's not taking the conventional mobile approach

Deal shows that Nintendo remains bold

Ingress and Pokémon Go dev Niantic opens Tokyo office News Dec 7th, 2015

Ingress and Pokémon Go dev Niantic opens Tokyo office

Studio to focus on Pokémon Go and building a platform

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