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· Ryan General
What Nintendo’s Headquarters Looked Like in 1889
Nintendo, the Japanese company behind some of the gaming world’s most beloved video game franchises, has always been proud of its humble roots. It’s common knowledge among fans and gaming enthusiasts that the multinational consumer electronics and video game company started out…
· Carl Samson
Japanese Couple’s Pokémon Wedding Invitation is the Greatest of All Time
A Japanese couple’s unique Pokémon wedding invitation card has gone viral after one guest shared it online. Wedding preparations can be extremely tedious because it comes down to that one occasion when everyone important gathers to wish lovebirds a happily ever after, and…
· Ryan General
China is Finally Getting Pokémon Go
Almost two years after its global launch, Pokémon Go is now finally coming to China — arguably one of the world’s largest gaming market. Pokémon Go developer Niantic reportedly struck a partnership with local video games company NetEase to bring the popular mobile game to the…
· Bryan Ke
‘Pokemon Go’ Creators Announce ‘Harry Potter’ Augmented Reality Game
The moment many Potterheads have been waiting for has finally arrived! Niantic Labs, the developer of the augmented reality (AR) mobile app “Pokemon Go”, officially confirmed that a “Harry Potter” AR game is coming sometime in the near future. Niantic Labs delivered the official…
· Ryan General
Security Guard Who Killed Asian Grandpa Playing Pokémon Go Charged With First Degree Murder
Months after his arrest in January, the man accused of shooting and killing an elderly Pokémon Go player has been indicted by a grand jury on a first-degree murder charge on Wednesday. Johnathan Cromwell, a former security guard, was initially charged with second-degree murder…
· Editorial Staff
Security Guard Who Killed Grandpa Playing Pokemon Go to Be Tried For Murder in Court
Jonathan Cromwell, a security guard who gunned down a grandfather paying Pokemon Go earlier this year, will be tried in Circuit Court. In a preliminary hearing on Tuesday, a Virginia judge ruled that there is enough evidence to proceed in the case against Cromwell, 22, for…
· Ryan General
Pokémon Go is Finally Giving Players What They Wanted From the Very Beginning
Pokémon fans have a new reason to get excited with Pokémon GO’s latest update that adds several changes to the game, including a feature that players have wished for since it first came out. As part of a larger rework on Pokémon Go Gyms, Niantic is set to add Raid Battles to the…
· Ryan General
Pokémon GO Reveals The Insane Amount of Money They Get for Sending People to McDonald’s, Starbucks
Niantic has finally revealed how much Pokémon GO’s “sponsored locations” pay them for every visitor the popular game brings into their establishments. The sponsored locations are turned into Pokémon GO “gyms” where players can engage in virtual battle. Players of Pokémon GO…
· Ryan General
Security Guard Officially Charged for Murdering Chinese Grandpa Playing Pokémon Go
Johnathan Cromwell, the main suspect in the killing of 60-year-old Chinese grandfather Jiansheng Chen, has now been charged by authorities in Virginia. Two warrants have been issued for the security guard from Virginia who now faces charges for second-degree murder and the use…
· Khier Casino
Thousands Demand Justice for Chinese Grandpa Gunned Down by Security Guard While Playing Pokémon Go
The death of Jiansheng Chen has prompted nearly 6,000 people to sign petitions against the security guard who allegedly shot the 60-year-old Chinese man on January 26 in Chesapeake, Virginia. Chen was gunned down after an unspecified argument broke out with a neighborhood…
· Khier Casino
Guard Who Gunned Down Chinese Grandpa Playing Pokémon Go Feared for His Life
An attorney for Citywide Protection Services whose employee is accused of fatally shooting 60-year-old Jiansheng Chen while playing Pokémon Go said the guard’s actions were in self-defense after the elderly man tried to run him down with his minivan. Chen was gunned down after…
· Khier Casino
Security Guard Guns Down Chinese Grandpa Playing Pokémon Go For No Apparent Reason
A Chinese grandfather named Jiansheng Chen was playing Pokémon Go to bond with his grandchildren when he was allegedly gunned down by a neighborhood security guard on Thursday. The 60-year-old man was just sitting in his minivan in a parking lot in Chesapeake, Virginia, when a…
· Editorial Staff
Pregnant Taiwanese Woman Goes Blind After Playing Pokémon Go
They say too much of something is never good, and one pregnant Taiwanese woman can attest to that after her addiction to Pokémon Go left her temporarily blind. Realizing she couldn’t see from her right eye, the unidentified 31-year-old woman in New Taipei City rushed to the…
· Editorial Staff
Man Documents What it’s Like Being Stuck in a Pokémon Go Stampede in Taiwan
Just like everyone else in the world playing Pokémon Go, Taiwanese players know the importance of catching rare critters. Last week, we saw what seemed like thousands of people trying to catch a Snorlax, causing an epic stampede. It reminded us of a similar incident that took…
· Editorial Staff
Driver in Japan Kills Pedestrian Because He Was Distracted Playing Pokémon Go
The first fatal accident involving Pokémon Go has been reported in Japan. Police have arrested the driver responsible for killing one and seriously injuring another while playing Pokémon Go. The man, a 39-year-old farmer, was distracted by the popular augmented reality game when…
· Editorial Staff
Pokémon Go Causes an Epic Stampede in Taiwan After Snorlax Appears
While the Pokémon Go craze might’ve plateaued in the U.S., it’s still hot in countries where it’s newly-released. In a video taken in Taipei, Taiwan, a Snorlax allegedly appeared causing what looks like thousands of people rushing to catch it.
· Ryan General
Pokémon GO Will Make $1 Billion By the End Of 2016
The massively popular mobile game Pokémon GO, which is enjoying a successful run of $10 million dollars in daily revenue, is poised to earn as much as $1 billion in revenue by the end of the year, according to the latest projections provided by App Annie. “So far, the game is on…
· Ryan General
Dying Nintendo CEO Spent His Final Days In The Hospital Helping Create Pokémon Go
When Nintendo’s beloved CEO Satoru Iwata passed away last year, he left a lasting legacy for his numerous contributions to the gaming industry. But while Iwata was instrumental to many of Nintendo’s other successes, his role in the development of the popular augmented reality…
· Editorial Staff
Iran Becomes the First Country to Completely Ban Pokémon Go
Iran is the first country to officially ban Pokémon Go for unspecified “security concerns.” The decision was made by the country’s High Council of Virtual Spaces, the body responsible for overseeing the nation’s online activity. Iranian officials reportedly contacted Niantic…
· Ryan General
Hong Kong Christians Are Debating on Whether Pokémon Go is Satanic
Weeks after Pokémon Go has become a global phenomenon, social media posts and several YouTube videos have began circulating, accusing the game of being anti-Christian, even Satanic, and sparking debate online between some of the member of the Christian community and fans of the…