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· Ryan General
Vancouver Police Warn Pokémon Go Players That Gym Location is Actually a Hells Angel Clubhouse
Canadian police are warning Pokémon Go players in the Vancouver area to stay away from one particular Pokémon gym that happens to be located at the clubhouse of the notorious biker gang Hells Angels. The Coquitlam clubhouse, located at 1041 Burnette Ave., is the base of the…
· Ryan General
Pokémon Go Has Been Out For Less Than a Month And it’s Already Worth Over $3 Billion
Breakout hit Pokémon Go has turned its game developer, Niantic Inc., into a unicorn, with the young startup now worth an estimated $3.65 billion, according to Citibank analysts. Niantic Inc. was initially formed by Keyhole, Inc. founder John Hanke in 2010 as an internal startup…
· Editorial Staff
Nintendo Shares Drop $6.7 Billion After People Realize They Don’t Actually Own Pokémon Go
Investors are frantically trying to sell their Nintendo shares following the Pokémon Go hype. On Monday, shares in Nintendo Co. dropped nearly 18%, or $6.7 billion in market value, after the company clarified that it’s not the only owner of Pokémon Go. The plummet of Nintendo…
· Ryan General
The First Person to Capture All 142 Pokémon Just Got the Gift of a Lifetime
Pokémon Go trainer Nick Johnson has accomplished in a few weeks what many of us can only dream of: capture all 142 Pokémon available in the United States. The tech worker and certified Pokéfan was the first person to announce such feat on Reddit alongside a screenshot of his…
· Editorial Staff
Crazy Theory About the Pokémon Universe Goes Viral
The following theory surrounding the world of Pokémon has been making its rounds on the internet. “First of all, what are Pokémonw doing when they enter a pokeball? If we based pokeballs on the quantum transfer, we can say pokeballs are doors to different dimensions, enabling…
· Editorial Staff
Single Pokémon Go Players Can Now Find Love With This Dating App
Pokémon Go lovers unite! Thanks to a new dating service called Pokédates, players can now find love while they’re out finding Pokémon. Pokédates arranges single Pokémon Go players to meet up with each other at augmented reality destinations in the game, otherwise known as…
· Editorial Staff
People Are Selling Pokémon Go Accounts For Up to $3,000 on Craigslist
People are now selling Pokémon Go accounts on the internet, with well-established accounts fetching up to $3,000 on eBay and Craigslist. The most expensive accounts are around level 20 with many rare and high level Pokémon in their Pokédex.
· Editorial Staff
Boy Runs Away From Home After Mom Deletes Pokémon Go, Sister Snapchats Everything
The craze caused by Pokémon Go has all but destroyed one family in the most hilarious way — and it was all captured on Snapchat. Recently, a 10-year-old Scottish boy packed his things and left home because his mom deleted Pokémon Go from his phone. His sister, Stephanie…
· Ryan General
How People in Asia are Already Playing Pokémon Go
Weeks after its U.S. launch, Pokémon Go is yet to officially arrive in Asia to the frustration of millions of Pokémon fans. However, players from some parts of the continent have reportedly been playing the game as early as last week. Photos of players from Ulleungdo, South…
· Laura Dang
Asians Are Upset That Pokémon Go Still Isn’t Available in Asia Yet
Pokémon Go was recently released in 26 new countries this past Saturday, but it is still unavailable in Asian countries. The wildly popular augmented reality game, which was originally released in Australia, New Zealand and the United States on July 6, has become a worldwide…
· Editorial Staff
27 Abandoned Animals Dying From Heat Exhaustion Saved By Pokémon Go Players
Sara Perez and Matthew Teague were busy finding Pokémon in South Houston last Tuesday when they discovered an abandoned cage in an empty park. Inside, they found 20 hamsters and 7 mice who were suffering from heat exhaustion from the weather and lack of water. They had been…
· Editorial Staff
Here’s What Happens When You Reach Level 30 on Pokémon Go
Thanks to one talented redditor, you can now see what happens when you achieve level 30 on Pokémon GO. Reddit user Verigood, who’s a product manager at a software company in California, shared screenshots of the moment he reached level 30. Considering he got there in less than 2…
· Editorial Staff
Florida Teens Playing Pokémon Go at 1:30 A.M. Mistaken for Burglars, Get Shot At
Two Florida teens were unaware that they were being shot at while playing Pokémon Go over the weekend. The teenagers, who are 19 and 16, were allegedly playing the popular augmented reality game in their car late Saturday night on Primrose Lane in Palm Coast when they were shot…
· Ryan General
Rural Pokémon Go Players Will Soon Be Able to Turn Their House into a Pokéstop or Gym
Pokémon Go has made an interesting change for players who live in rural areas devoid of Pokéstops. While urbanites are having all the fun, many Pokémon Go players living in rural areas are finding the app unusable due to the lack or scarcity of PokéStops and gyms.
· Ryan General
Pokémon GO Causes Wild Stampede In Central Park After Rare Pokémon Appears
Since its release, the augmented reality game Pokémon Go has taken the mobile gaming by storm, gaining huge number of active users and setting off a real-world craze rarely seen in an app. While the game has been praised for improving both physical and mental health of players,…
· Editorial Staff
Pokémon GO Has Gotten So Hot That The Government is Looking to Regulate it
In response to the series of troubles related to “Pokemon Go,” lawmakers are now considering setting regulations for players. To date, players had been involved in accidents and community disturbances. The game’s augmented reality nature makes consequences manifest in the real…
· Editorial Staff
Tech Company Creates Drone That Will Help You Cheat on Pokémon GO
Let’s face it – catching ‘em all ain’t easy. These days, nothing seems more frustrating than spotting that rare critter but failing to get it! In response to this problem, Dutch company TRNDlabs developed a device that acts as an external camera and captures Pokemon right where…
· Editorial Staff
Teen Girl Allegedly Gets Hit By a Car After Playing Pokémon Go, Mom Freaks Out
Autumn Diesroth, 15, was allegedly hit by a car after playing “Pokemon Go”. She was struck around 5:20 p.m. on Tuesday, sustaining bruises, cuts and injuries in her collarbone and foot. The incident happened near the intersection of Ross Street and East Ninth Avenue in Tarentum,…
· Editorial Staff
Pokémon Go Seems to Be Having a Positive Impact on Autistic Kids
Apart from being literally the hottest app right now, Pokémon Go has also been helping people overcome anxiety and mental issues. Now, according to a mother in New York, the game has had an incredible impact on his autistic son since he begun playing. Read her Facebook post…
· Laura Dang
This Animal Shelter is Now Using Pokémon Go to Help Lonely Dogs Get Walked
One animal shelter discovered that Pokémon Go isn’t just useful for getting outside to burning some calories. The Muncie Animal Shelter in Indiana has come up with an ingenious way to use Pokémon Go. More people seem to be out and about these days catching Pokémon and the…