April 1, 2023, 11:59 AM
Niantic makes decision that everyone actually likes
The brand-new feature has made everyone’s day! What a time to be alive.
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March 31, 2023, 12:13 PM
Changes to Pokémon GO Remote Raids prompting boycott plans
“We believe this change is necessary for the long-term health of the game, and we do not make it lightly.”
July 5, 2022, 8:58 AM
[Updated] 6 Years: As Niantic cuts 8% of its workforce, communication reaches a new low
Despite $6 billion in six years, Pokémon GO has seen more unannounced, unpopular changes, more bugs, and now the disappearance of promised developer diary entries.
March 26, 2022, 11:30 AM
Community Day shortening and Incense nerfs shows Niantic still isn’t listening
Barely half a year on from the interaction distance controversy, players have even more reasons to be disgruntled.
December 7, 2021, 7:00 AM
[Updated] 100 bugs and counting: The Troubles of GO in New Zealand
Glitches have included late starts to time-limited events, game crashes and region-wide server issues.
August 6, 2021, 5:12 PM
Cyprus a no-GO: how a war led to no wild Pokémon
Thanks to a demiltarised buffer zone implemented almost half a century ago, players in parts of Cyprus have odd time zones and no wild spawns in Pokémon GO.
August 1, 2021, 9:08 AM
Niantic applies interaction distance nerf in Pokémon GO
The pandemic continues, but you’ll still have to get closer to that PokéStop now.
April 26, 2021, 4:18 PM
Xerneas and Yveltal are coming to Pokémon GO, and more
Xerneas, the Life Pokémon, will make its Pokémon GO debut during the Luminous Legends X event, while Yveltal, the Destruction Pokémon, will be making its Pokémon GO debut during the Luminous Legends Y event.
March 4, 2021, 5:31 PM
Niantic apology event for paid ticket holders distributed to non-paying players
The event intended to make up for an earlier mistake ended up repeating the very same thing.
June 14, 2020, 1:34 PM
Recent issues and changes hamper the GO experience – but soon that may not even matter
From pausing the Battle League due to cheaters, false violation strikes, and Wayfarer rating issues, the biggest threat to many players is the move away from 32-bit Android devices. A lot of the good work by Niantic being undone is highlighted here.