PvP Battles Coming Soon to Pokemon GO

A breath of fresh air for the mobile game? The popularity of Pokemon GO got a bit of a boost thanks to the hype with Pokemon Let’s GO!, along with a clever accessory in the form of a Pokeball Plus. The Switch-only game comes with features that sync with your Pokemon GO account, though there […]

This 74-Year Old Pokemon Go Player is a Real-Life Professor Oak

Meet the Pokemon Maestro! Age is but a number to anyone who loves Pokemon. But for 74-year old Spaniard Amadeo Busquets, being a Pokemon player would mean him reaching the highest level at Pokemon Go, becoming a real-like Professor Oak in the process. In an interview with media site PlayGround Plus, Busquets explained as a diabetic, he […]

Pokemon Go Fest Goes Awry As Technical Issues Plague Attendees

They Didn’t Get to Catch ‘Em All We think it’s safe to say that the Pokemon Go craze is done in the Philippines. There are no longer droves off people hanging out at BGC, but we’re pretty sure that there are still a loyal few who log onto the game daily to defend their local […]

Viral Fridays: Man Dies From Heart Attack After Catching Pokemon Go’s Lapras

Welcome to another edition of Unbox’s “Viral Fridays” where we feature weirder than usual tech and geek related news to cap out the week. AsiaOne, a Singaporean online news portal, reported on Wednesday the death of a 67-year-old Pokemon Go trainer, who suffered a heart attack after catching a rare monster in the game. According to […]

Pokemon Go: Datamined Code Suggests Generation 2 Pokemon On The Way

Pokemon Go is still alive, folks. While the game’s userbase has stabilized to a much lower figure from its peak days, Pokemon Go is still enjoying a sizable market share according to the guys at Pokemon Go Hub. At the very least, according to the site, Pokemon Go is still more popular than Dota and […]

Pokemon Go Introduces Daily Bonuses in New Update

We’ve seen a drastic decline of Pokemon GO Trainers out and about and, perhaps, the hype train has reached its last stop weeks ago. The Halloween Event that lasted from October 25 to October 29 provided a bit of a revenue boost (and by a bit, we mean $23.3 Million), but now that the numbers […]

Pokemon Go: New Patch Adds Catch Bonuses and Better Gym Training Mechanics

Pokemon Go is still chugging along, thanks to a still-sizeable amount of loyal players all over the world, so Niantic is still in the game of updating the monster-catching mobile app. The latest patch rolled out a few days ago (Version 0.41.2 for Android, Version 1.11.2 for iOS) is a bit more substantial than the […]

Will These New Features Make You Play Pokemon GO Again?

The developers are Pokemon GO announced new features for the game and hopefully this will get Trainers who left out of boredom and frustration to come back to catching ’em all. The two new features center around making catching rare Pokemon a little easier and making more sense out of doing gym training. Here’s how […]

Pokemon Go: US Paying Players Down by 79%, Still the Most Profitable Mobile Game

Pokemon Go is rapidly losing steam, faster than expected anyway, according to digital commerce metrics Slice Intelligence. The industry tracker reports that this August, Pokemon Go’s paying customer base in the United States dropped by a staggering 79%. Ouch. Related: Pokemon Go’s Daily Active Users Decline by More Than 10 Million However, the game is still […]

Pokemon Go: Version 0.37 Patches in Buddy System, Blocks Rooted Devices

Oh, so that’s why my old Samsung Galaxy S3 running CyanogenMod 13 can’t access the game anymore. Lame! Niantic just patched in version 0.37 (or version 1.7.0 for iOS) for the Android version of Pokemon Go and it comes with two big updates for the game: the “Buddy Pokemon” system and outright access blocking for rooted […]

Pokemon Go: “Plus” Wearable Next Week, Apple Watch Version Soon

Today is also a big news day for Pokemon Go fans, as Niantic unveiled some new developments for aspiring Pokemon Masters: the Pokemon Go Plus wearable and an Apple Watch version of the game. Pokemon Go Plus: A $35 Bluetooth Helper Device Already two months late of its planned launch, the Pokemon Go Plus is […]

Pokemon GO Cases for your iPhone are mostly Crap

Waste of Money A lot of hopeful entrepreneurs are trying to capitalise on the Pokemon GO trend by offering themed products. One particular category that has a lot of options is phone cases. There are already a lot of cases that will supposedly help you “catch Pokemon” better. We picked one up when we were […]