Japan’s beautiful Pokémon manhole covers are making their way to Tokyo. Designed and created as part of the Pokémon Local Acts project, the manhole covers were dotted around the country to boost tourism in lesser known regions of Japan. Now, the artistic manhole covers are making their way to Japan’s capital. Six new Pokéfuta (Poké Lids in Japanese) feature nine first generation Pokémon:…
A security guard who killed a Chinese immigrant grandfather has been sentenced to 3o years in jail. As reported by WTKR, security guard Jonathan Cromwell has been sentenced to 30 years behind bars for killing 60-year-old Jiansheng Chen. Cromwell, who was an armed security guard for Citywide Protection Services LLC shot Chen who was driving a van near Riverwalk Clubhouse in Chesapeake,…
12 Pokémon have been added to Pokémon GO to celebrate Chinese New Year. Gamestop reports that Niantic are introducing 12 Pokémon to represent the 12 Chinese Zodiac animals to celebrate Chinese New Year. From today until 1PM PT on 13 February 2019, these Pokémon will appear in increased numbers. Additionally, catching, evolving and trading Pokémon will be rewarded with special bonuses and XP. These 12…
A 60-year-old Chinese grandfather was shot and killed whilst he was playing Pokemon Go. The incident took place in the River Walk neighborhood of Chesapeake, Virginia. Jiansheng Chen had visited a club house in the neighborhood because there is a Pokemon Go gym at the location. Chen was then approached by a security guard for the neighborhood before he was shot at…
Niantic has announced that a handful of generation 2 Pokemon including Togepi and Pichu will be added to Pokemon Go. However, the new creatures that featured in the original Game Boy games Pokemon Gold and Silver can only be hatched through eggs – meaning they cannot be found in the wild. The announcement comes as a disappointment to many gamers who…
Sony Corp has created a mobile game that challenges rival Nintendo Co’s Pokemon Go in terms of revenue. Fate/Grand Order is based on an anime TV series called Fate. In the handheld game adaptation, players travel back in time to team up with historical figures to save the future of the human race. These historical icons include Julius Caesar, Leonardo da Vinci…
The sentence given to a man who killed a pensioner whilst driving and playing Pokemon Go in Japan is being criticised for being too lenient. 39-year-old farmer Keiji Goo was convicted of negligence after killing 72-year-old Sachiko Nakanishi and causing extensive injuries to 60-year-old Kayoko Ikawa in Tokushima on 23 August. “He was driving while looking at the game screen on…
A man searching for Pokemon in Singapore’s Woodlands Waterfront park found the body of a woman instead. The website administrator made the unexpected discovery a day after the augmented reality game was released in Singapore. 29 year old Noor Azmi came across the floating body, which was face down in the water at a jetty situated at the waterfront park. In…
Pokemon Go hunters have angered officials of the Hiroshima atom bomb memorial park. The park is a memorial to the victims of the 1945 atomic bombing. Currently the park is a virtual Pokemon stop, AKA a Pokestop. As a result, Pokemon Go hunters have been visiting the site in search for Pokemon since its official launch in Japan on 22 July….
Gaming CEO Tan Min-Liang has slammed the Singaporean government for its ‘Pokemon Go’ comments. Yaacob Ibrahim, Singapore’s minister for communications and information, reportedly expressed serious concern about the game and suggested that it should be closely monitored. The minister said that the game risks causing a negative impact on the Singaporean society and suggested that the government be wary of it,…
