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Read More »Mobile game Pokémon Go to bring pocket monsters into the real world via GPS
A new app claims to finally achieve the dream of every child of the 1990s: make the world of Pokmon a reality. Of course, having an electric mouse and psychic ghosts run around the streets of London is a little outside the realm of possibility, but free mobile game Pokmon …
Read More »Pokémon Championships shooting suspects compared attack to ‘Columbine part two’ and ‘Boston bombing’
The two men accused of planning a mass shooting at last week’s Pokmon World Championships were capable of carrying out a devastating attack, police have said. 27-year-old James Stumbo and 18-year-old Kevin Norton were detained on Thursday and subsequently arrested after threatening Facebook posts led Boston police to search the …
Read More »Pokémon fighting game Pokkén Tournament is coming to Wii U next Spring
It’s happening: Pokkn Tournament is headed to home consoles around the world in early 2016. As its name suggests, the title is a combination of The Pokmon Company’s iconic creature-catching franchise and Bandai Namco’s series of brawlers, Tekken. Pokkn adopts the 3D fighting game style of the latter games, allowing …
Read More »Smyths to offer free Shiny Rayquaza and Pikachu visits in first promotion with Pokémon
Retailer Smyths Toys Superstores is teaming up with The Pokmon Company for the first time as part of a new campaign. As part of the inaugural retail activation between the two firms, the toy specialist’s 80 UK and Irish outlets will feature a range of activities and offers from the …
Read More »Pokémon Animation Studio coming to London in 2015
A new attraction in London will allow children to create their own animated Pokmon movies. The Pokmon Animation Studio will be part of KidZania, a 75,000-sq-ft ‘child-sized city’ opening in Westfield on June 25th. The Studio is currently slated for opening later in 2015. Located on the first floor of …
Read More »Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon coming to 3DS in 2016
The next instalment in the Pokmon Mystery Dungeon series has been announced by Nintendo. TitledPokmon Super Mystery Dungeon, the game will see a European release on 3DS next year. Japanese and America fans will have the chance to play the game a little earlier, with releases this Autumn and Winter, …
Read More »American televangelist says Pokemon ‘is origin of teen homosexuality’
Pastor Creflo Dollar, an American TV religious evangelist, has accused Pokemon of encouraging children to become gay. Dollar, according to Wikipedia, is the founder of Georgia’s non-denominational World Changers Church International. As spotted by GamePolitics, the finger was pointed at the Pokemon franchise in a report from French site Christian …
Read More »There’s another free-to-play Pokemon game on the way
Nintendo has announced a second F2P Pokemon title – Pokemon Rumble World. The game is heading to 3DS via download next week on April 8th. Nintendo, of course, describes it not as free-to-play but instead as free-to-start – a phrase favoured by boss Satoru Iwata. The Pokemon Rumble series has …
Read More »Pokémon retail promotion to offer GAME customers a free Shiny Charizard
A new promotion surrounding the last four Pokmon titles is to kick off next Friday at GAME. From April 3rd, GAME customers will be able to walk into their local store and ask for a free code for the elusive Shiny Charizard, a special version of the iconic dragon monster …
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