Pokémon Go raises in-game currency prices

Pokémon Go developer Niantic has always pitched its mobile Pokémon game as a social experience. But when you’re actually playing it, it’s just your lonely trainer on-screen, walking the virtual world of Pokémon Go and catching ’em all.

Pokémon Go has now fully detailed Party Play, a major new multiplayer layer coming to the popular monster collection app seven years after its initial release.

The Vincent Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam said Saturday it would no longer hand out a prized Pokemon card after the giveaway sparked crushes by "scalpers" reselling it for exorbitant prices. Launched with great fanfare last month to mark the museum's 50th anniversary, the collaboration with Pokemon aimed to inspire younger visitors and included exhibitions on the artist's links with Japan.

Bungie has apologized for mistakenly banning some Destiny 2 players and will compensate those affected by giving away premium in-game currency.

A common refrain from gamers caught cheating online is that they've been falsely convicted of a crime they didn't commit. It's hard to know who's telling the truth and who's just lying, because of course you'd lie if you were caught cheating. When we're lucky, the lies are exposed in a dramatic, extremely funny fashion. But sometimes the accused are telling the truth, and so it is that Bungie is now forking over 5,000 Silver to «a small number» of Destiny 2 players who were banned from the game for cheating, even though they weren't.

The Fallout board game is post-apocalyptic tabletop fun and on sale during Prime Day.

Sony has announced plans to raise PlayStation 5 peripheral prices in Japan.

A handful of creatures can only evolve when using special items called Sinnoh Stones. While each Pokémon from the Sinnoh region once had a different method for evolution, streamlined it by placing evolution into a single item, the Sinnoh Stone. Finding Sinnoh Stones in can be pretty tricky, as these are typically only given to you as part of a special Timed Research Task event that provide you with the item when completed.

A new report suggests that the video game industry’s struggles in 2023 run deeper than firing staff and closing studios.

After you defeat six Team GO Rocket Grunts in , you'll face a more difficult challenge from the Leaders Sierra, Arlo, and Cliff. Beyond that is the most challenging of all: defeating Team GO Rocket Boss Giovanni. As a result, your Pokémon will need to be in tip-top shape, because there are lots of battles coming your way this October, and Leader Cliff is one you need to watch out for.

The hunt for a Ditto in is one of patience, luck, and travel. Dittos don't appear like most Pokémon. In fact, when you're out walking, you won't see a single Ditto. Dittos disguise themselves as a different set of Pokémon every month. If you're lucky, one of these Pokémon will transform into a Ditto after capture.

is the sequel to the bizarre but beloved spin-off that also spawned a movie of the same name. While it does more than enough to justify its existence as a follow-up effort, it also struggles to capitalize on some of the good will the movie earned for the property, instead reverting to a more childish, simplistic narrative and systems.