Pokémon

Pokémon Unite launched on Nintendo Switch with 23 playable characters, although that number has grown beyond 30 — thanks to dozens of post-release updates. Plenty more are expected to arrive with future patches, but for now, you’ll have iconic monsters such as Pikachu, Charizard, Greninja, Gengar, and more at your disposal. These 30-plus Pokémon are further grouped into five categories — Attacker, Speedster, All-Rounder, Defender, and Supporter. Each group has a specific playstyle, although all characters bring their…

Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3 Pokémon Edition is all set to go live in the company's home market on April 24 as a new variant of the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3. Samsung has announced the arrival of the Galaxy Z Flip 3 Pokémon Edition through a dedicated banner on its website in Korea. The special edition smartphone will come bundled with a variety of accessories including a Pokémon pouch, Pokémon cards, a case with Pikachu stickers, and a Pikachu key chain among others. Apart from the accessories, the new Pokémon Edition is…

Pokemon Go Season of Alola started on March 1 and it will run through June 1, the developers have announced. Pokemons that are found in the Alola region of the Pokemon Sun and Pokemon Moon games will be making their debut during the three-month course of the new season. There are also various seasonal highlights which include research on Islands of Alola, Melemele island special research, and a new Go Battle League. The developers are also increasing the number of extra daily free Raid Passes that Trainers can receive.As…

Niantic Labs CEO John Hanke has been working on technology that helps people navigate and enjoy places in the real world since he helped create Google Maps nearly 20 years ago. So it's not surprising that he isn't a fan of the current hyperbole surrounding the notion that technology is poised to hatch a “metaverse" — a three-dimensional simulation of the actual world populated by digital avatars of ourselves gathering with friends, family and colleagues to play, work and experience other aspects of an artificial life so…

Peridot is the next augmented reality game from Niantic, the developer behind successful AR mobile games such as Pokémon Go and Harry Potter: Wizards Unite. Like Pokémon Go, Peridot is full of creatures and involves both real-world and AR elements. In Peridot, players will have to tend to the creatures by training, feeding, and playing with them. You'd also have to help them grow from tiny critters to grown adults, and then continue breeding them. It's like Niantic's own Tamagotchi game.Here's the setting for the world of…