Time flies when you're catching billions of Pokemon. The popular mobile game Pokemon Go is now celebrating its first birthday, with fans being gifted various in-game items to mark the occasion. Out in the wild, you'll also be able to catch a special version of Pikachu.
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Ubisoft is set to release a brand new Assassin's Creed game ahead of the upcoming Assassin's Creed: Origins. The upcoming title is called Assassin's Creed: Rebellion and Ubisoft's trailer for the game, and it's filled with adorably cute Assassins. 
Niantic Labs is still tweaking and making advancements when it comes to the new Raid Battles that it implemented to Pokemon Go for Android and Apple devices. Originally it had some pretty stiff restrictions on who could join, but now Raid Battles have opened up to more players and this is good news for anyone who has been waiting. 
The new Avatar movies on the horizon from James Cameron are obviously going to be huge. Well, with nearly every super-big, tentpole blockbuster, there's usually some sort of video game tie-in. In the case of Avatar, Fox decided to go the mobile route this time around. 
Rumors are running rampant about some of the projects that Blizzard Entertainment is working on. One of the projects is rumored to be a mobile game that may be based around the Warcraft property. So how did rumors come to the conclusion that Blizzard is working on a _Warcraft _mobile game? 
It's been a long, hard road through Telltale Game's The Walking Dead: A New Frontier, and that road is finally about to come to an end. The team has revealed a few details about the fifth and final chapter of the ongoing series, including a date fans will want to mark on their calendars. 
Minecraft is finally going to offer a way for players to receive compensation for the time and effort they put in to crafting legendary creations. Get ready to discover the Minecraft Marketplace. 
We're still finding out interesting, unexpected things about the Nintendo Switch despite the fact that the console is set to launch in just a few days. For instance, did you know that some games won't be playable in TV mode? 
Blizzard cycles in and cycles out cards for Hearthstone regularly. New cards and characters can drastically alter the way the game plays, and they actually attempt to work hard to keep the game as balanced as possible, hence why they're retiring certain cards. 
If your Pokemon Go roster is full and you haven't been out for a stroll in a while, the team at Niantic are looking to make you reconsider. Later this week, a whole bunch of new Pokemon will be dropped into the popular mobile game 
Nintendo's foray into mobile gaming has been fairly successful with games like _Pokemon Go _and Super Mario Run. Well, they're adding to their line-up with a couple of other big releases, but one of those releases just got delayed. 
Square Enix has managed to make Final Fantasy a highly talked about topic not just in 2016 but also entering into 2017. Their latest escapade includes acquiring the services of Arian Grande, who is set to appear in a Final Fantasy game already on the market. 
This particular story works best if you've got the Mission Impossible theme playing in your head while reading it. Apparently some brilliant kid figured out a rather clever way to break past his mom's security measures and order himself hundreds of dollars' worth of Pokemon toys. 
The holiday season has been good for Pokemon Go players. They've been on the receiving end of a new tracking system for Pokemon, brand new second generation Pokemon to capture, and various holiday themed events. Well, Niantic also has holiday deals to top off all of that goodness. 
Niantic Labs may have recently updated Pokemon Go with new Pokemon to capture, the new Nearby feature so gamers can easily capture the pocket creatures, but they have even more in store for gamers as part of a Christmas special. 
Patents for Pokemon Go have led some people to begin to speculate on how the trading may work in the mobile app, and they have laid out a description on how to trade the Pokemon with other players by using a new trading function in the app. 
Nintendo's Super Mario Run landed on the market recently and has shared in some solid success. But it hasn't done so without some tough criticisms. Well, Nintendo is addressing one of those critical remarks in the form of letting people play Toad Rally without requiring an in-game ticket... but there's a catch. 
The new Nearby function to help track Pokemon has been rolled out into various territories. We don't hear a whole lot about it (which may be a good thing because it means people are too busy playing). But that doesn't mean Niantic can't help out a bunch of Pokemon Go players with a few useful hints. 
Mega Man, a series of games known for its difficulty, is about to get a heck of a lot harder next month. The game is coming to a new platform, but possibly not one you expect. 
Nintendo's Super Mario Run for iOS devices got off to a running start when it launched last Thursday for iPhones, iPads and iPods. But not everyone has been thrilled with the new endless runner from Nintendo... in fact, one surly group doesn't like Super Mario Run very much at all. |
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