Mobile Gaming

AMC and Finnish developer Next Games have announced they are releasing a new location-based augmented reality mobile game, The Walking Dead: Our World, based on the hit AMC TV show. The Walking Dead: Our World lets players fight walkers in real-life locations, a bit like Pokémon Go but with zombies. The new AR game will also see players fight alongside their favourite The Walking Dead characters including Rick, Daryl and Michonne. The characters are blended into players' real-life environment along with other digital objects. The Walking Dead TV show is a post-apocalyptic horror series based on the comic book series, of the same name, by Robert Kirkman, Tony Moore and Charlie Adlard. It follows a group of survivors as they fight their way through the dystopian new world, battling walkers and other survivors along the way. The Walking Dead: Our World will be available on Apple App Store and Google Play but currently has no release date. -----------------------------------...

Behold, the most pathetic battle possible in Pokemon GO . Magikarp, as many of you know, cannot actually attack in Pokemon GO : It only has Splash, which is useless, and Struggle, which is... slightly less useless, but still kinda futile. You wouldn't want to bring a Magikarp into a raid battle, which are supposed to be Pokemon GO 's toughest challenges. Hilariously, Pokemon GO has also made Magikarp into a low-tier raid boss. Normally, anyone taking on a Magikarp raid just beats a defenseless fish up. It's borderline bullying, because Magikarp can't really do much back. But here is what happens if you take a bunch of Magikarp to fight a giant Magikarp, courtesy of zecmo. Skip to around the 2:24 mark if you just want to see the battle: At first, the players don't even know if winning the battle is possible. "Are we going to time out?" one fan asks. "You can just keep struggling!" another responds. "Struggle for life! Nonstop st...

Pokémon Go celebrates its first birthday today, but players are getting the biggest gift. An anniversary event runs from today until July 24th, with discounts and a special Pikachu offered up to trainers around the world. The anniversary event starts at 1 p.m. PT today and will end at 1 p.m. PT on July 24. An Anniversary Box item will be sold in the game’s store during the event’s duration. As part of the gift set, players will get Incubators, Max Revives, Ultra Balls and a Raid Pass. The whole box will be discounted, so item-heavy trainers will want to pick this up while they have the chance. For everyone else, a Pikachu wearing Ash Ketchum’s trademark hat will be the biggest prize. Players can start tracking the little guy down today; like other special Pikachu, he’ll keep that Ash cap for good, so it’s a cute addition to anyone’s collection. After 52 weeks, Pokémon Go is still going strong. It’s nearing a billion downloads worldwide, and Niantic hopes to reinvigorate...

Pokémon GO developer Niantic has unleashed a new tool to discourage cheating in its augmented-reality game, this time by shaming them. As revealed in a Reddit post by a Niantic rep, a new update, live today, will add a mark in the inventory of anyone caught using third-party software. "With the announcement of Raid Battles and the new battle features, we are staying true on our commitment to ensuring that Pokémon GO continues to be a fun and fair experience for all Trainers. Starting today, Pokémon caught using third-party services that circumvent normal gameplay will appear marked with a slash in the inventory and may not behave as expected," Niantic stated. "We are humbled by the excitement for all the new features we announced yesterday.This is one small part of our continued commitment to maintaining the integrity of our community and delivering an amazing Pokémon GO experience." This isn't the first time Niantic has cracked down on Pokémon GO...