Pokemon
World’s most dangerous computer game? The Syrian teenagers risking their lives to play Pokemon Go in a war zone
World's most dangerous computer game? The Syrian teenagers risking their lives to play Pokemon Go in a war zone Syrian teenagers are increasingly ignoring the dangers of living in a war zone — so they can play Pokemon Go. Youngsters in the rebel-held Syrian city of Douma are downloading the hit game — and...
Hiroshima: Keep Pokemon away from atom bomb memorial
The Japanese city of Hiroshima has asked Pokemon Go's creators to keep its virtual monsters out of memorials to victims of the atomic bomb. It wants the monsters removed by 6 August, when an annual ceremony is held on the anniversary of the 1945 bombing. It follows a request by the operators of the Fukushima nuclear plant...
Pokemon Go finally launches in Japan
Nintendo's Pokemon Go has finally launched in Japan, the birthplace of the little virtual monsters. Amid a flurry of social media excitement, Niantic Labs, the software company behind the game, announced it was "finally broadcasting" in Japan. First released in the US, Australia and New Zealand on 6 July and now...