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Australian Pokemon "hunter" crashes car into Melbourne school

A teenage motorist is facing criminal charges after crashing into a school in Melbourne while playing Pokemon Go.

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Hong Kong police to keep a "close eye" on areas packed with Pokemon hunters

The force said it will keep a close watch on crowded parks and other venues, to ‘avoid accidents’ after the release of the hugely popular smartphone game in the city

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Aust'n motorists warned against playing popular mobile game while driving

Victoria's road authority has taken the unusual step of using billboards to warn drivers against playing mobile phone game Pokemon Go while in their cars.

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"Pokemon Go" fever hits Hong Kong, with warnings added

Pokemon Go, the augmented reality smartphone game which has taken the world by storm, was launched in Hong Kong on Monday, prompting multiple warnings against trespassing and straying into busy roads.

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Singapore government to monitor impact of Pokemon Go on society

While Singapore fans of Pokemon Go cannot wait for the game to be launched here, the Government has said that it will monitor the game's impact on society.

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More disappointment for Japanese waiting for 'Pokemon Go'

Japanese fans eagerly awaiting the launch of "Pokemon Go" in the character's country of birth faced another day of disappointment Wednesday.

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Hong Kong start-up releases first locally-made virtual reality games

​Meridian Digital Entertainment has broken ground with two virtual reality games

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Pokémon Go accounts are being sold for thousands of pounds on eBay

​The Pokémon Go craze continues unabated, with accounts being sold on auction sites such as eBay for thousands of pounds, despite contravening developer Niantic’s terms of service.

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Nintendo shares fall 10 percent after doubling on Pokemon GO craze

Nintendo Co's (7974.T) shares fell 10 percent in early trade on Wednesday after they more than doubled in value over the past seven sessions powered by the record-breaking success of the Pokemon GO mobile game.

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Pokémon GO retention rates double free-to-play average, now bigger than Google Maps

Pokémon GO is not only inspiring a record number of people to pick up their smartphones and head out on their own Pokémon adventures, it’s also succeeding in keeping them around for a second, third, and even fourth round of gaming.

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Pokémon Go: where does augmented reality go next?

It’s the hottest game in the world right now, but what do games developers think of Pokémon Go, and where do they think its success will take augmented reality?

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New Zealand bartender quits job to become full-time Pokemon hunter

As the Pokemon Go game reaches new levels of obsession and popularity worldwide, a man in New Zealand has decided to quit his job to "catch 'em all" full-time.

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Developer of Nintendo's Pokemon GO aiming for rollout to 200 markets soon

​The head of the developer behind Nintendo Co Ltd's (7974.T) Pokemon GO said he wanted to launch the smash-hit mobile game in roughly 200 countries and regions "relatively soon" and was working on bolstering server capacity to enable the wider rollout.

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Exploding Kittens part of comeback trend for board and card games

​Some millennials, tired of today’s smartphone-obsessed digital culture, are turning to the retro pleasures of board games and card games as a way to enhance face-to-face interaction

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6 places in Hong Kong where you’ll likely catch Pokemon when Pokemon Go is live

​With the addictive smartphone game sure to be released soon in Hong Kong, these are some of our hunting tips: take the Star Ferry, hike up The Peak, visit Government House

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Clinton tries to capture the "Pokémon Go" vote

Hillary Clinton joked on Thursday that she wanted people to develop a game called “Pokémon Go to the Polls.” Some of her young volunteers turned her questionable pun into reality this weekend, using the viral app to register new voters in Lakewood, a suburb of Cleveland.

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Late Chinese student remembered in video game

Amid the science-fiction battlegrounds of hit video game Overwatch, many gamers will have been surprised to find the figure of late Chinese college student Wu Hongyu.