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Sudoku is the game where you have to be certain about things. Your job is to put the numbers from 1-9 into each and every row, column, and 3×3 “house” of a 9×9 grid, and you do this by using the scattering of numbers that are already there. You only …

As Go Fest 2020 reportedly brings game’s most lucrative day since July 2016. Pokémon Go developer Niantic has doubled its donation to Black Lives Matter charities and initiatives, from a minimum of $5m up to a final total of $10m. The studio previously said it would donate all of its own …

A few months ago, I thought 2020 might be the end of Pokémon Go. Here was this thing millions use as daily motivation to exercise, see friends, feel rewarded for playing, and all of it was suddenly impossible. Socialising and many in-game activities like raids and trading were out of …

How to use the Global Challenge Arena. The Global Challenge Arena allows Pokémon Go players from across the world to work together to complete the Global Challenges that will run through Go Fest 2020. Completing a Global Challenge will not only unlock a bonus during Go Fest 2020, but will work …

It’s the insidiousness of Spankles that bothers me at first. It’s a small thing at first, of course. It almost always is. Even before you breach Union City’s walls, there’s a kiosk giving away free cans of the stuff – actually, there’s a lot of vending machines that give away …

Hot air balloons carrying the villainous Team Rocket have appeared in Pokémon Go. The first of these floating vehicles appeared in the game last night, following a week of teases suggesting Team Rocket was up to no good once again. Balloons offer a new way to battle Team Rocket members …

Rian Johnson, director of the best Star Wars film since Empire Strikes Back, has helmed a new Pokémon Go commercial. The 30-second advert is for the game’s upcoming Go Fest 2020 event, which this year will be held virtually rather than in specific cities around the world. Johnson is a …

Boxes include code for DLC clothing. Kellogg’s has announced a new Minecraft breakfast cereal. Minecraft Creeper Crunch is a cinnamon flavoured cereal which looks suspiciously similar to Lucky Charms. Tucked in amongst the brown bits no one likes are “Creeper Bit” marshmallows. Who said you shouldn’t play with your food? Each …

Fortnite fans have found a new location hidden under the waters of its latest update. The Ruins will emerge later this season as water levels around the submerged map slowly recede. Today brought the first of these incremental changes, though full plans for the island through until the end of …

The fourth game from Niantic, the maker of Ingress, Pokémon Go and Harry Potter: Wizards Unite, will be… Catan: World Explorers. This new themed take on the developer’s massively-multiplayer augmented reality formula uses the same library of real-world locations to turn the planet into a giant Catan game board. As …