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Pokemon Go

Cheng Yip-kai (right) is Hong Kong’s first Pokemon world champion. Photo: Pokémon Company

Hong Kong liver expert, 75, hailed as key player in teen’s Pokemon Go triumph

Dr Lai Ching-lung helped Hong Kong team financially last year and offered them much-needed encouragement, manager says.

Fendi’s Chinese New Year collection for 2024, the Year of the Dragon

Thousands hunt Pokémon character in Taipei

Fitness 3.0? How active gaming and blockchain will in meet the metaverse

The future of fitness is online – and by combining ‘gamercising’ technologies with an integrated cross-platform metaverse powered by blockchain, it’s also big business, says OliveX co-founder Keith Rumjahn

Keith Rumjahn, CEO of Kara Smart Fitness, at his offices in Cyberport. Photo: Jonathan Wong

Pokemon celebrates 25th anniversary

Nintendo files for Pokémon Go trademarks in China under a funny name

Pokémon Go was banned in China just months after the game launched in 2016.

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Taiwanese grandad plays Pokemon Go with 64 phones

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Tencent’s Biped joins the limited game offerings on China’s Nintendo Switch

Tencent is filling up the Chinese Nintendo Switch with its own games, including the new co-op platformer Biped

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Kid-friendly Pokémon Smile delights adult fans in China

Augmented reality game wants to make brushing teeth fun for children

From Minecraft to Fortnite, how video games evolved in the 2010s

Gaming is the No.1 entertainment now, and the past decade saw milestone developments in storytelling and in-game elements. These are the titles that had the most impact in the 2010s.

Gaming is now humanity’s favourite form of entertainment, and in the past decade it has achieved several milestones with its wide array of games. Photo: Shutterstock

All fun and games: how Pokémon fever took over the world

An enthusiast sings the praises of an entertainment franchise that unites young and old around the world in one big happy family.

A player tries to catch the Nidoran character of Pokémon Go. Photo: Bloomberg

There’s a new Harry Potter game coming from NetEase

100 Beyoncés in your living room: the future of TV

Watching performances and sports events in 3D from any angle are two of the immersive experiences offered by new tech. Augmented reality is the format of the future, as virtual reality loses popularity.

Tens of thousands of Pokemon fans flock to Taiwan festival

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Review | 7 best walking apps for people who hate fitness apps – and walking

STYLE’s office couch potato tries out Stepbet, Walkr, Harry Potter: Wizards Unite and 4 more mobile phone apps designed to get you off the sofa – reluctantly.

Do you hate walking too?

Swipe right for revolution: Hong Kong protesters use Tinder and Pokémon Go

Protesters are turning to Tinder, Pokémon Go and Apple’s AirDrop to spread messages.

I spy with my little iPhone: Apple to start AR art tours

Three years after Pokemon Go popularised augmented reality, tech giant to begin guided walks whose participants view sites enhanced by computer-generated art. A separate AR work will be visible to iPhone users in Apple stores worldwide.

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How the Pokemon Go craze lives on, three years after release

Hong Kong found itself in the grip of Pokemania in July 2016 as players of the mobile game tried to ‘catch ’em all’, some risking life and limb. Many hard-core followers still play, with the community aspect a strong draw.

A Hong Kong Pokemon Go player finds a Dratini, a dragon type Pokemon, in Victoria Harbour. Photo: Bloomberg

China to finally get official game three years after Pokemon Go ban

Gamers welcome the news on mainland, where wildly popular monster-hunting mobile game is banned.

Tencent, Nintendo-backed Pokemon join forces to create new video games

The Chinese video games and social media giant’s TiMi Studio Group will take the lead in developing new titles with the Japanese company behind the popular monster-hunting franchise.

Review | Harry Potter: Wizards Unite – first impressions of AR game

Harry Potter: Wizards Unite lets you cast spells at magical creatures from the comfort of your own desk. A few glitches and an uncertain story aside, this mobile AR game is a winner for Harry Potter fans.

The creators of Pokemon have released a new mobile AR game: Harry Potter: Wizards Unite.

Five things gamers in China want from the Nintendo Switch

A collaboration with Tencent could see the popular console officially sold in China

If you’re wondering what this game is, you’re clearly not from China. (Picture: Weibo)

There’s a Pokémon Go clone from Tencent that copies almost everything

Let’s Hunt Monsters also has a blockchain mini game like CryptoKitties

China now has game that merges Pokémon Go and CryptoKitties into one

In the Tencent title, players can cruise around streets to catch virtual monsters, while rearing and trading cartoon kittens stored on a blockchain.

Many phones help grandpa ‘catch them all’

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Meet the Taiwan grandfather determined to catch ’em all

Pokemon Grandpa, 70, spends several hours a day playing game, using multiple gadgets to aid him in his quest

Chen San-yuan on the hunt for Pokemon.Photo: Reuters

Nintendo just announced three new Pokémon games for the Switch

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What do you get when you cross Pokemon Go with The Amazing Race?

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Pokemon Go
Pokemon Go is a mobile augmented-reality game that launched in July 2016 and generated considerable attention in Hong Kong and around the world.
last updated:
9 September, 2024
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