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Pokemon GO's new legendary monster

Pokemon GO's dataminers have dug up a couple of hidden changes that should be coming in a future update. The most prominent of all is the addition of a new legendary Pokemon - Deoxys.

FEBRUARY 8

Pokemon GO EX Raid invite criteria

Pokemon GO seems to have made some changes to the way players get invited to EX Raids. Many players reported that they got an invite to a gym that's far away from their home. In some cases, players haven't been to the gyms they're invited to since their summer holiday.

FEBRUARY 7

Pokemon GO's latest update datamined

Niantic released a new update for Pokemon GO. The latest patch adds a "Shiny" filter to the game's search function. Dataminers have uncovered some new quests as well as added attributes for Deoxys and Castform.

FEBRUARY 6

Niantic acquires AR startup Escher Reality

Niantic recently joined forces with augmented reality startup Escher Reality. The two will work on making a persistent, shared AR game world similar to a MMO. The cross platform technology should be available more widely to developers later this year.

FEBRUARY 2

Nintendo Switch paid online service is coming

After delaying the paid online service for their Switch console, Nintendo is finally going through with the launch. The paid service will become available in September 2018. The exact prices for the UK are still to be announced.

FEBRUARY 1

Nintendo is shutting Miitomo down

Nintendo is shutting their first smartphone app down in May. Once the service goes dark, its former users will cease to have access to many of its features, including messages and items they’ve obtained in the app.

JANUARY 25

Pokemon GO welcomes 23 new monsters

Niantic has unleashed 23 new Pokemon into the wild of Pokemon GO. The latest set of Gen 3 Pokemon will include monsters from the Hoenn region in the Pokemon Ruby and Sapphire games. The upcoming Community day will focus on Dratini.

JANUARY 25

Pokemon GO update rearranges incubators

The latest Pokemon GO update bids farewell to holiday decorations, adds a new loading screen, fixes some bugs and brings a few quality of life improvements to round things up.

JANUARY 18

New Pokemon GO EX Raid invites are going out

Select Pokemon GO players have recently received their invites for the next EX Raid Battle. The upcoming battle is set to go down on 24 January 2018. If your EX Raid Battle gets cancelled, you'll get an in-game notification, some Stardust and Premium Raid Passes.

JANUARY 15

Pokemon GO - no Celebi for old devices

Pokemon GO will stop running on Apple products made before 2013. The players who own the affected devices will have to upgrade in order to play the game. The change will roll out on 28 February. Apple products are the only ones affected at the time.

JANUARY 10

Civilization 6: Rise And Fall - Georgia

Georgia is the latest civilization to be revealed for the upcoming Rise and Fall expansion. Georgia's leader is queen Tamar, and her in-game ability is Glory of the World, Kingdom, and Faith. Rise and Fall is set to launch on 08 February.

JANUARY 10

Pokemon GO - Holiday event updated

Niantic added a new attack animation to the game. Delibird and any costumed Pikachu can now learn the Present move, and every Santa Hat Pikachu in the wild knows the move "naturally". The new attack animation might not be the last bit of Holiday cheer that'll roll out before the Holiday event ends.

DECEMBER 28

Pokemon GO's holiday season

Niantic kicked off this holiday season with a bang and a bunch of new Pokemon. A new - festive - Pikachu has been added to Pokemon GO. Water-type and Ice-type Pokemon from the Hoenn region have been spotted around the world.

DECEMBER 26

Sid Meier’s Civilization VI out for iPad

Aspyr Media has brought Sid Meier’s Civilization VI onto the iPad. You can download, install and play 60 turns for free. After the 60 turns, you'll be asked to pay a one-time fee in order to unlock the rest of the game.

DECEMBER 21

Pokemon GO's new AR+ mode

Niantic and The Pokémon Company will soon roll out a new update for Pokemon GO. The update will only affect devices running iOS 11 and individual Pokemon will be more accurately positioned based on their surroundings.

DECEMBER 20

Pokemon GO update: weather system and Gen 3

Pokemon GO's latest update introduced some new Pokemon and a fresh weather system. The new Pokemon hail from the Sapphire and Ruby games. Pokemon GO Christmas event has been confirmed.

DECEMBER 13

Life is Strange coming to iOS

Life Is Strange for iOS will launch on Firday, 15 December, 2017. Square Enix will have all five episodes released in early 2018. A season pass is available, and will save its owners 10 percent when they buy the last two episodes.

DECEMBER 12

Pokemon GO's in-game maps updated

Pokemon GO's in-game maps have been updated and now feature the latest changes added to the OSM data set. The changes first started in Australia and are now affecting the rest of the world. Ho-Oh is still available in Raid Battles worldwide.

NOVEMBER 30

Ho-Oh now available in Pokemon GO

Pokemon GO has added Ho-Oh as a Raid Boss. The legendary bird can be found in Gyms worldwide. The six hour lures given as rewards in the Global Catch Challenge will remain active until Friday, 01 December.

NOVEMBER 28

Pokemon GO - EX Raid Battles have launched

Pokemon GO was recently updated to version 0.83.1 for Android and 1.53.2 for iOS devices. EX Raid Battles have left the "field test" stage. The standard Raid Battles have been updated as well.

NOVEMBER 22

This War of Mine - first story-driven DLC

This War of Mine just got the first DLC pack from the new story-driven series. Two more episodes are set to launch sometime in 2018. A season pass is available.

NOVEMBER 15

A Harry Potter AR game in the works

Niantic is working on a new AR game. The game will be called Harry Potter: Wizards Unite. "Players will learn spells, explore their real world neighbourhoods and cities to discover & fight legendary beasts and team up with others to take down powerful enemies."

NOVEMBER 10

Middle-earth: Shadow of War Xbox One X ready

Warner Bros. just released an Xbox One X update for Middle-earth: Shadow of War. The update will let you choose between two enhanced modes that Shadow of War offers for the console.

NOVEMBER 7

Pokemon GO - shorter Raids and new Bosses

Niantic released a Pokemon GO update that shortened the game's Raids and added a bunch of new Pokemon. November marks the final migration of the game's three current Legendary dogs. Niantic has a new type of encounter called EX Raids in the works.