Tweaked versions of ‘Pokémon Go’ no longer available after Niantic sues


  • TECH
  • Monday, 17 Jun 2019

Participants at Pokemon GO Fest 2019 navigate Chicago's Grant Park while searching for characters as they play Pokemon GO on their phones Thursday, June 13, 2019. (AP Photo/Amr Alfiky)

A group that developed a tweaked version of augmented reality monster catching game Pokémon Go has shut down its services after being sued by Niantic. 

Business Insider reported that game maker Niantic’s suit calls the group, Global++, an “association of hackers” that makes unauthorised versions of its games Pokémon Go and Ingress called PokeGo++ and Ingress++

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