Summer reissue: That time we said Pokémon GO was crap

Right when the Pokémon Go orgy was at its height, Joseph Harper filed this review. It was to become one of our most controversial gaming posts ever as Joseph found it overwhelmingly pointless and bad. Originally published July 8, 2016 When the Pokémon GO trailer was hurled onto the internet last year, it seemed too … Read more

In defence of Pokémon GO

So you think Pokémon GO is pretty stupid? Perhaps you’ve even indicated your dislike online and ripped into those who are poké-intoxicated?  Comedian and actor James Roque stands firm and argues there’s a place and a need for the digital monster collecting diversion.  Last week, Pokémon GO was released and the world went nuts. For … Read more

Help! Pokémon invaded my house and now I’m under siege

Imagine strange cars and weird people hanging around your house. This is the shocking reality for some in this post-Pokémon world.  In part two of the Pokémon GO Orgy Week, Jess McAllen interviews a number of unassuming Americans who’ve had uninvited Pokémon hunters turning up on their doorstep. Catch up on Pokémon GO Orgy Week … Read more

The Spinoff’s Pokémon GO heretic walks back into the light

Pokémon Go has turned the world upside down. It’s led players into armed ambushes. It’s got them stumbling across washed up corpses. And after something of a online outcry to his first review, it’s even forced Joseph Harper to get his feet wet again. Last week I tried playing Pokémon Go and it pissed me off. … Read more

This Week I Played: Pokémon GO (and it was not good)

Dyed-in-the-wool Pocket Monster fan Joseph Harper joined the burgeoning Pokémon GO craze this week and found it overwhelmingly pointless and bad. When the Pokémon GO trailer was hurled onto the internet last year, it seemed too good to be true. Playing Pokémon in the real world seemed fricking awesome. When I played Pokémon as a … Read more