Pokémon GO’s Big Weekend Accidentally Reminded Us The Game Used To Be Fun

This weekend may have been deranged on previously unexplored levels, but it was also Go Fest in Pokémon GO, the annual event when the mobile game reminds its millions of players why they used to love playing. This year, as the app reaches new nadirs of money-grubbing banality, the event’s terrific execution had the unintended consequence of starkly highlighting where the game goes so wrong the rest of the time. – John Walker Read More