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Pokemon Go makers face trespassing lawsuit

Battery life has been an issue for Pokemon Go players from the start, with the game sapping charge rapidly.

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New Jersey resident Jeffrey Marder filed a lawsuit against the game saying it encourages people to trespass on to private property to access Pokéstops and Pokémon gyms. With the current state of the game, it’s hard to expect a decent patch fixing it soon, but there’s good reason to believe that Niantic might launch Legendary Pokemon despite the problems. The Pokemon was shown off in a Twitch livestream to prove its authenticity. And it arrives just in time for Rio 2016, too! According to a user in possession of the Pokemon, they claim it was sent to them directly from developer Niantic after submitting a complaint about something in the game going awry. As part of an update to the game released this weekend, it is now warning players to use common sense and obey all laws. Using the Global Positioning System on a smartphone, the game encourages players to walk around in the real world searching for imaginary critters. Shortly after its release it was found that a number of people may have downloaded an infected version of the app by “sideloading” it onto their devices. Most players currently seem to be annoyed by the broken – and now entirely removed – tracking mechanic, yet there is no word at the time of writing when this feature will be added again.

The US Holocaust Memorial Museum has even had to ask people not to play the game on their phones during their visit while the former concentration camp of Auschwitz has also banned the game.

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The developers explained that the “3-step” display had been removed in order to enhance the underlying design.

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