Ricky Yaneza, a 43-year-old gamer, was live-streaming his gaming session of Pokemon Go while traveling through Central Park in New York City on Monday morning. Yaneza didn’t complete the session or finish his walk because he was mugged. Continue reading Somebody Got Mugged Playing Pokemon Go Live On Twitch
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Twitch will finally crack down on Pokémon Go cheaters
Pokémon Go cheaters, beware streaming your gameplay.
It’s taken over three weeks, but Twitch is finally ready to enforce their own Terms of Service when it comes to Pokémon Go cheating.
Since the game’s release on July 6, Pokémon Go has become one of the more popular titles on the streaming video platform. The game, played on mobile phones, requires the player to travel to physical locations to catch the game’s title creatures, isn’t exactly the easiest thing to stream. Some players have attached a GoPro to their foreheads, streaming what they see as they walk around their town catching Pokémon. One streamer strapped a laptop to his back, complete with a mouse taped to his backpack strap, so he had enough power to stream on the go. Continue reading Twitch will finally crack down on Pokémon Go cheaters
Twitch is swarming with Pokémon Go cheaters, but isn’t banning them—yet
Cheaters are using GPS software to trick the game and then broadcast their exploits for the world to see.
No matter how hard ambitious Pokémon trainers try, they’re never going to be as successful as Lord_Cloudy. The sandy-haired streamer broadcasts from a dark room, fidgeting in his chair and vaping as he plays Pokémon Go, the game that’s supposed to require players to walk around the real world. But Lord_Cloudy achieves the physically impossible. His avatar marches right through buildings and across busy thoroughfares. Continue reading Twitch is swarming with Pokémon Go cheaters, but isn’t banning them—yet