Pokémon Go's New Era: A Step Closer to Being Just Another Free-to-Play Scopely Game
Just weeks after selling its soul (and for $3.5 billion, let's not kid ourselves) to Monopoly Go devs Scopely, Pokémon Go is rolling out changes—allegedly at the urging of Niantic, not their new owners. The update lets players explore more from home, which is either a generous move or a calculated response to the pandemic’s lingering effects.