Youtube Clickbait and the rise of cheatingĪfter roughly 48 hours of the game’s release, a group of 4 YouTubers realised they could make a lot of money by using these apps and using titles like “OMG! SUPER RARE SHINY EGG HATCH POKEMON GO!” and “NEW BEST POKÉMON GO HACK!” This meant that when software like this was released, it became a very popular tool to use.

The game Wasn’t built to stop any 3rd party software from coming online and altering things in the game. Soon after launch, an app downloading platform called TuTuApp (known for releasing hacked versions of games) saw a niche in the game. Ultimately, this did push many players away. These short-cuts and the fact that Niantic wasn’t ready for such huge numbers resulted in numerous issues with servers and a general lack of content. In order to get the game out on time some short-cuts may have been taken by Niantic, the developers of both Pokémon Go and Ingress (more on Ingress later). On July 6th, 2016 a game was released and it sparked a worldwide obsession making over 100 million people run outside for a game. Game release and the beginning of cheating

Youtube Clickbait and the rise of cheating.

Game release and the beginning of cheating.

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