"Pokemon Go" keeps on talking to him. In just a few days, this game for smartphones has sparked dozens of news items, which should further multiply on the Web.
Since July 7, the world sees individuals walk, head deflected to their mobile phone. They are the hunters of Pokémon, who track the mythical creatures in parks, near rivers, and in the streets, or to remote locations via the mobile game "Pokemon Go." Faced with the exponential number of players who wish at all costs become the best trainer, many stories begin to proliferate on the web.
Dismissed for trying to play Pokemon Go
An Australian working in Singapore was fired by his company on July 11 after a rant on social networks against the absence of the game in the country. Hired as a consultant for one week by real estate website 99.co Sonny Truyen complained on his Facebook account will not find in this "p ... countries" this very popular video game, tells "Mahable " .
His comments provoked strong reactions in Singapore, where many foreigners have already lost their jobs for posting on social networks deemed derogatory comments from people in the Asian archipelago. The site boss, Darius Cheung, who dismissed Mr. Truyen and apologized for the behavior of the Australian, Singaporean called his countrymen in a blog to stop spreading messages of hatred and division, following of the incident. "It was a dirty trick on my part and a great error of judgment that label negatively entire country about Pokémon. It was very wrong of me to rage in this way, "said the Australian.
A man sees his house turn into Pokémon arena
In the game, since that is level 5, it is possible to go fight other trainers in dedicated arenas. These are mainly found in public places such as parks, monuments and railway stations for example. However, Niantic developed algorithm is not perfect. Boon Sheridan, an American owner of a deconsecrated church in Holyoke (Massachusetts), has understood. His housing was inadvertently identified as such by the publisher of the game.
On Twitter, he said humorously: "I just realized that all people and cars passing by, that linger and leave that could easily suggest that this place is like a drug dealer's house. I officially stopped counting after more than 30 people and so many cars are stopped for a few minutes. "
A woman looks for Pokémon she comes across a corpse
To inflate its inventory of Pokémon (called "Pokédex" in the game) and find virtual creatures like water, Shayla Wiggins, an American originally from the State of Wyoming, decided to go to the river the day before Riverton working. Unfortunately, badaude 19 years made an unexpected discovery July 8: that of a corpse lying on the ground. "I do not know what to do," she expressed to local news site KCWY13 adding: "I was really scared, I told myself -Do I call 911. So I contacted them and they told me to stay on the road waiting for an officer. "
This macabre discovery did not prevent the US to return this place. "Yes, it may be that I go to capture a water-type Pokémon. I'll try, "she further said.
Thugs use Pokémon Go to extort money from people
Team Rocket is real. A O'Fallen, Missouri (USA), a group of armed robbers used the game to attract people and strip them July 11, reports the "Guardian" . "The thugs were able to find the whereabouts of their victims and determine if they were isolated," it said.
With the GPS system, four young people aged 16 to 18 years have indeed been trapped for their players steal money. They used assembly areas (called "Pokéstop" in the game) to anticipate the arrival of the players.
Two players dropped from a cliff
Like the selfie, hunting Pokémon can be dangerous or fatal. On July 14, in San Diego County, two men in their twenties were near death. "A man fell from 22 to 30 meters. When firefighters have rescued, they found the unconscious second 15 meters down, "says the fire chief of the city of Encinitas Robbie Ford, quoted by the" Los Angles Times " .
According to the US daily, the men crossed a security fence to "try to capture the characters." "I think people need to realize that this is a game. It is not worth your life," said the fireman. Both players were taken to the hospital and suffer from "moderate" injuries.
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