Robbers use the Pokemon Go game world to lure a potential victim to the right place.

    The recently presented Pokemon Go game with elements of augmented reality managed to attract the attention of not only ordinary amateurs to have fun, but also very smart attackers who found a non-trivial way to use the capabilities of the new Niantic project for selfish purposes. We will tell you more about the announcement and the "problems" of Pokemon Go with the law in this publication.

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    For those who are not familiar with the game world of Pokémon Go, for completeness, we briefly recall what we are talking about.

    The multiplayer game Pokémon Go was developed jointly by Nintendo, The Pokémon Company, and Google startup Niantic . The latter took an active part in the creation of the AR game Ingressand this is felt in the game world of Pokémon Go. The game includes elements of augmented reality and takes into account the location of the user. According to the plot, players can track, capture, train Pokémon and even fight them in a real environment. Despite the fact that Pokémon themselves are visible only on the screens of mobile devices, thanks to AR-technology, their invasion is expected on the streets of parks and public gardens of cities around the world. The game is distributed free of charge, but at the same time opens access to microtransactions with payments from $ 0.99 to $ 99.99.



    Pokémon Go works in conjunction with an optional device called the Pokémon Go Plus, which can be worn on the wrist or attached to clothing. The Pokémon Go Plus contacts the user using Bluetooth, LED backlighting and a vibration motor. In the event that something significant happens in the game, for example, a “ownerless” Pokémon appears nearby or a serious mess is planned, the device will notify the user with vibration and light notifications. Pokémon Go Plus is not a mandatory attribute of the game, but with its help the player can significantly reduce the time spent on the mobile device. The cost of the bracelet - $ 35 The

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    game was presented simultaneously for devices on iOS iOS and Android. Almost immediately, Pokemon Go topped the lists of the most popular free mobile apps in the App Store and Google Play Store.

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    Niantic developers are not going to rest on their laurels and plan to further develop the project. The other day, the head of the company, John Hanke, shared with reporters that in the near future, players will be able to trade pocket monsters with like-minded people, as was the case in the days of Gameboy. The ability to trade pocket monsters, regardless of the platform, is one of the traditional features of the franchise, which is one of the auxiliary ways to achieve one of the main goals - to collect a complete collection of animal-like creatures.

    In the future, developers plan to expand the AR component of the game and provide players with the opportunity to use devices like Microsoft HoloLens. Thus, today, almost immediately after the announcement, Pokemon Go looks like a very successful project, which opened up new opportunities for the cult universe to users.

    A drop of tar

    New attractive opportunities for themselves in connection with the announcement of Pokemon Go and attackers considered. The police department in the small town of O'Fallon, Mo., posted a message on the four robbers, organize armed attacks in St. Louis and St. Charles.

    According to the police, the criminals looked for their victims among the participants of the Pokemon Go game, after which they lured them to a place convenient for the crime and carried out an attack. The list of injured teens 16-18 years old, living in the above cities. According to an official statement by law enforcers, in order to lure the victim to the right place, the robbers marked Pokestop (a real place on the city map where you can pick up in-game content) and today this scheme has been used for robbery 11 times already.

    Obviously, the developer of Niantic Labs and the publisher of Pokemon Go were not ready for such a scenario, which does not mean at all that the search for a solution to an unexpected problem can be postponed for an indefinite future. The global international release of the game has been postponed, because interest in Pokemon Go was higher than its creators expected and, as a result, the servers could not withstand the load. It is hoped that by the time of the global launch this trouble will be eliminated and fans of the cult universe will no longer suffer at the hands of lovers of easy money.

    It should be noted here that intruders from St. Louis and St. Charles are not the only unpleasant problems associated with Pokemon Go. Last week, during the next pursuit of a pocket monster, a girl player came across a dead body, and the guy filmed an attempt on his own life on video. In the latter case, there remains a high probability that everything will work out.

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