Pokemon a threat? Gaming panic.

AuthorSoave, Robby
PositionBrief article

After a 15-year hiatus from the spodight, Pokemon is (sort of) cool again. Mdlions of people have downloaded Pokemon Go, a smartphone app that lets them catch virtual creatures from the Nintendo game series. Thanks to the wonders of technology-Google Maps and your phone's camera, specifically--the Pokemon look like they're hanging out in the streets and parks of the real world, waiting to be caught.

For most people, it's good fun. But for others, the app is cause for concern. It requires people to walk around outside, looking at their phones. Occasional reports of players tripping over fallen branches and walking into other people have trickled in, prompting scare headlines from dozens of news sites. "Pokemon Go craze is causing real-life injuries and danger," warned Today, for instance.

It didn't stop there. News oudets also started reporting that pedophiles could be using Pokemon Go to lure...

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