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Niantic Sues Group of Alleged 'PokéMon Go' Cheaters

posted by Fnord666 on Friday June 21 2019, @03:05AM   Printer-friendly
from the busted dept.

MrPlow writes:

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t's not just multi-platform gaming giants suing cheaters. Niantic has sued members of Global++ for allegedly offering "unauthorized derivative" (read: hacked) versions of Pokémon Go, Ingress and even the still-in-beta Harry Potter: Wizards Unite. The modified mobile apps not only violate intellectual property rights, Niantic said, but "undermine the integrity of the gaming experience" by helping players cheat. This hurts player enthusiasm for the games and thus could "interfere" with Niantic's business.

Some of the Global++ members are named, including reported leader Ryan Hunt and YouTube promoter Alen Hundur. There are also 20 anonymous members who haven't been identified so far.

Global++ hadn't directly answered the allegations, but it responded to the lawsuit by taking down its website and Discord servers. It said it was shutting down "indefinitely" in order to honor its "legal obligations."

Source: https://www.engadget.com/2019/06/16/niantic-sues-pokemon-go-cheaters/

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday June 21 2019, @05:34AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Friday June 21 2019, @05:34AM (#858450)

    Is there a Pokemon Barn, or whatever they are called, appearing in the courtroom?