Ivan Lee's idea never gained momentum. But now another company is worth $5 billion after releasing the same thing.

Watch NZH focus: A 84-year-old priest in northern France has been killed and four other people were taken hostage by two armed men who stormed his church. A Kiwi has smashed the world sheep shearing record in England, Matt Smith, averaged 81 sheep an hour. And Pokemon takes India by storm.

John Hanke's digital start-up Niantic has delivered the phenomenon that is Pokemon Go.

What happens when David Attenborough comes across a Pokemon roaming free in the wilderness? All of the lols, apparently.

Pokémon Go may be taking the world by storm, but that doesn't mean it's resting on its laurels.

Spark has reported a 10 per cent surge in mobile data use in the past two weeks - all thanks to smartphone game.

A US Reddit user has just become the first reported player to catch 'em all after completing the North American Pokedéx.

She's best known for reading the news but this week, NZH Focus had Newstalk ZB's Niva Retimanu take on a new challenge, sitting down to play the popular video game Doom.

Niva and Sam jump into gaming by playing the widely known and popular game, DOOM!

Pokemon Go, the location-based mobile game that has become a massive hit, began as an April Fool's joke.

Has Pokemon gone too far? A Twitter user has captured the chaos which ensued when a rare animated creature appeared in Central Park.

COMMENT: What Pokemon Go, Real Housewives and any other craze have in common is they're trivial. If they didn't exist, no one would miss them.

When Kiwi Tom Currie quit his job to become a full-time Pokemon hunter he had no idea it could turn out to be the best career move he has ever made.

COMMENT: Forget Netflix, I've put together a list of my four favourite party games to get you through the rest of winter.

Sponsored partnerships to make certain locations appear more prominently in the game are on their way.

The security problems for iPhone users playing Pokemon Go have just been fixed.

Pokemon Go players have been warned of the real-life dangers around them as they use their mobile phones to search for virtual characters in video game.

Theresa May is set to replace David Cameron as leader of the Conservative Party and Britain's prime minister. Pokemon hunters are continuing to brave freezing temperatures around the country all in a bid to snag the little critters.

As I hit the streets, I'm met with a familiar message. The Pokemon Go servers are overloaded. These outages coincide with the hours before and after work most days - a credit to the game's popularity.

Pokemon Go is going, all right. It's going around the world.

A real-life version of Pokemon is a great idea - but Rachel Bache finds there are a lot of downsides to Pokemon Go.

Whanganui's Hells Angels headquarters may be getting a little extra traffic this week as Pokémon Go players show up for their free

For those who grew up watching the show on television and playing Pokemon on gameboy, Pokemon Go is a piece of nostalgia.

If you witness hordes of adults walking around with their smartphones in hand, seemingly recording video footage - there is no need for concern.

Watching a young boy being ripped to pieces by an attack dog isn't a pleasant experience. Neither is fleeing through a dimly lit forest before being shot down by armed guards.

Chris Schulz reviews the new addition the the Lego franchise: Lego Star Wars: The Force Awakens.

This didn't matter. It's a fighting game, so the fundamentals are simple. Pick a funky lookin' dude and fight. Ignorance isn't exactly a barrier to enjoyment in this genre.

Alan Bell heads to the States to get hands-on with World of Warcraft: Legion.

It's nice to reminisce and catch up with the four turtles again - but it would be much better to have the option to play with my son.

Cats fight all the goddamn time, so it's only natural they should have their own fighting game.