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Playing new Pokémon Go game in New York

Chris Snyder and Ben Gilbert
2016-07-07T22:27:00Z
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A new mobile game has everyone talking — and walking right into oncoming traffic. Pokémon GO uses GPS and augmented reality to let players catch the various creatures via their phone in the real world. It's highly addictive, and a little bit dangerous. We tested out the game in New York, to see what all the hype was about.

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