Due out on August 29
If you burned out onPokemon Go(or never started), there’s a newPokemonmobile game coming to town very soon:Masters.
The gist is you’ll be syncing Pokemon up with trainers for battles and friendship, as the game takes a decidedly stat-based approach (perfect for endless grinding!). Battles will take place in a 3v3 format, and will be in real time, with teams of creatures sporting a “move gauge” for a slight strategic spin.
Note that this is DeNA we’re talking about here: one of the absolute kings of IAP (microtransactions), who has been working very closely with Nintendo these past three years on the mobile side of their business. While DeNA typically does a decent job on the design side, I’m always waiting with bated breath to see how predatory their IAP scheme is. Justlooking at all of the statlineshas me worried about the confirmed gacha (gambling) element, which has the whole “pull a duplicate? level up!” mechanic.
you’re able to pre-register on iOShereand Androidhere.Masterswill be released worldwide on August 29, and if you registered, it’ll automatically be downloaded to your device at launch.
