Pokémon Go developer Niantic says it's better at spotting cheaters and is "ramping up" enforcement

Pokémon Go developer Niantic says it's better at spotting cheaters and is "ramping up" enforcement

Pokémon Go developer Niantic has outlined its plans on tackling cheating in the popular augmented-reality mobile game.

In an update posted to the company’s official blog (thanks, NME), Niantic said it is “continuously work[ing] to facilitate a fun and fair environment” and “[felt players’] frustration about how cheating behaviours” affected them.

Its last post on cheating – posted way back last year – was “focused primarily on sharing a broad overview” on the topic, but since then, Niantic says it’s “becoming better” at spotting cheaters.

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