In 2014, as part of its traditional April Fool’s pranks, Google released a video in which Google Maps VP Brian McClendon announced a job opening for a Pokémon Master. The video showed candidates travelling around the world, from the tallest mountains to the middle of the ocean in their search for the rarest creatures. Instead of pokéballs, they used their phones to capture them. Google’s prank captured viewers imaginations and became a reality. Fast forward two years and the video that started as a tongue-in-cheek prank became reality with the release of , a free-to-play mobile game that enables players to capture Pokémon through the magic of augmented reality. A new look for a classic game...
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