How is COVID-19 impacting games? Why did Pokémon GO postpone the Abra Community Day?

With the spread of the virus throughout the planet, it has become essential to take precautions to stop the spread. As of today, COVID-19 is distinguished to spread through the community. The simplest solutions for politicians are to ban any kind of gathering.

This has a clear impact on games based on location-based games and augmented reality, just like Pokémon GO or Harry Potter: Wizard Unite.

These games emphasize more on the travel aspect and keeping gamers active.

The Pokémon team has revealed that the Abra Community Day has been postponed for a further date, they’ll start making changes to Pokémon GO which are effective starting now until further notice. They’ll add:

1. A one-time purchase bundle of 30 Incense for 1 PokéCoin. Incense will also last for one hour.
2. 50% Hatch Distance when Eggs are placed into Incubators during this time period. PokéStops will now drop Gifts more frequently
3. Pokémon habitats will increase, and more Pokémon will be appearing in the wild

Here’s the link: https://pokemongolive.com/en/post/updatedevents-abracommunityday

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