You probably don't know him, but Al Kahn is likely to have had an enormous influence on your life.

The Kiwi game development industry is now worth $89 million a year - up 13 per cent from the year before.

If you thought there was mayhem around Pokemon Go, just wait 'til the Harry Potter fandom gets its own version.

Pokemon Go players striving to "catch 'em all" are being recruited by Rotorua police to help catch more than the fictional species.

Deal seen as an endorsement of the "high-quality intellectual property" produced by Auckland-based Marker Metro.

Ivan Lee's idea never gained momentum. But now another company is worth $5 billion after releasing the same thing.

Watch NZH focus: A 84-year-old priest in northern France has been killed and four other people were taken hostage by two armed men who stormed his church. A Kiwi has smashed the world sheep shearing record in England, Matt Smith, averaged 81 sheep an hour. And Pokemon takes India by storm.

John Hanke's digital start-up Niantic has delivered the phenomenon that is Pokemon Go.

Pokémon Go may be taking the world by storm, but that doesn't mean it's resting on its laurels.

She's best known for reading the news but this week, NZH Focus had Newstalk ZB's Niva Retimanu take on a new challenge, sitting down to play the popular video game Doom.

Niva and Sam jump into gaming by playing the widely known and popular game, DOOM!

Pokemon Go is turning players into tourists in their own cities and also encouraging travellers to seek out unusual attractions.

Justin Bieber got totally ignored because everyone around him was too busy trying to catch a rare Pokemon.

The latest gaming craze has lifted Nintendo's market value significantly to more than US$39 billion.

Pokemon Go, the location-based mobile game that has become a massive hit, began as an April Fool's joke.

When Kiwi Tom Currie quit his job to become a full-time Pokemon hunter he had no idea it could turn out to be the best career move he has ever made.

COMMENT: What Pokemon Go, Real Housewives and any other craze have in common is they're trivial. If they didn't exist, no one would miss them.

A smattering of eager Pokemon Go players are hurting themselves - and costing taxpayers.

Sponsored partnerships to make certain locations appear more prominently in the game are on their way.

Pokemon Go has raised security concerns after the app accessed users' personal information.

Why we can't have nice things: while the gaming industry rushes to compete with Pokemon Go, will quality take a back seat?

WITH the enormous success of Pokemon Go, a casual remark by one of its creators has got fans excited about a Game of Thrones version.

A backlash has started against Pokemon Go players, reminding them they are not welcome everywhere.

Reports say Legendary Pictures are aiming to make a live-action Pokemon film following the success of Pokemon Go.

Pokémon GO might be the biggest internet craze we've seen in a long time - but when it comes to data usage it's just another drop in the online ocean.

The security problems for iPhone users playing Pokemon Go have just been fixed.

UK residents trying to bypass local servers have caused Pokemon Go outages in New Zealand and Australia.

As millions of people rush to join Pokémon Go, questions are being raised over how secure the app is.

If you logged into the app with your Google account, the developers have access to your email, Google Drive and more.

As I hit the streets, I'm met with a familiar message. The Pokemon Go servers are overloaded. These outages coincide with the hours before and after work most days - a credit to the game's popularity.