Pokemon Go down

Phone and Android app servers crash for second time in 24 hours

POKEMON Go users across the globe are suffering outages after the servers for the popular app went down for the second time in 24 hours.

The smash-hit game suffered worldwide issues yesterday after it launched in 26 countries, with millions of users across the globe unable to access the game.

While issues were later resolved Pokemon Go users again have been experiencing issues accessing the game with error messages appearing.
It is unclear if the latest outage is affecting all users of the iPhone and Android app but there have been reports of problems across the UK, Europe and the United States as millions try to access the game.Frustrated Pokemon Go fans took to social media sites after being unable to access the app with others saying the game is freezing.One user posted: "Are you serious? Is the Pokémon server down again. Just as I was about to leave my house?"While another added: "Drove to the beach just to catch pokemon and the server goes down".

Users reported the server was back online following a two hour crash but warned others connecting in the next hour not to catch any Pokemon as the server may go down again. 

Pokemon Go has become a worldwide phenomenon, becoming even more popular than Tinder in America.
In the aftermath of yesterday's Pokemon Go outage hacking group PoodleCorp claimed to be behind the game going down.The group posted a tweet acknowledging that the game was offline, before another user claimed a bigger attack was still to come."Just was a lil test," reads a tweet by XO. "We will do something on a larger scale soon."

It appears as though the game was hit with a DDOS attack, which is when hackers overload the servers with requests.There have also been reports of login issues on both Android and iOS devices and players have been warned to expect server issues. The outage comes less than 24 hours after fans of the gaming phenomenon were left in despair when its servers appeared to have crashed.The craze, an augmented reality game which has exploded in popularity, uses the phone's GPS location data to allow players to roam the real world and catch virtual monsters.

Millions have downloaded the game which has caused traffic to come to a standstill as players try to catch Pokemon. 

Hundreds of people flocked to Central Park, New York to catch a rare Vaporeon on Friday. 

In incredible scenes, one gamer was seen jumping out of his car and leaving the engine running as he sprinted to claim the prize. 

Crowds have also been seen in Hanover, Germany where 1,200 players took part in a night walk through the city centre as they attempted to catch the monsters.

The church even put a tongue-in-cheek sign in the window, declaring "Jesus cares about Pokemon gamers".

But the game has sparked controversy with police called to a number of incidents including robberies and burglaries involving gamers. 

Four teenagers had to be rescued after getting lost in a mine complex for about six hours while hunting for creatures in Wiltshire. 

Source :- www.express.co.uk