Pokémon Go makers call for calm as servers crash across Europe and US
by Guardian staff from Technology | The Guardian on (#1MHJ1)
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Poki(C)mon Go servers crashed across Europe and the US on Saturday, as global demand for the hit mobile app soared in its first weekend since being launched in the UK.
Players in 26 countries took advantage of mostly good weather to venture outdoors to hunt and capture their first Poki(C)mon creatures, with millions having downloaded the game in its first days since release.
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