{"id":529971,"date":"2026-03-06T16:45:19","date_gmt":"2026-03-06T16:45:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/article.php?article_id=2193593"},"modified":"2026-03-06T16:45:19","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T16:45:19","slug":"pokemon-go-will-suspend-gameplay-in-russia-belarus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/pokemon-go-will-suspend-gameplay-in-russia-belarus\/","title":{"rendered":"Pok\u00e9mon Go will suspend gameplay in Russia, Belarus"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/pokemon-go-will-suspend-gameplay-in-russia-belarus.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\nPok\u00e9mon Go will suspend its gameplay in Russia and Belarus for the foreseeable future, developer Niantic has now said. <\/p>\n<p>The game has already been pulled from app stores in those countries, while in-game functionality will go dark &#8220;shortly&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/articles\/2022-03-11-pokemon-go-will-suspend-gameplay-in-russia-belarus\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/articles\/2022-03-11-pokemon-go-will-suspend-gameplay-in-russia-belarus\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pok\u00e9mon Go will suspend its gameplay in Russia and Belarus for the foreseeable future, developer Niantic has now said. 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