Pokemon Go continues to grow in popularity and is still causing mayhem around the globe

THIS sign is awesome. It delivers a crushing blow to those on the Pokemon hunt, saying it is “by far the stupidest thing ever seen” — and this person has seen some silly things.

THIS sign spotted in New York City has to be the best response yet to Pokemadness.

A sign was placed outside a property and points out that the yard is private — for tenants of the building only — and not for Pokemon chasing.

But it then delivers a crushing blow, stating the whole Pokemon hunt is “by far the stupidest thing I have ever seen” and tells people to “get a life and stay out of my yard”.

“There is a bar up the street and around the corner. Go there, have a beer, and seriously think about your life choices.”

The best part, however, is the list of other stupid things this person has lived through including the Macarena, hammer pants and 10 seasons of CSI: Miami.

This anti-#PokemonGO sign in New York City is spectacular. pic.twitter.com/BbiAYI2DNx

— Marlow Stern (@MarlowNYC) July 18, 2016

If you thought Pokemon Go was going to drift off into the abyss like the Ice Bucket Challenge, you’re wrong — it continues to grow in popularity across the globe.

Chaos ensued in New York’s Central Park following the discovery of a rare Pokemon.

When word spread Vaporeon was lurking around the park, people literally began jumping out of their cars to join a stampede of players hoping to catch the elusive Pokemon.

A Vaporeon popped up in the middle of Central Park and this happenedpic.twitter.com/bSJ6GUvPvh

— Izzy Nobre (@MrNobre) July 16, 2016

We just hope those fleeing from their running cars caught the rare water creature, because dedication like that means they deserve to be Pokemon Masters.

NZ man Tom Currie has quit his job to chase Pokemon full time. Picture: Tom Currie/Facebook

A little closer to home, and an Auckland man is showing even more dedication to the mobile game.

Tom Currie decided enough was enough as he quit his fulltime job as a barista to embark on a two-month tour of New Zealand in an attempt to catch ‘em all.

At last count, the 24-year-old had already caught 90 Pokemon and had booked 20 bus trips around New Zealand.

The former-coffee maker said he had originally not shared his plans with his boss, but had to once his quest started to gain publicity.

“When I resigned, I didn’t tell my manager I was going out into the world to hunt Pokemon,” he told theBBC.

“But after my story got picked up I gave him a courtesy call to update him just in case the media contacted him.

“I got an absolutely lovely response, ‘Good on you Tom. It is really funny. I hope everything is OK. Have fun for your Pokemon trip’.”

Mr Currie said he has been receiving support for his decision from Pokemon players around the world.

“I have been approached by a few other Pokemon trainers who recognised me and wanted a chat,” he said.

“I have had people asking for photos and one guy even called me his hero for doing what I’m doing.

“I have received messages on Facebook from around the world, messages of support from America, Ireland, Canada, India and Nepal.”

Usually a group of teenagers on bikes could mean trouble, thankfully they are just playing Pokemon Go.

While Mr Currie decided to opt away from earning money in order to play the game, some people are already cashing in on Pokemon Go.

Despite being just over a week old, entrepreneurial players of the game have taken to Facebook, eBay and other online marketplaces to sell their high-level accounts containing rare Pokemon.

The practice of selling accounts is an established trade in the world of mobile and PC gaming, with the allure of people able to compete at the highest levels without investing the time into levelling up too much for some to resist.

Eric Schweitzer is the chief executive of a platform facilitating the buying and selling game accounts and admits the hype around Pokemon Go in unheard of.

“I’ve never seen so much attention towards a game like this at such an early stage,” he toldWired.

Mr Schweitzer said he doesn’t expect the hype to disappear anytime soon.

It takes time for games to peak. World of Warcraft took three to six years, two to three years for Clash of Clans to build up,” he said.

“Pokemon Go will probably follow the same path as long as they continue to make improvements to the game.”

Those inspired by the idea of purchasing an account had better act fast, because listings have been short-lived as game developers are sending take-down notices for terms of service violations.

You can purchase this account for $150.

Those willing to put in the hard yakka in order to build their own accounts need to be wary after two teenagers playing the game were shot at by an angry homeowner over the weekend.

After arriving at the incident location, Florida deputies interviewed the man and were told he grew suspicious of loud noises coming from a small white car parked outside of his home.

“He armed himself with a handgun and went outside to investigate and as he approached the vehicle, he heard someone say something like ‘did you get anything’,” a report from the Sheriff’s Office read.

“He told deputies that he then stepped in front of the vehicle and ordered the vehicle not to move. The homeowner stated the vehicle accelerated toward him causing him to flee the roadway. Because he believed the vehicle was attempting to strike him, he discharged his handgun several times.”

After arriving home, the car’s 19-year-old and 16-year-old occupants noticed no immediate damage to the vehicle, so decided to keep the incident quite to not alarm their parents.

However, after noticing bullet holes in the rear tire, hubcap and fender, the 19-year-old’s mother notified police.

The investigation is still ongoing.

Hackers have taken credit for the server issues of the game.

From one type of crime to another, a hacking collective has taken responsibility for the apps servers going down over the weekend.

Players attempting to logon to the game over the weekend, were met with a message saying the servers were down due the sheer amount of people logging onto the game and claimed it was working hard to fix the issue.

However, on Twitter hacking collective PoodleCorp claimed it had taken down the servers itself.

PokemonGo #Offline #PoodleCorp

— PoodleCorp (@PoodleCorp) July 16, 2016

The account also retweeted a post belonging to the leader of PoodleCorp, which claimed more is to come.

Just was a lil test, we will do something on a larger scale soon .

— XO (@xotehpoodle) July 16, 2016

Whether or not the group is responsible is yet to be determined, however it has previously been linked to other attacks on the game League of Legends.

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