Pokémon Go Crashed After Being Released In 26 New Countries

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A player's phone is decorated with Pokemon stickers as he plays Pokemon Go in London on Saturday.

Pokémon Go was a no-go on Saturday after huge demand crashed servers and users were unable to log onto the app.

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Since launching in the UK and US this month, Pokémon Go has seen millions of users roaming the streets in search of animated creatures as part of the augmented reality game.On Saturday the app became available in 26 new countries including Iceland, Slovenia, Greece, Austria and Belgium.Shortly after, there were reports of massive server outages, preventing users from accessing the game.

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Players in 26 countries took advantage of mostly good weather to venture outdoors to hunt and capture their first Pokémon creatures, with millions having downloaded the game in its first days since release.

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The problems in Europe follow the US launch of the game on 6 July, which caused servers to crash due to overwhelming demand. The game launched in the UK on Thursday.