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The first ever Pokémon GO Fest has been announced in Chicago on Saturday, July 22, but all trainers are encouraged to take part by working alongside those who can attend in person.

Pokémon GO Fest is a worldwide celebration of the game's one-year anniversary. Last week Niantic updated the game with a special Pikachu and Anniversary Box to kick off the long celebration. Over the next few months, Niantic will be hosting several live events around the world beginning in Grant Park, Chicago, IL.

Changes are in the works behind the scenes in the Apple News app. This is according to a report in Advertising Age, which highlights the pros and cons of the platform for content publishers.

Hulu fans can consolidate more streaming content thanks to a deal between Hulu and HBO. Subscribers to Hulu with any monthly plan can add Cinemax to their package for $9.99 or HBO for $14.99. This matches the pricing for HBO's stand alone HBO Now app, which brings all of the network's content to mobile devices.

This August Hearthstone players will be able to travel to Northrend where they'll confront the Lich King and earn new legendary Hero Cards. Blizzard announced on Thursday that Knights of the Frozen Throne will be the new expansion to their popular strategy game.

Knights of the Frozen Throne takes players to the Icecrown Citadel, the Lich King’s frozen fortress and home of forbidden runic magic. In the expansion players will be able to participate in a series of free missions in an effort to impress or challenge the Lich King. Heroes can receive the King's favor in the form of nine new legendary Hero Cards, or challenge him and other bosses to earn a random legendary Death Knight Hero Card.

Politics has spilled over to the App Store after President Donald Trump tweeted a GIF created by Reddit user "HanA**holeSolo." The GIF, originally posted to Reddit, depicted Trump pummeling a wrestler with CNN's logo pasted over his face. The GIF was later transformed into a video and tweeted by Trump causing an uproar on social media.

CNN eventually tracked down the user who apologized after it was discovered that he had also made previous posts containing racist and anti-Semitic imagery.