POKEMON GO GDC SESSION CANCELED

Niantic Labs' Catch 'Em All: 'Pokemon Go' and Real World Gaming session at this year's Game Developer's Conference has been canceled. The presentation was originally set for March 14.

"We have decided to forego our GDC talk on Pokemon Go in order to focus on getting the product ready for beta test and launch," Niantic CEO John Hanke told Game Informer. "As much as we hate to disappoint those in the industry attending GDC, we feel our time and energy right now are best spent on making sure every aspect of the product is where we want it to be."

Those looking forward to the session will have to wait longer for the promised "first hand, in-depth look" at how players will interact and explore "the world with one another through Pokemon Go." According to the GDC schedule, Hanke was scheduled to discuss the company's "unique vision for delivering a mobile Pokemon experience that gets would-be trainers into the outdoors."