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"...We treat it as an ever-evolving game," Niantic CEO John Hanke said in an interview with Game Informer . "It’s not something that just sort of minted and then issued on launch day and not changed." Hanke noted that this doesn't mean the game will necessarily receive major features with each update, but Niantic is committed to regularly working on and improving the game. As Hanke has previously said , he reiterates that features like trading and upgrades to PokeStops and gyms are among the plans the developer has in store.In the immediate future, those updates will include Niantic focusing on stabilizing the servers and launching the game in other regions, having only officially released in the United States, New Zealand, and Australia.One other element of the game Niantic intends to address is the lack of explanation it gives for certain game mechanics. Addressing specifically the rings that form around a Pokemon while catching them, Hanke admits that the game is not intentionally obtuse."I can't say we were that clever, no" Hanke said of whether the game was intended to have players work together to learn the app's intricacies. "We got a lot of feedback during the beta, we made a lot of improvements, we fixed a lot of bugs, but I would put it into that category of something we’d love to make that more so that it’s more obvious."For those looking to learn more about the game's features, be sure to head to IGN's Pokemon Go wiki Niantic is also looking into Pokemon Go's GPS and battery usage issues. It was also recently discovered that Pokemon Go grants Niantic full access to users' full Google accounts when they register with that information.For more from Hanke, read the full interview with Game Informer

Jonathon Dornbush is an Associate Editor for IGN who frequently takes coffee breaks that turn into PokeStop breaks. Find him talking about his latest Pokemon Go adventures on Twitter