'Pokemon Go' hacks and cheats: Egg glitch makes some 'Pokémon Go' gyms unbeatable

In recent days, many "Pokémon Go" fans have complained on various online community forums of an egg glitch that rendered a number of "Pokémon Go" gyms totally untouchable. Players of the hyper-popular augmented reality mobile game have been swarming to popular "Pokémon Go" destinations in some of the world's major cities like London and New York only to find out that many of these so-called gyms cannot be taken over by challengers.

In reality, eggs have no other purpose in the game other than producing a baby creature. But some tech savvy players appeared to have discovered a clever workaround to employ eggs as a major disruptive element that ruins competition.

As reported by Kotaku, an increasing number of reports making rounds online indicate growing frustration among fans about stumbling upon gyms that are virtually unplayable. The tech blog report mentioned some players have discovered that gyms can become virtually immune to challenges by having eggs around. Although stationary with no hit points and combat power, eggs can neither be defeated nor be taken out.

For example, some fans took to Reddit and started a lengthy community discussion regarding the egg glitch. As reported by International Business Times, one user on the online forum who goes by the game of tunneyb reported a number of affected Pokémon gyms all over New York City and even informed Niantic Labs to address the glitch swiftly. Some of these egg-locked gyms include the Josephine Shaw Lowell Memorial Fountain in Byant Park, Manhattan.

As "Pokémon Go" fans cry foul last weekend over the egg glitch, Gizmodo reported that there seems to be only one hacker responsible for a series of hijacking exploits targeting the game's vulnerabilities. The hacker was reportedly identified as Netops who "discovered that eggs have ID numbers just like monsters" which make them deployable but unfairly useful in blocking take-over attempts.