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Read More »Niantic casts AR spells with new Harry Potter partnership
Niantic buys 3D animation app Evertoon to work on Pokemon Go
The Pokemon Go developer buys the developer behind the app that lets you put photos on to 3D avatars to make your own movies
Read More »Niantic postpones Pokémon Go events in Europe
Niantic has decided to push back a couple of events planned in Europe this August, following the disaster of the first Pokmon Go Fest in Chicago last week. The developer had four ‘Safari Zone’ events scheduled for August 5th in Copenhagen and Prague, and on August 12th in Stockholm and …
Read More »Pokemon Go boss is afraid of a dystopian VR future
One of the main figures behind the most successful augmented reality games of all time has spoken of his fears about the future of virtual reality. Games Industry reports that Niantic CEO John Hanke told an audience at London Games Festival’s Mixed Reality Summit that he feels a lot more …
Read More »Pokemon Go is the fastest app to reach $1bn gross revenue
Pokmon Go has become the fastest app to surpass $1bn in worldwide gross revenue, according to a new report from data analyst Sensor Tower. After just seven months on the market, Niantic’s mobile mega hit continues to show up its rivals, earning almost double the revenue of rival title Clash …
Read More »Pokemon Go has seen people trek 8.7bn kilometres in search of Pokemon
Among Niantic’s many successes with this year’s Pokemon Go is most definitely the fact that it got an entire generation playing games on the move. In a new video the studio has revealed that since launch the game’s players have walked a collective 8.7bn kilometres in hunt of Pokemon. You …
Read More »Pokemon Go was Google’s most searched term in 2016
It was the year of Donald Trump and Brexit and Bowie and Prince and political lies and mainstream racism, but it was Pokemon Go that got internet users hottest under the collar in 2016. Google has revealed that Pokemon Go was the most searched term on its site last year. …
Read More »Pokemon Go arrives in India
Niantic’s world conquering Pokemon Go has now arrived in the world’s second most populated country. As of today, trainers living in India and other South Asian countries including Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh can download Pokemon Go and explore their neighbourhoods in search of Pikachu, Bulbasaur, Charmander, Squirtle …
Read More »What’s next for Pokémon Go? Niantic on its blockbuster year
To say that Niantic’s first year as an independent company was special would be massively underselling it. In October 2015, the firm spun itself out from tech giant Google, where it had been run as one of the company’s start-ups. The following July, Niantic released Pokmon Go. The title brought …
Read More »Niantic: ‘It’s important to design games specifically for mobile’
The chief marketing officer of Pokmon Go firm Niantic, Mike Quigley, has said it’s important for titles on mobile to be made precisely for the platform. In the past, companies such as Rockstar and Square Enix have brought ‘traditional’ console and PC experiences such as Grand Theft Auto III and …
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