Women In Games Niantic’s Karen Tong shares her experience marketing the world’s biggest AR game, Pokémon GO
January 12, 2024 Pgc London Pocket Gamer Connects London: The Virtual Visions and Big Screen Gaming tracks Explore PC, console and cloud games, plus esports and cutting edge insights into virtual and augmented reality this January 22nd and 23rd
December 22, 2023 Five New Games New release roundup: The best new mobile games to check out this holiday season We highlight five new games that have broken cover and are all set to do big business
November 30, 2023 Pokemon Persuasion Pokémon Go changes tack and adds Pokémon Legends for cross-platform promo Hisuian Decidueye, Typhlosion, Samurott and Wydeer are on the way from Pokémon Legends: Arceus
November 16, 2023 Pioneering Peridot Niantic bringing generative AI to Peridot for "surprising" AR encounters Peridot taking augmented reality to a new level with AI pets reacting to the real world
November 7, 2023 Franchise Fortune Monster Hunter Now is officially a hit, but is it the next Pokémon Go? Almost two months on from Niantic’s latest launch, we take a deep dive into Capcom’s beloved franchise and promising new collaboration
October 20, 2023 Five New Games New release roundup: Our weekly pick of the best new mobile games, AR motion battles included We highlight five new games that have broken cover and are all set to do big business
October 19, 2023 Monster Milestone Monster Hunter Now wins big with 10 million downloads in 35 days Niantic’s latest success: Here's the story so far…
October 11, 2023 Battle Of Behemoths Monster Hunter Now is Niantic’s second biggest game with $31.44 million in one month Niantic and Capcom’s latest project is a roaring success by every metric
October 4, 2023 Sleuthing A Strategy Niantic launching limited-time Pokémon Go event to promote Detective Pikachu Returns Pokémon Go gets sleuthing one day ahead of the new Nintendo Switch title’s release
September 26, 2023 Surging Shares Capcom: "We wanted to get on mobile sooner" as shares rise 6% Monster Hunter Now supports a surge in shares; it looks like mobile is the way to go
September 25, 2023 Rumbling Rise Monster Hunter Now reaches five million installs in first week Niantic and Capcom’s latest location-based game sees strong start after three million pre-installs
September 14, 2023 The Hunt Is Here Niantic and Capcom's Monster Hunter Now launches with three million pre-registrations The game is now available globally as players get to experience its unique take on a stamina system…
September 12, 2023 Install Incentives Monster Hunter Now reaches three million pre-installs days before launch There are now three million hunters of monsters waiting for launch
September 8, 2023 Week That Was Week in Views - What caught our eyes in the last seven days The Pocketgamer.biz team take their pick of this weeks big news including the insignificance of mobile when AR meets AI and… pure… unadulterated… horror!
September 6, 2023 Supersized Sum Pokémon Go catches them all The mobile giant now has seven more species on board than any other Pokémon game
September 5, 2023 Plucking Pikmin Nintendo and Niantic team up again for AR browser game Pikmin Finder The second AR Pikmin title releases to keep gamers busy at Nintendo Live 2023
August 30, 2023 Gotta Catch’em All Pokémon Go invites players to the Paldea region Creatures from the franchises latest generation are making their Pokémon Go debut in a September promotion
August 1, 2023 Routes Arrive Niantic flies the AR flag with new features in Pokémon Go Routes in Pokémon Go is a new feature being rolled out ahead of eagerly anticipated Niantic/Capcom collab, Monster Hunter Now
July 13, 2023 The Future Of Sony Sony to invest $2 billion into extended reality research The tech giant is aiming to take gaming to the next level
July 6, 2023 Pokemon Permeates Pokémon Go is seven years old today… And I'm playing it for the first time… In time for Pokémon Go’s seventh anniversary I finally give it a try and discover a game that prioritises mobile gaming perfectly
July 4, 2023 Pokemon Power More than 600 billion Pokémon caught as Pokémon Go approaches seventh anniversary Celebration details revealed for upcoming anniversary
June 29, 2023 Redundancies Niantic lays off 230 employees and cancels Marvel AR game Shock news. The augmented reality gaming giant shutters a studio and games
June 29, 2023 Sprouting Seeds Pikmin Bloom introduces crossover content promoting first mainline game in ten years Nintendo and Niantic promote new Switch game Pikmin 4 with special costume in Bloom
June 22, 2023 Developer Funding Avatar tech company Genies unveils $1 million developer engagement fund The fund is for developers building AR experiences for a new social network
June 6, 2023 Vision Pro Apple's Vision Pro reveal shakes up share prices Apple’s big announcement sent share prices both soaring and diving as the market got to grips with the news
June 6, 2023 New Tech Why developers need to take Apple Vision Pro seriously The next App Store explosion starts here. Apple Vision Pro matters. And here's why.
June 5, 2023 Here For A Hoot Niantic reveals new tools and launches mixed reality Wol with 8th Wall Wol the owl is AI-enabled, guiding users through a redwood forest
May 23, 2023 Breakthrough Gaming Asset 15 is a new AR game from the director of The Bourne Identity Studio 30 Ninjas was founded by director-producer Doug Liman
April 13, 2023 Interview AR comes of age: What next for AR and mobile gaming? We spoke to Holo Interactive founder and CEO Amber Hu about the barriers and benefits of AR gaming
March 30, 2023 Apps & More What to expect at Apple's WWDC 2023 It's official. The dates for Apple's big dev event are out there and the speculation on what will be unveiled can really begin…
February 8, 2023 Announcements Hot Wheels brings AR Rift Rally game to Playstation and mobile devices The AR Hot Wheels racing game will release to the Playstation console and more pertinently to mobile devices
January 24, 2023 Gotta Dunk 'em All Is basketball bigger than Pokemon? Niantic has to hope so The augmented reality pioneer brings the world's biggest NBA stars to your neighbourhood
January 19, 2023 Company Spotlight Company Spotlight: Hololabs After a background in video installations and AR/VR experiences, the road ahead for these state-of-the-art world builders lies in video games
January 19, 2023 Speaker Spotlight Speaker Spotlight: Troy Drysdale on exploring the evolution of games and games technology Meet the industry pioneers and business leaders who are speaking at Pocket Gamer Connects London on January 23rd and 24th 2023.
November 16, 2022 Making It In Ar Mobile Pokémon Go to Minecraft Earth: the successes and failures of AR mobile games Can anyone compete with Pokémon Go’s success in the AR genre?
November 4, 2022 Interview Niantic’s director of production on the AR leader’s history and development Kellee Santiago discusses the company’s mission to help players explore the world together
November 1, 2022 Job News Apple hires two of Playdeo’s three co-founders as the company continues its push into mixed reality The hiring adds credence to rumours that the company is developing a VR headset to be released in January
September 22, 2022 Ascension In Asia Niko Partners: Games with metaverse elements will be most profitable short term Cloud gaming predicted to reach 500 million in Asia by 2025
September 22, 2022 Augmented Reality Niantic brings Lightship to browser Lightship VPS aims to make AR more accessible than ever before
September 16, 2022 Mobile Ar Blippar integrates with Unity Augmented reality platform Blippar has integrated with Unity allowing AR experiences to be built with greater ease across the platform
August 22, 2022 Augmented Reality Eight UK Studios selected for possible Niantic Lightship partnerships The studios will pitch their AR experiences later this summer
July 29, 2022 Snapchat Spookery Snap releases AR game Ghost Phone within the Snapchat app Augmented Reality horror game stylised as found footage for a modern twist on those Blair Witch Project vibes
July 4, 2022 Niantic Wants You To Play Together Niantic introduces social app Campfire After the beta period, the app’s rollout begins in the coming days
June 29, 2022 Bouncing Into Basketball Niantic partners with the NBA to create an AR basketball game Basketball in the "real-world metaverse"
June 27, 2022 Arpple Apple’s VR headset to be released in January, says insider Apple insider Ming-Chi Kuo claims a release date in less than eight months for "the most complicated product Apple has ever designed"
May 30, 2022 Gaming And Golfing New PGA golf game utilises Niantic Lightship AR tech Developer by Trigger as an educational, utility game
May 25, 2022 Join Us Niantic wants you in its social AR network The Campfire social app, currently live in Ingress, and Lightship VPS was revealed at Niantic Lightship Summit