Five New Games New release roundup: The best new mobile games from Tamagotchi escapades to exercise encouragers
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
November 1, 2023 Linking Locations Kingdom Hearts: Missing Link’s closed beta confirms geolocation gameplay Square Enix has confirmed an upcoming beta test for iOS, with an Android test to follow
October 23, 2023 Walking Whereabouts Monster Hunter Now set to "surpass" Pokémon Go as geolocation games get moving in Japan Sensor Tower’s latest report reveals location-based games’ performance in Japan
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
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…
April 18, 2023 Releases Niantic & Capcom team up for Monster Hunter Now The game is set to release in September 2023
November 3, 2021 Obliviate Why Harry Potter: Wizards Unite failed to find the magic Nearly two years on, Niantic's game is moribund
July 29, 2021 Belief In The Sword The Witcher: Monster Slayer grabs one million downloads in first week More than half a million revenue
July 21, 2021 Fifth Annual Pokémon GO Fest 2021 generated over $20 million in two days $731.3 million in global spending from 2021 alone
July 6, 2021 Bagon In Bagram Pokémon GO spotted at former US military base in Afghanistan "We can’t have no IED Pokémon on the FOB"
July 6, 2021 Victory Road Pokémon GO shows no signs of slowing down with $5 billion revenue in five years Another $1 billion in seven months
June 22, 2021 Get Moving Pokémon GO starts to reset for a post-lockdown world Changing coming to US and New Zealand in July
June 15, 2021 Prehistoric Play Why Ludia believes there's still an audience for Jurassic World Alive and location-based games "There is still space to explore and experiment…"
May 28, 2021 Life Finds A Way Jurassic World Alive roars to $100 million-plus revenue and 25 million downloads in three years Over 300 million dinosaurs unlocked
January 6, 2021 Bricked Minecraft Earth failed to cross $500k in lifetime revenue - are location-based games off the map? While Pokemon GO has adapted and thrived, others have come up short
December 16, 2020 The Palace Awaits Update: Stranger Things: Puzzle Tales delayed until 2021 Originally slated for 2020 full-release, no mention of a location-based element
September 2, 2020 Out And About Making a location-based game in 2020 Pokémon GO, Jurassic World Alive, Minecraft Earth and Orna: The GPS RPG developers weigh in
November 22, 2019 Going Global Following US early access, Minecraft Earth hits 2.5 million downloads 1.4 million installs since arrival in the US on November 12th
November 7, 2019 Investment Niantic launches $10 million Creator Program for new location-based AR games Also opens Pokemon Go sponsored location program for small businesses
August 29, 2019 Finding Funding Cerberus Interactive secures $1.75m for location-based augmented reality games Debut title Atlas Empires due for a Q1 2020 global release
August 23, 2019 Closed Beta Minecraft Earth beta is coming to Android devices next week Players must be 18 years old with a device running Android 7 or above
August 1, 2019 Gotta Catch 'em All Pokemon Go catches one billion downloads Half of those were picked up in the game's first two months back in September 2016
July 26, 2019 Magic Number Harry Potter: Wizards Unite generates $12 million in revenue in its first month Pokemon Go was downloaded 182m times in its launch month
July 26, 2019 Live And Kicking One year on: Next Games on the evolution of location-based title The Walking Dead: Our World We catch up with executive producer Joonas Viitala to discuss the game's performance to date
July 19, 2019 Just Like Magic Niantic and EE partner to bring Wizards Unite bonuses to the UK Inclusive data, sponsored Inns and licensed merchandise
June 20, 2019 Accio Wallet Niantic’s Harry Potter: Wizards Unite out now in the UK Co-developed and co-published with WB Games San Francisco
June 19, 2019 Wands At The Ready Harry Potter: Wizards Unite launches in the UK and US this week Niantic CEO John Hanke confirmed at a press event in Los Angeles
June 3, 2019 Stroll Square Enix wants players to put on their fantasy shoes in Dragon Quest Walk The latest entry in the RPG series is Square Enix’s take on Pokemon Go
April 16, 2019 Blockchain Go Tencent launches its own take on Pokemon Go and CryptoKitties in China Said to be a hybrid of Pokemon Go and CryptoKitties, Tencent’s ‘Let’s Hunt Monsters’ makes use of an interesting blockchain ecosystem
March 15, 2019 Real World Gaming Lessons from a year of location-based games with Google Maps Real world gaming said to drive engagement; most successful when integrated with AR and social elements
March 12, 2019 Accio Phone Niantic magic’s up first look at Harry Potter: Wizards Unite Could it be as big as Pokemon Go?
February 21, 2019 Life Finds A Way Jurassic World Alive grosses $40 million in nine months These scientists have not been preoccupied
January 16, 2019 Big Deal Pokemon Go dev Niantic raises $245 million at $4 billion valuation Further M&A activity a possibility says Niantic spokesperson
January 4, 2019 Funding Go Pokemon Go dev Niantic pulls in $190 million investment Studio has raised around $420m so far at an estimated $3.9 billion valuation
January 3, 2019 Critical Hit Pokemon Go bagged nearly $800 million from in-app purchases in 2018 Sales up 35 per cent on 2017
December 21, 2018 Prime Competition Pokemon Go dev Niantic opens $1m Beyond Reality Developer Contest for AR games 10 teams will get the chance to bring their projects to life using the Real World Platform
December 17, 2018 Fund 'em All Report: Pokemon Go developer Niantic eyes new $200m funding round Would raise company valuation to $3.9 billion
December 12, 2018 Video Shipyard Games’ Teemu Harju provides pointers on making location-based mobile games “We really believe in location-based games, and we truly believe there’s an opportunity for way more cooler gaming.”
November 22, 2018 All Go Blizzard reportedly working on a Pokemon Go-styled World of Warcraft spin-off for mobile The game reportedly has single-player mechanics
November 14, 2018 Excite Pokemon Go developer Niantic teases new mobile game Harry Potter: Wizards Unite for 2019 release Had been slated for 2018 launch
November 6, 2018 Snap Pokemon Go revenue in October is up 67 per cent year-over-year to $73 million AR hit has slipped since September but is still performing well over the same period last year
November 5, 2018 Prime For Release Pokemon Go dev Niantic goes back to its roots with Ingress Prime launch "The beauty of having your own IP is it allows you to test the way you want, challenge gameplay and create experiences maybe we couldn't get away with stakeholders"
October 11, 2018 Catching Season Niantic’s Pokemon Go catches $84.8m in revenue for September The location-based AR game also added 8.86m new trainers to its ranks
October 5, 2018 Dirt Pokemon Go celebrates the 50th anniversary of the US’s National Rivers & Trails systems Pokemon Go studio wants to get players out and about across America’s National Parks
September 11, 2018 Rawr Ludia’s Jurassic World Alive takes home over $25m in four months The location-based title averaged $1.2 million per week in revenue for August