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Is basketball bigger than Pokemon? Niantic has to hope so News Jan 24th, 2023

Is basketball bigger than Pokemon? Niantic has to hope so

The augmented reality pioneer brings the world's biggest NBA stars to your neighbourhood

Company Spotlight: Hololabs Profile Jan 19th, 2023

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

Speaker Spotlight: Troy Drysdale on exploring the evolution of games and games technology Profile Jan 19th, 2023

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.

Pokémon Go to Minecraft Earth: the successes and failures of AR mobile games Comment & Opinion Nov 16th, 2022

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?

Niantic’s director of production on the AR leader’s history and development Interview Nov 4th, 2022

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

Apple hires two of Playdeo’s three co-founders as the company continues its push into mixed reality Job News Nov 1st, 2022

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

as Niko Partners: Games with metaverse elements will be most profitable short term News Sep 22nd, 2022

Niko Partners: Games with metaverse elements will be most profitable short term

Cloud gaming predicted to reach 500 million in Asia by 2025

Niantic brings Lightship to browser News Sep 22nd, 2022

Niantic brings Lightship to browser

Lightship VPS aims to make AR more accessible than ever before

Blippar integrates with Unity News Sep 16th, 2022

Blippar integrates with Unity

Augmented reality platform Blippar has integrated with Unity allowing AR experiences to be built with greater ease across the platform

Eight UK Studios selected for possible Niantic Lightship partnerships News Aug 22nd, 2022

Eight UK Studios selected for possible Niantic Lightship partnerships

The studios will pitch their AR experiences later this summer

Snap releases AR game Ghost Phone within the Snapchat app News Jul 29th, 2022

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

Niantic introduces social app Campfire News Jul 4th, 2022

Niantic introduces social app Campfire

After the beta period, the app’s rollout begins in the coming days

Niantic partners with the NBA to create an AR basketball game News Jun 29th, 2022

Niantic partners with the NBA to create an AR basketball game

Basketball in the "real-world metaverse"

Apple’s VR headset to be released in January, says insider News Jun 27th, 2022

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"

New PGA golf game utilises Niantic Lightship AR tech News May 30th, 2022

New PGA golf game utilises Niantic Lightship AR tech

Developer by Trigger as an educational, utility game

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