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LEGO unveils new ghost-themed AR experience Hidden Side News Feb 15th, 2019

LEGO unveils new ghost-themed AR experience Hidden Side

Can we build it

Report: Facebook wanted to buy Unity game engine to drive VR and AR business News Feb 15th, 2019

Report: Facebook wanted to buy Unity game engine to drive VR and AR business

Wants to be a key player in the next major computing platform after mobile

Pokemon Go update will add new AR camera functionality News Feb 13th, 2019

Pokemon Go update will add new AR camera functionality

Coming very soon

Pokemon Go dev Niantic raises $245 million at $4 billion valuation News Jan 16th, 2019

Pokemon Go dev Niantic raises $245 million at $4 billion valuation

Further M&A activity a possibility says Niantic spokesperson

Pokemon Go dev Niantic pulls in $190 million investment News Jan 4th, 2019

Pokemon Go dev Niantic pulls in $190 million investment

Studio has raised around $420m so far at an estimated $3.9 billion valuation

Pokemon Go bagged nearly $800 million from in-app purchases in 2018 News Jan 3rd, 2019

Pokemon Go bagged nearly $800 million from in-app purchases in 2018

Sales up 35 per cent on 2017

Pokemon Go dev Niantic opens $1m Beyond Reality Developer Contest for AR games News Dec 21st, 2018

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

Report: Pokemon Go developer Niantic eyes new $200m funding round News Dec 17th, 2018

Report: Pokemon Go developer Niantic eyes new $200m funding round

Would raise company valuation to $3.9 billion

Shipyard Games’ Teemu Harju provides pointers on making location-based mobile games News Dec 12th, 2018

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.”

Blizzard reportedly working on a Pokemon Go-styled World of Warcraft spin-off for mobile News Nov 22nd, 2018

Blizzard reportedly working on a Pokemon Go-styled World of Warcraft spin-off for mobile

The game reportedly has single-player mechanics

Admix buys media site VRFocus and aims to rehire staff Job News Nov 20th, 2018

Admix buys media site VRFocus and aims to rehire staff

Publication looked set to close earlier this month when all employees were laid off

Magic Leap offering indie AR developers up to $500,000 through new Independent Creator Program News Nov 16th, 2018

Magic Leap offering indie AR developers up to $500,000 through new Independent Creator Program

Augmented reality firm hopes to kickstart its marketplace offerings by supporting independent creators

Mixed reality monetisation startup Admix raises $2.1 million News Nov 15th, 2018

Mixed reality monetisation startup Admix raises $2.1 million

SpeedInvest leads funding round for the AR and VR advertising platform

Pokemon Go developer Niantic teases new mobile game Harry Potter: Wizards Unite for 2019 release News Nov 14th, 2018

Pokemon Go developer Niantic teases new mobile game Harry Potter: Wizards Unite for 2019 release

Had been slated for 2018 launch

Pokemon Go revenue in October is up 67 per cent year-over-year to $73 million News Nov 6th, 2018

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

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