By The Numbers
An overview of the mobile games market and the growth of VR and AR
Nick Parker breaks out a bunch of big numbers
Superstars By The Fire
Peter Vesterbacka and David Helgason discuss the future of the games industry
China, VR, AR, and the film industry all get talked about
Future Of The Industry
Mobile games predicted to generate up to $95 billion in revenues in 2022
Digi-Capital looks to the future of the industry
Cortopia Funding
Mobile VR developer Cortopia raises $2.48 million to expand magic dueling game Wands
Also developing new VR titles, of course
A Christmas Miracle
Mixed reality start-up Magic Leap unveils first headset
Magic Leap One set for 2018 release
It's Like They're Really There
Niantic to improve AR functionality in Pokemon GO with ARKit integration
New gameplay features and more realistic Pokemon on compatible devices
Reality Gizer Partnership
AR developer Reality Gaming Group partners with eSports app Gizer to bring tournaments to Reality Clash
Shoot your friends in AR and maybe win some prizes
Candy Crush Ar
King launches AR camera effect on Facebook featuring Candy Crush
Catch candies in your mouth as your head grows bigger and bigger
Mtg Investment
Modern Times Group launches $30 million investment fund for eSports and online gaming
Looking for minority investments in US and European companies
Ingress Prime Time
Niantic to reboot its first location-based game Ingress with major update and anime series in 2018
Ingress Prime introduces a new narrative and some serious redesign
Ubisoft Station F
Ubisoft looking for mobile AR and blockchain start-ups for second season of its Station F program
Working with developers to build new tech for the future
Have Your Say
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Critical Hit
Pokemon GO developer Niantic catches $200 million investment
Eclipses $30 million funding round in 2015
Apple In Bloom
Report: Apple acquires mixed reality hardware firm Vrvana for $30 million
Could use the firm's VR/AR tech to design its own headset
Finnish Xr
Finnish XR companies grew their revenues by almost 600% in 2016 compared to 2015
FIVR breaks down Finland's XR ecosystem
New Vision
Why CEO Frank Gibeau sees augmented reality as a key long-term opportunity for Zynga
No gimmickry. Just creative integrity
A New Approach
Innovation - The backbone of social casino
KamaGames' Sam Forrest talks about the impact of AR, VR, and deeper gameplay
Ar-focused
Pokemon GO developer Niantic has no plans to enter the VR space
Prefers to be leader in AR instead
Mixing Messages
How a new AR mode could extend CSR Racing 2 from game into petrolhead status symbol app
The whole world’s a garage
Apple Ar Headset
Report: Apple preparing to launch an AR headset in 2020
Ready for use internally by 2019
The Next Big Thing?
Pokemon GO developer Niantic making Harry Potter: Wizards Unite mobile game
Studio scores another huge licence
Next Games Financials Q3 Fy17
Next Games plans further expansion with new office in Los Angeles and bigger HQ in Helsinki
Shooting for 200 staff in 2018
Ar And Business Development
Augmented reality, CD-ROMS and ignoring collectible monsters: HitPoint Studios' new President details an AR future
Ariella Lehrer discusses the company's plans and AR's potential
Studio Expansion
AR developer Reality Gaming Group hires Hue developer Henry Hoffman
Also expands Philippines development studio
Draconious Go
Ukranian developer Elyland reportedly in trouble with Niantic over similarities between Draconius Go and Pokemon GO
Elyland reckon's it's in the clear
A Kind Of Magic
King launches first ever Snapchat content partnership with latest Bubble Witch 3 Saga event
Unlock Snapchat filters by playing Bubble Witch 3
Mobile Mavens
Is augmented reality for smartphones a gimmick or great for games?
The Mobile Mavens have their say on the hot topic
Augmented Reality
Unreal Engine 4 gets ARKit and ARCore support
Plethora of upgrades and improvements in latest 4.18 update
Every Plane’s A Game
Twists and turns: How Glenn Corpes accidentally built the “fastest AR action game”
From Magic Carpet to ARKit
Seeing Clearly
Is it price or vision that limits VR’s reach?
Putting Oculus Go’s price in context
Jobs News
AR developer HitPoint Studios appoints Legacy Games CEO as new President
Follows multi-year development partnership between two companies
London Continuum
Microsoft will deliver Windows Mixed Reality keynote at Develop:VR
Pete Daukintis and Mike Taulty to close the one-day conference and expo taking place on 9 November at Olympia
Google Event
AR, VR and the Pixel 2: Google's Live Launch
The biggest announcements from Google’s Pixel event in San Francisco
Ar Toys
Toys R Us tries to win back customers with new augmented reality mobile game
Will AR prove to be a magical place for the beleaguered company?
Ar Ads
IronSource unveils first set of AR-enabled ads for mobile games
First campaign due to run in November 2017
New Realities
VR and AR special: Have your say on the exciting world of virtual and augmented reality on mobile
Contributors wanted
Uk Mobile Charts
Weekly UK App Store charts: Ketchapp's augmented reality game Stack AR enters top 10 downloads
Rankings from September 18th to September 24th
Ubisoft In China
Ubisoft wants to make China its second-largest market as it pushes harder into Asia
Eyes global expansion, new tech, and keeping Vivendi out
Mira Mira On The Wall
Budget AR headset manufacturer Mira secures $1 million funding round
Total funding now up to $2.5 million
Cat-ar-gories
Apple adds AR Games and AR Apps categories to new App Store
Helps identify which apps are ARKit-enabled, with some caveats
Augmented Insight
Game Insight doubles down on ARKit with new My Country game and Guns of Boom AR spectator mode
Trying new things with Apple's augmented reality framework
Arise, Sir Arkit
Climax Studios makes first foray into AR games with ARKit platformer ARise
ARe you ready?
Ar Rises
Augmenting the undead: Next Games, mobile AR and The Walking Dead: Our World
Next Games CMO Saara Bergström on the studio's latest title to utilise The Walking Dead IP
Ar Ico
Reality Gaming scores $3.5 million from initial coin offering for upcoming AR game
Still nine days of the ICO to go
Conspext Hires Kuju
Conspexit Games hires Kuju to develop unannounced mobile AR game
Aiming to aid in bringing about social change
Ar Trumps Vr
Augmented reality is the next frontier for smartphones as VR falters
Apple’s ARKit and iPhone 8 and X show AR has left VR in the dust, and there's a lot more to come
Rise Of The Machines
Directive Games showcases AR MOBA The Machines at Apple keynote
Featuring location-based sound and online multiplayer
Iphone 8
iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus release date set for September 22nd
Prices start at $699
Iphone X
Apple unveils the future of its smartphones with the iPhone X
Set to launch on November 3rd
Core Blimey
Google faces off against Apple's ARKit with ARCore for Android
Aims to target over 100 million devices by the end of its preview period