The accidental history of Niantic’s Pokémon Go, as told by John Hanke Posted byby Dean Takahashi August 10, 2016 16 min John Hanke put in his time evangelizing location-based gaming and augmented reality. He spent six years refining Ingress as the first AR game from... Continue Reading 16 min
Pokémon Go developer’s first game, Ingress, surges in Japan Posted byby Jeff Grubb July 25, 2016 2 min Pokémon Go is so popular in Japan that some players are also diving into the studio’s other game as well. Ingress, the GPS-powered location-based... Continue Reading 2 min
Ingress developer Niantic Labs is no longer a Google company following Alphabet shakeup Posted byby Jeff Grubb August 12, 2015 1 min Google had a major overhaul this week as it is now a subsidiary of the newly formed Alphabet, Inc., but one company is actually... Continue Reading 1 min
Google's mobile game Ingress enables 7M players to create user-generated missions Posted byby Dean Takahashi September 25, 2014 3 min With 7 million players, Ingress is still growing, and now users can join in creating content for the mobile game. Continue Reading 3 min
With Ingress, even Google is making games for iOS Posted byby Jeff Grubb July 14, 2014 2 min This is the first Google-developed game to debut on iOS. Continue Reading 2 min
Google Niantic’s Ingress aims to make gamers thinner and more social in the real world (interview) Posted byby Dean Takahashi February 9, 2014 7 min GamesBeat sits down with Niantic's John Hanke to discuss the mobile-only Ingress and his group's ambitious plans for the future. Continue Reading 7 min
Google’s Niantic Labs formally launches massive mobile game Ingress Posted byby Dean Takahashi December 17, 2013 3 min Google formally launches Ingress after a nine-week live event series finishes. Continue Reading 3 min
Google’s Niantic Labs to launch massive augmented reality game on Dec. 14 Posted byby Dean Takahashi November 4, 2013 5 min The augmented-reality, mobile-only Ingress will formally launch on Dec. 14. People are already playing it in more than 200 countries. Continue Reading 5 min
Google Niantic’s Ingress augmented-reality game grows with real-time events Posted byby Dean Takahashi October 15, 2013 4 min Mobile game Ingress gets gamers out of the house with large outdoor activities. Continue Reading 4 min