Niantic rolls out GenAI tools for 8th Wall developers
Niantic announced this week that it is introducing new generative AI developer tools to its 8th Wall platform. More specifically, it’s adding GenAI modules...
Niantic and 8th Wall add hand tracking to AR toolkit
Niantic and 8th Wall announced today that they’re adding hand tracking to the latter’s AR developer toolkit. According to 8th Wall, developers will now...
Niantic sued by former employee for gender discrimination
A former Niantic employee has filed suit against the California-based game studio for allegedly discriminating against its female employees. She accuses Niantic of fostering...
Niantic shutters LA office, lays off 230 employees
Niantic is shutting down its LA-based studio, it announced today. As part of a restructuring, the company is sunsetting and canceling two major projects...
Niantic and 8th Wall roll out new tools and mixed-reality experience
Niantic and 8th Wall this week revealed Wol, its first mixed-reality experience. Powered by 8th Wall, Wol puts players in the middle of a...
TikTok is turning games into cultural phenomena, 3T views in 2022
TikTok is the origin of many online trends, but gaming companies are still figuring out to how maximize results on the platform. In the...
Amazon partners with Niantic’s Peridot on launch of in-game shopping
Amazon announced today that it’s launching a new shopping platform called Amazon Anywhere. This new “immersive shopping experience” allows customers to purchase real items...
Monster Hunter Now comes in September from Capcom and Pokémon Go maker Niantic
Niantic and Capcom have teamed up to create Monster Hunter Now, a free-to-play mobile game launching this September that brings the experience of Monster...
Niantic launches NBA All-World location-based basketball game
Niantic, the NBA, and the NBPA officially launched NBA All-World, a free-to-play game with geolocation from the maker of Pokémon Go. The basketball game...
Niantic unveils Marvel World of Heroes location game for 2023
Niantic showed off a new location-based game Marvel World of Heroes, coming in 2023. The company showed off the title at the close of...