Niantic recasts Pokémon Go Fest 2020 as a virtual community rebuilding event
Niantic‘s mission is to bring people together in a gaming community, and the company sees its Pokémon Go Fest 2020 as more critical than...
Niantic’s latest AR features add realism to Pokémon Go
Niantic is adding augmented reality features to Pokémon Go that should make the blending of animation and the real world seem more realistic. While...
Niantic CEO’s public service message: Take a walk
Niantic CEO John Hanke has a reputation for being purposeful with his work in games like Pokémon Go, like getting people to go outside...
100+ women execs join the first virtual Women in Gaming Breakfast at GamesBeat 2020
Presented by Niantic Women still only see about 2.7% of total investment funding, but the number of women developers are on the rise. At...
Niantic’s Greg Borrud: From falling into games to making games for the real world
Niantic is known for its approach to augmented reality and location-based gaming. In the summer of 2016, Pokémon Go changed the world and how...
Pokémon Go adds leaderboards for its Battle League
Niantic announced today that it has added a leaderboard for Pokémon Go’s Battle League. The Battle League launched in January, adding a way for...
Niantic acquires 6D.ai, which is mapping the world in 3D
Niantic has acquired 6D.ai, an augmented reality company that is building a 3D map of the world using only smartphone cameras. CEO John Hanke...
Niantic is updating Pokémon Go and other games as coronavirus keeps us inside
Niantic said it’s updating its games like Pokémon Go, Harry Potter: Wizards Unite, and Ingress so that they can record your indoor activity and...
Sensor Tower: Pokémon Go revenues increase as coronavirus lockdowns spread
Pokémon Go saw global player spending reach $23 million during the week of March 16, according to mobile market researcher Sensor Tower. That is...
Niantic launches Pokémon Go’s competitive battling league
Pokémon Go is coming off its most lucrative year ever in 2019. And now developer Niantic is working to keep that momentum going in...