Niantic unveils Hexathlon global event for Ingress AR game
Niantic has revealed the details of a real-world global gameplay experience for its pioneering augmented reality game, Ingress, with NIA Field Tests. The NIA...
Knights, tanks, and wizards: AR’s top 5 games
When VR headsets hit the high street in 2016, it seemed like a watershed moment for the gaming industry. But as it turned out,...
Harry Potter: Wizards Unite guide — Everything you need to know
It’s finally here. Last week saw the launch of Harry Potter: Wizards Unite and, ever since, I’ve been obsessed. Those who have played Pokémon...
Sensor Tower — Harry Potter: Wizards Unite is no Pokémon Go-sized smash hit
Harry Potter: Wizards Unite made about $1.1 million and got around 3 million installs during its first four days of availability, according to market...
Sensor Tower — Harry Potter: Wizards Unite’s first day is slower than Pokémon Go’s debut
Harry Potter: Wizards Unite launched yesterday for iOS and Android in the U.S. and UK, and Niantic‘s new game conjured about 400,000 installs and...
Harry Potter: Wizards Unite hands-on — Stepping up from Pokémon Go
Since July 2016, I have walked 438 miles playing Pokémon Go, reaching level 30 in the location-based mobile game. I’m not sure how much...
Harry Potter: Wizards Unite is out early on iOS and Android
Although Niantic said that Harry Potter: Wizards Unite would be coming out on June 21, U.S. and U.K. Potter fans can download the new...
Niantic’s view of the future of augmented reality
Ross Finman grew up on a llama farm. He studied robotics, started an augmented reality firm called Escher Reality, and sold it to Pokémon...
Cloud gaming like Stadia will need novel tech solutions
Two recent announcements signal games developers are realizing that, for cloud gaming, matching a player to their location and then placing game servers closer...
Remote AR will make it so we can work — or play — anywhere
Augmented reality has been something of a trailblazer in the gaming industry in recent years. The technology has been hovering around the periphery of...