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 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...
Pokémon Home app launches in February for iOS, Android, and Switch
The Pokémon Company and Nintendo announced today that Pokémon Home will launch in February for Android, iOS, and Switch. Pokémon Home is an app...
Niantic drove $249 million in tourism revenue with its walking events in 2019
Niantic has revealed details of its lineup of event locations for its walking games (Pokémon Go, Harry Potter: Wizards Unite and Ingress) for 2020....
Five Nights at Freddy’s AR: Special Delivery — Building jump scares in augmented reality
Horror feels like a good fit for technologies like augmented and virtual reality, which have the potential to make dark rooms, jump scares, and...
The DeanBeat: My favorite games of the decade
Here are my favorite games of the decade. They’re in chronological order. 2011 was not a good year. But 2013, 2016, and 2018 were...
The DeanBeat: 13 humble predictions for gaming in 2020
I’ve never been good at making predictions about the game industry, but I enjoy it. I figure if I make enough, some of them...