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Gotta catch some more! Pokémon Go adds new characters from Black & White (Gen...
Niantic's Pokémon Go is one of the company's three AR location-based games, but it's the one that really put them on the map so it's good to see they're continuing to evolve it with...
Niantic’s Harry Potter: Wizards Unite is running a beta test in New Zealand
Niantic has announced its running a beta of its be Wizards Unite game over in the land of the long white cloud.
The company has a bit of a history of testing its games in...
Niantic updates their original real-world location game with Ingress Prime
Niantic Inc - the formerly-Google-owned company now best known for Pokemon Go - has released a major update for its predecessor, the original location-based game Ingress.
Ingress first appeared back in 2012 as a then-Android-exclusive...
New monthly worldwide Pokemon Go event “Community Day” starts Saturday January 20
It's not enough to build a community for your mobile augmented reality game these days - you need to keep your users engaged to stop them drifting off to the latest Clash of Whatevers....
Pokémon Go on iOS requests more permissions than it needs, but Niantic is working...
Yeah Pokémon Go is going gangbusters in terms of popularity, so much so that the servers seem to be going up and down quite regularly. In fact, the mobile game has become so popular...
Niantic’s Pokemon Go field test is heading to Australia and New Zealand
Following March's field test of Pokemon Go in Japan, Niantic is heading down under to field test their forthcoming game in our part of the planet.
A brief update on the company's blog states that...
Get ready to lend your power – Niantic set to field test Pokemon Go...
Niantic has unveiled a dedicated site for its new game, the hotly-anticipated Pokemon Go, with a "field test" scheduled to take place in Japan later this month. The downer? It's currently only interested in...
Niantic Inc makes its mark on Tokyo with its new office
Formerly-Google-owned Niantic Inc has opened a new office in Tokyo's Minato Ward, giving it a foothold in Japan closer to one of its major investors, Nintendo.
Tokyo seems a good fit for Niantic. Besides Ingress'...
Ingress now has an in-game store – new items now available to purchase for...
Niantic Inc's Ingress now has a virtual storefront, selling in-game items to players in exchange for real currency. The feature appears to be gradually rolling out to users.
The store is available through the Ingress...
Niantic Labs spins out from Google to become Niantic Inc
Google's now formerly-Google's Niantic Labs division announced on its Google+ page this week that it's going independent and spinning out of its parent company. The new company will be named Niantic Inc, and it...