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Niantic Raises $200m in Funding Ahead of Harry Potter AR Game
Niantic Labs raise $200 million in funding ahead of their proposed Harry Potter AR game Niantic labs had a runaway hit on their hands when Pokemon Go landed. Despite the ‘player’ numbers dropping off, it was, for a time, the must-have game for all mobile phone owners. Making incredible profits…
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Pokemon Go Update to Add Buddy Monsters and Go Plus Support
Another Pokemon Go update is currently in the works by developers Niantic Labs, who outlined in a blog post just what Pokefans can expect from this update, including a brand new feature called a Buddy Pokemon. The developers explain that the Buddy Pokemon system will allow trainers to select one…
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Two Fatalities in Japan Linked to Pokémon Go
Two people in Japan have been killed in separate Pokémon Go-related accidents, the first of their kind in the country. Both incidents involve drivers hitting pedestrians while playing the popular mobile game. The first incident, as reported by The Japan Times: “The suspect, 39-year-old farmer Keiji Goo, told police he…
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French Mayor Bans Pokémon Go from Village
The mayor of a French village has banned the phenomenally popular mobile game Pokémon Go in order to preserve the locale’s tranquillity, and has effectively accused the game’s developer, Niantic Labs, of invading the municipality without permission. Fabrice Beauvois, mayor of Bressolles in Eastern France, has prohibited people from hunting…
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Pokémon Go Nearby Tracker Returns
Niantic Labs has rolled out a new update for Pokémon Go that includes a new nearby Pokémon tracking feature. The removal of the broken “three-step” tracking feature, which allowed players to track pocket monsters in their vicinity, became a bone of contention for many avid players, with some vowing to…
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Niantic Reveals Why it Closed Pokémon Go Map Services
Following the furore caused by its last update for Pokémon Go, which removed the faulty three-step feature for finding nearby Pokémon and disabled tracking features used by third-party map services, Niantic Labs has been playing damage control. First, the developer apologised for the changes, assuring players – many of whom…
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Niantic Chief Wants Pokémon Go Contact Lenses
While Pokémon Go has become a roaring success, fears have grown over the safety of players as Pokémon hunters – their hazard awareness impaired while they are glued to the screens of their smartphones – have become involved in road traffic accidents, robberies, and even shootings. Developer Niantic Labs, though,…
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Niantic Responds to Pokémon Go Outrage
Since Niantic Labs removed a key feature from its hit mobile game Pokémon Go, fans have been apoplectic, with some avid players vowing to stop playing due to the change. Niantic removed the ‘three-step’ display – a feature that allowed users to track nearby Pokémon – a couple of days…
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How Niantic Plotted the Pokémon Go Phenomenon
Pokémon Go has sent a swathe of humanity Pokécrazy. But is this mania a Pokéomenon or Pokégeddon? Either way, with around 10 million daily users in the US alone and becoming more popular than porn, Niantic Labs – the game’s developer – is celebrating. The augmented reality experience has taken…
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