Niantic is opening up its Real World AR platform for developers to create games like Pokémon Go

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Niantic Studios today previewed Niantic Real World Platform that it is working on. In fact, this is the first time the company is giving an update of this nature publicly. It also announced  that it has acquired computer vision and machine learning company Matrix Mill, and have established its first London office. Continue reading “Niantic is opening up its Real World AR platform for developers to create games like Pokémon Go”

Pokemon Go for iOS uses Apple’s ARKit tools to bring advanced AR+ features

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Niantic, the makers of Pokémon GO today announced an update for iOS devices that brings advanced AR+ support which leverages on Apple’s ARKit framework. This update will only be available for iPhones running on iOS 11 on the iPhone 6s and later devices.  Continue reading “Pokemon Go for iOS uses Apple’s ARKit tools to bring advanced AR+ features”

Supercell’s Clash Royale mints 1 Billion Dollars in its first year

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Supercell, the company behind games such as Clash Royale and Clash of Clans had generated a revenue of 2.3 Billion US$ during the year 2016. However, we didn’t get a breakdown of the amount generated from each game during the said period until now.

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Reliance Jio teams up with Niantic to bring Pokemon Go in India

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Pokemon Go is finally coming to India! Reliance Jio has entered into a strategic partnership with Niantic to bring Pokemon Go in India.  As a result of the partnership, thousands of Reliance Digital Stores and select partner premises in India will appear as ‘PokéStops’ or ‘Gyms’ in the Pokémon GO game beginning Wednesday, December 14, 2016. Continue reading “Reliance Jio teams up with Niantic to bring Pokemon Go in India”

Pokémon Go announced for the Apple Watch, Integrates fitness features

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Downloaded over 500 million times, there’s no doubt that Pokémon Go has been a runaway success. Going up on stage at Apple’s September 2016 event, Niantic announced that users had collectively walked over 4.6 billion kilometers so far. Expect this number to go up a notch as the game makes its way to the Apple Watch.  Continue reading “Pokémon Go announced for the Apple Watch, Integrates fitness features”