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Niantic

‘Amazon Anywhere’ brings shopping experience inside new AR game from makers of ‘Pokèmon Go’

The so-called “everything store” is looking to go “anywhere.” Amazon announced the launch Tuesday of “Amazon Anywhere,” an immersive shopping… Read More

Tech Moves: Smartsheet CFO joins Auth0 board; Outreach opens NYC office; Concure Oncology adds CEO; and more

— Smartsheet CFO Jennifer Ceran joined the board of Bellevue, Wash.-based identity management provider Auth0. Last month, Smartsheet announced Ceran will… Read More

More magic for ‘Pokèmon Go’ creator Niantic? ‘Harry Potter: Wizards Unite’ set for Friday release

Take a break from catching them all in “Pokèmon Go,” and raise your magic wand, or smartphone, for a new… Read More

After a day on the Pokémon Go, company now wants you to keep playing during Pokémon Sleep

Pokémon isn’t resting on the success of Pokémon Go, the augmented mobile video game craze that had people trying to… Read More

Niantic gives 1st look at its new Pokémon Go-esque Harry Potter augmented reality game

Niantic has been quiet about the follow up to its smash hit Pokémon Go, but today the company pulled back… Read More

Pokémon Go maker Niantic raises massive $245M funding round, company value approaches $4B

Niantic, the Google spinout that made the smash hit game Pokémon Go, has raised $245 million to continue building out… Read More

‘I just got a Larvitar:’ Why throngs of Pokémon Go players are wandering trails, parks and city streets this weekend

Ducks, squirrels and dogs are the typical animals spotted on Seattle’s popular Green Lake walk. But on Saturday afternoon, it… Read More

Inside Niantic’s Seattle-area engineering office, the future of Pokémon Go is taking shape

When throngs of Pokémon Go fanatics took over Downtown Bellevue Park two summers ago during the height of the augmented… Read More

How Pokémon Go evolved to remain popular after the initial craze cooled

Pokémon Go owned the summer of 2016. Gaggles of players took over parks and other public places, using their smartphones… Read More

Pokemon Go

Big ‘Pokémon Go’ update this week includes research quests and mythical monster Mew

Game developer Niantic gave “Pokémon Go” fans reason to celebrate on Monday morning, with word that a major update is… Read More

Pokemon Go

Gamers celebrate Pokémon GO’s first anniversary in Bellevue this weekend

Gone are the days where Seattle’s streets were flooded with Pokémon GO players, pointing their phones at augmented-reality beasts and… Read More

Pokemon Go

This Washington town wants to ‘opt out’ of Pokémon Go

Make it poké stop! That’s the cry from officials and concerned citizens in the city of Des Moines, Wash., where the… Read More

Pokémon Go update adds prompt warning players not to catch and drive

Pokémon Go is a hit all over the world, so much so that some people can’t stop playing it, even… Read More

Is it you or the servers? Datadog offers website for checking on Pokémon Go status

As many players of Pokémon Go can attest, the augmented-reality mobile game’s astounding popularity has caused numerous server issues. The servers have been… Read More

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