Pokemon Go

After 3 years, Niantic announces to roll out new updates to Pokemon Go map

The company also warned users to be aware of their surroundings and follow guidelines from local health authorities when playing the game

Pokemon GO developer Niantic lays off 8% of workforce; cancels 4 projects

CEO John Hanke reportedly wrote in an email to employees that Niantic was "facing a time of economic turmoil"

Pokemon GO developer Niantic raises $300 mn from Coatue at $9 bn valuation

Pokemon GO game developer Niantic has raised $300 million from global investment manager Coatue at a valuation of $9 billion.

Nintendo partners with Pokemon Go maker Niantic on Pikmin-themed game

Nintendo said on Tuesday it is partnering with Pokemon Go app developer Niantic to create augmented reality (AR) titles, with a Pikmin-themed game launching this year

Microsoft showcases HoloLens augmented reality version of Pokemon Go

Pokemon Go created ripples in the mobile gaming market and now, Microsoft has demonstrated the game running on its HoloLens 2 augmented reality (AR) headset.

Elon Musk plans to get multiplayer games working on Tesla cars: Know more

Musk's idea to put Minecraft in Tesla cars was first discussed in January this year after he ran a Twitter poll asking his followers if they would like The Witcher video game to be installed in Tesla

With 5 mn loyal players worldwide, Pokemon Go is still going strong

Pushing people to go outdoors to complete the game has led lifestyle changes and health benefits

Pokemon Go developer Niantic raises $200 mn in new funding round

Pokemon Go creator Niantic on Saturday announced receiving of Series B funding worth USD 200 million by Spark Capital, Founders Fund, Meritech, Javelin Venture Capital, You & Mr. Jones and NetEase.Inc. Spark partner Megan Quinn will also join Niantic's board as part of the new financing deal.According to TechCrunch, in its Series A round, Niantic raised USD 30 million in funding from an investor group including Alsop Loui Partners, Google, Nintendo, The Pokemon Company, Cyan and Scott Banister and others.Niantic, which began with the sci-fi spy game Ingress, was created during the company's time as an internal startup founded within tech giant, Google.Earlier this year, Niantic made its first acquisition of mobile social network developer, Evertoon.The augmented reality games company also recently announced its intent to build a mobile AR game based on Harry Potter. The game will be developed in partnership with Warner Bros. Interactive and released in 2018.

Russian blogger plays Pokemon Go in church, convicted of inciting hatred

Ruslan Sokolovsky was detained in August 2016 and spent nine months in jail and under house arrest

Game on Apple Watch users! Pokemon Go is finally here

Apple Watch had announced the launch its version of Pokemon Go in Sept this year

Pokemon Go's health benefits moderate, short-lived: Study

Pokemon GO is an augmented reality game that projects graphics onto the real world using smartphones

Gujarat HC issues notices to developers of 'Pokemon Go'

Petitioner has said eggs are considered as non- vegetarian food, and it is blasphemous to carry them inside a place of worship

Japan sees first death related to Pokemon GO

The 39-year-old driver was playing the game behind the wheel and hit two pedestrians, and one died from her injuries

Pokemon Go fever fading in US: Reports

At its peak, estimates said that Pokemon Go reached more than 40 million daily active users

Playing Pokemon Go has health benefits too

According to the researchers, Pokemon Go stimulates substantial amounts of physical activity in many players

Pokemon Go spurs lifestyle changes, Asia rollout a boom for business

Asian fans of smartphone game Pokemon Go are hunting out the best telecom providers and network gear to overcome the hurdle posed by patchy network signals in their race to capture virtual cartoon characters.From Indonesia to Hong Kong and Cambodia, the wild popularity of Nintendo's (7974.T) augmented reality app is also driving lifestyle changes for many gamers, who must trudge through real-life locations in their quest.The game launched in many Southeast Asian countries on August 5, a month after the United States, New Zealand and Australia, but enthusiasts are finding they must first vanquish shaky transmission signals.In Indonesia, Muchamad Syaifudin, a 29-year-old bank employee, said he switched to a mobile carrier offering better data packages, while his friends snapped up modems, at a cost of $20 each, to lock on to the signals."We can bring the modems to play, especially at places where a signal is hard to find," Syaifudin told Reuters by telephone.He and his friends living in

Germany warns on risks of playing 'Pokemon Go' at airports

Pokemon Go was rolled out in Germany in mid-July

Pokemon Go cheaters to be banned from playing game

Niantic is handing out sanctions, including permanent bans to users who have violated the game's terms of service

Pokemon craze sparks search for alien craft

The runaway popularity of the app where users roam real world places in search of virtual pocket monsters has focused developers on the potential of enriching game content

Playing Pokemon Go may be good for your health: Expert

As the widely popular augmented reality game is making people exercise more