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Pokemon Go’s September Community Day is almost here. This month’s event takes place this Sunday and stars the rock-type Pokemon Roggenrola, with a slew of other in-game bonuses to take advantage of, including increased candy. Here’s everything you need to know about September’s Community Day. When is September’s Community Day? Pokemon Go’s September Community Day …

What’s happening Pokemon Go maker Niantic is expanding its AR software to blanket the world with a 3D map for apps and games. Why it matters Many big tech companies are currently linking maps to AR-ready location data, including Meta, Google, Microsoft, Snap and Meta, in advance of AR glasses plans. What’s next Niantic’s working with a wave of developers …

Pokemon Go, but for Transformers. That’s the best way to describe what Hasbro, Tomy and Niantic’s upcoming game, Transformers: Heavy Metal, looks like. It won’t be the last multiplayer Pokemon Go-like game, either. What a battle should look like. Niantic Niantic’s multiplayer and world-spanning AR app platform, Lightship, was announced earlier this year with plans to enable all sorts of …

Pokemon Go Fest 2021 is scheduled to take place on the weekend of July 17-18, developer Niantic said Thursday. The yearly summer celebration will mark the mobile game’s fifth anniversary, which coincides with the Pokemon franchise’s 25th anniversary. The virtual event, which includes specially costumed Pikachu, new shiny Pokemon and the introduction of a new Mythical Pokemon, will cost $5 …

What’s this? A family enjoying a day in a park — but they’re blasting shots at creatures around them. It sounds like Pokemon Go, but more active. Niantic’s new augmented-reality 5G gaming demo app also seems like a taste of what could be coming with AR glasses, too.  Codename: Urban Legends is a multiplayer game that, as you can see …

Someday, maybe, you’ll be playing Pokemon Go in a park, and a friend will find you and ask to join. Except they’ll be somewhere else, and they’ll join you as a hologram. You’ll play side by side. Will they be in your space, or will you be in their space? How exactly will that work? Pokemon Go defined the idea …

As promised earlier this year, Pokemon Go started rolling out the ability to connect to the Pokemon Home storage service on Wednesday. That means you can transfer shiny Pokemon you’ve caught out in the real world in Sword and Shield on Nintendo Switch. To start transferring, you’ll need to link Pokemon Go to your Nintendo account in the settings menu. …

Get ready to throw more coins to your Witcher, this time with your smartphone. CD Projekt Red, a Polish game developer known for its intricate fantasy adventure titles, announced the latest installment in its The Witcher series, this time focused on mobile devices. The upcoming title is called The Witcher: Monster Slayer, and it marks the company’s take on augmented reality …

While few actual AR headsets exist at the moment, the race to scan and map the world using AR technology is already heating up. Niantic, maker of Pokemon Go and collaborator with Qualcomm on a future AR headset design, has just acquired a company that enables collaborative AR world maps to be shared. 6D.ai is a company that specializes in …

For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. Niantic, creator of popular AR games Pokemon Go and Harry Potter: Wizards Unite, is changing gameplay to encourage social distancing to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. The games now include both indoor and outdoor play elements, Niantic CEO John Hanke said in …