Pokémon GO Earth Day Clean Up recap: How Pokémon GO players celebrated around the world

The Pokémon GO Earth Day Clean Up was a huge success, bringing thousands of players together on a mission to cleanse our planet. Read on below for the official recap of the recent event, as told by Niantic CEO John Hanke: Celebrating the Earth Together Caring for the planet is vital, not just because we … Continue reading Pokémon GO Earth Day Clean Up recap: How Pokémon GO players celebrated around the world

Pokémon GO Community Day players in Argentina contributed over 1700kg of donations, Pokémon GO Earth Day event is around the corner

The following post was written by Niantic CEO John Hanke, in regard to how this month's Pokémon GO Community Day was celebrated in Argentina, as well as a Pokémon GO Earth Day update: Building a Better World Through Games In January 2018, we began hosting monthly Pokémon GO Community Days enabling Trainers around the world to come together … Continue reading Pokémon GO Community Day players in Argentina contributed over 1700kg of donations, Pokémon GO Earth Day event is around the corner

Pokémon GO developer Niantic partners with the City of San Jose to bring thousands of players to its community event through the power of AR games

Pokémon GO developer Niantic recently partnered with the City of San Jose to bring thousands of players to its community event through the power of AR games, specifically the immensely-popular Pokémon GO. The following guest post was written by Ed Solis, Recreation Superintendent, City of San José: Viva CalleSJ, produced and managed by the San … Continue reading Pokémon GO developer Niantic partners with the City of San Jose to bring thousands of players to its community event through the power of AR games

New Pokémon GO research feature artwork for Professor Willow, Research Breakthroughs, Quests & Mew badges, Willow’s equipment and more

Starting March 30, Pokémon GO players will be able to experience the all-new research feature. It revolves around mysterious occurrences popping up all over the world and Professor Willow's extensive involvement. These strange happenings are connected to the Mythical Pokémon Mew, which players will soon be able to encounter. A slew of new additions will soon be implemented, … Continue reading New Pokémon GO research feature artwork for Professor Willow, Research Breakthroughs, Quests & Mew badges, Willow’s equipment and more

New research feature, stamps, Professor Willow, badges, Mythical Pokémon, Mew, tasks, quest awards and much more coming soon to Pokémon GO

A slew of new features will soon be added to Pokémon GO, according to the latest extensive datamine from the folks at the Silph Road. Read on below to learn more about exactly what will be officially added by developer Niantic in the near future: Buckle in, travelers – it’s time to take Pokemon Research up a notch! v0.97.2 has … Continue reading New research feature, stamps, Professor Willow, badges, Mythical Pokémon, Mew, tasks, quest awards and much more coming soon to Pokémon GO

Pokémon GO developer Niantic explains how it built the new research feature starring Professor Willow and Mythical Pokémon like Mew

In its latest blog post, Pokémon GO developer Niantic explains how it built the new research feature, which stars Professor Willow and Mythical Pokémon like Mew. Read on below for extensive insights: Developer Insights: How We Built the Research Feature Trainers, When developing the new Field Research and Special Research feature soon appearing in Pokémon … Continue reading Pokémon GO developer Niantic explains how it built the new research feature starring Professor Willow and Mythical Pokémon like Mew

Pokémon GO developer Niantic acquires Escher Reality for even more AR technology and projects

Pokémon GO developer Niantic has acquired Escher Reality. Read on below for Niantic CEO John Hank's full announcement regarding this acquisition: Today we are announcing the acquisition of Escher Reality, and welcoming the talented team led by Escher’s co-founders Ross Finman and Diana Hu to Niantic. Escher’s innovations focus on exploring the intersection of digital … Continue reading Pokémon GO developer Niantic acquires Escher Reality for even more AR technology and projects

Niantic CEO John Hanke explains how real-world games like Pokémon GO bring communities together for good

Niantic CEO John Hanke has written a post on the official Niantic blog, explaining how real-world games like the immensely-popular and successful Pokémon GO bring communities together for good. You can check out it below: At Niantic we strive to create real world games and augmented reality experiences that enrich players’ connection with their local communities, … Continue reading Niantic CEO John Hanke explains how real-world games like Pokémon GO bring communities together for good