Niantic and WB Games shows off new video for Harry Potter: Wizards Unite
Well, there goes the time spent with my wife. 🙁 Magic is all around us in WB Games and Niantic’s new Harry Potter: Wizards Unite | Calling All Wizards video. The game is an upcoming augmented reality (AR) real-world mobile title inspired by the Wizarding World. Following previous sightings of riderless Nimbus 2000s speeding through Australia and a discombobulated Niffler hoarding golden coins in a...[Read More]
Ingress: The Animation from Niantic arrives on Netflix
This is pretty cool. SAN FRANCISCO—April 30, 2019—Niantic, Inc. today announced that Ingress: The Animation, an all new CG-animated series based on Niantic’s augmented-reality mobile game Ingress Prime, is now available worldwide on Netflix. Developed in collaboration with Fuji TV and Craftar Studios in Japan, the anime merges Ingress Agents, gameplay and narrative into a global sci-fi adventure t...[Read More]
Luna: Moondust Garden heading to the Magic Leap One Creator Edition Lightwear headset
I want to know more about the headset and this game. Check out the official details for the game below. Independent game studio Funomena, known for developing uniquely accessible and engaging games for emerging platforms, has announced that it will bring Luna: Moondust Garden, to Magic Leap One Creator Edition Lightwear headset this fall. A playful extension of the award-winning, IGF-finalist VR f...[Read More]
Eight O’Clock Coffee releases AR game and offers up a chance to win free groceries
Get to play a game and potentially win groceries for the year? That is a helluva deal. Check out the goods below. MONTVALE, N.J. (June 20, 2018) – Eight O’Clock Coffee, America’s original gourmet coffee, today announces the release of The Great Coffee Break: a digital escape room game that people can play for the chance to win a year of free groceries! The Great Coffee Break is the first Augmented...[Read More]
Facebook and Supercell partner to bring Clash of Clans to AR
This makes me want to play Clash of Clans a little bit. Enjoy the details below for Facebook and Supercell’s partnership. In celebration of Supercell’s Clash of Clans fifth anniversary, the game’s Builder is now appearing in augmented reality, thanks to Facebook’s AR studio. Players for the first time ever will be able to put themselves inside the Builder’s shoes (or, more accurately, his fa...[Read More]
Play Labs @ MIT Reveal 13 New Startups in VR/AR Accelerator with Investment!
Cambridge, MA — June 21, 2017 — Play Labs @ MIT, a summer accelerator hosted at the MIT Game Lab, has announced its first batch of startups that have been admitted to the program. The first batch runs from June-August, and the Demo Day will be on August 15, 2017 at 6:00 pm EDT at MIT in classroom 10-250. The Demo Day will be open to investors, members of the MIT community, and the gene...[Read More]