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Niantic Labs, the mobile game and AR developer best known for Pokémon GO and Harry Potter: Wizards Unite, has announced new content coming to one of their newest games, Pikmin Bloom. Pikmin Bloom adapts Nintendo's popular Pikmin franchise into an AR wellness and walking app that invites players to grow their own Pikmin while planting flowers on their map, decorating[...]

Last week, mobile developer Niantic Labs are known for Pokémon GO, Ingress, Harry Potter: Wizards Unite, and Pikmin Bloom announced a new creature-based game, Peridot Most of Niantic's games have been based on major global franchises Now, Niantic's Peridot will be its next brand new, original IP Though little is known of it, we can look to[...]

Niantic Labs has announced a new creature-based game, Peridot Niantic is the mobile developer best known for adapting major franchises into AR games that encourage real-world exploration Their previous hits include the 2021 launch Pikmin Bloom based on the Nintendo franchise, the now-canceled Harry Potter: Wizards Unite that involved the players in a post-Deathly Hallows interactive narrative, and,[...]

Niantic has announced information for the next three Pokémon GO Community Days in advance, confirming dates... but who will be featured?

Deoxys will have its remaining Formes released as Shiny Pokémon in Pokémon GO during February 2022 but not all Formes are getting Raid Hours.

Shiny Espurr is coming to Pokémon GO on February 1st. To celebrate, Espurr will also be February 2022's Research Breakthrough reward.

Where are the rest of the Kalos releases in Pokémon GO? Looking to the history of regional releases paints an interesting path for 2022.

Mega Aerodactyl Raid Guide for Pokémon GO Players: Be the first to Mega Evolve your Aerodactyl by preparing a team to blaze through raids.

Heatran Raid Guide for Pokémon GO Players: Defeat this Legendary and catch a Shiny during the Mountains of Power event.

Pokémon GO has announced new PokéStops coming to India in 2022. Let's take a look at this new rollout and what exactly will happen.

How many Shinies did you catch in Pokémon GO last year? Explore these searchable terms in order to answer this question and many more.

2022 Hopes for Pokémon GO: Here is how Niantic can shake off the dust of 2021 and deliver a game more compelling than ever.

Niantic Labs has announced its January 2022 content for Pokémon GO This includes raids that will feature a rotating selection of Legendaries and Mythicals, the release of Mega Aerodactyl, and another round of events that build the overarching Season of Heritage storyline Let's take a look at what we know so far about the upcoming[...]

Top 10 Best Pokémon GO Events of 2021 Part One: The countdown begins as we look back as slots 10 - 6 of the best events this past year.

Pokémon GO announces all four Spotlight Hours for January 2022 including three Shiny-capable Pokémon. Here is what you can expect.

Niantic hints that they will be nerfing Remote Raid damage in Pokémon GO's December 2021 Dev Diary. Get ready for the hashtag boycotts!

Niantic has announced a new photography contest where Pikmin Bloom players will submit AR photos to win a Pikmin plushie.

Incense will no longer be boosted in future Pokémon GO Community Days according to a new tweet from developer Niantic. Here's why.

Niantic is testing improvements to Pokémon GO including a means of skipping over the Egg Hatch animation among other things.

Niantic has released a celebratory new video celebrating five years of Pokémon GO, recreating the buzz from the launch of the game in 2016.

Niantic addresses their communication problems in regards to Pokémon GO and lists new Season of Mischief worldwide bonuses.

Niantic has posted their official follow-up on their Pokémon GO taskforce, #HearUsNiantic, and the recent boycott. Let's get into the details.

Hoopa finally arrives this coming weekend in Pokémon GO, but how can it be encountered? Get the full details for Hoopa's Arrival Event here.

Are Inkay and Furfrou coming to Pokémon GO? Niantic's hints at the game's events for September 2021 spell an interesting future for the game.

And, it must be said, it's thanks to Niantic Labs for listening. Many players assumed very dark intentions of Niantic, claiming that they didn't care about their fanbase I'm glad to see those proven wrong Niantic did hear you and the results are positive. Now, let's play Pokémon GO. Pokémon GO players won't have to wait until September 1st[...]

ZöeTwoDots & other prominent content creators have confirmed they're in talks with the Taskforce for Pokémon GO to address #HearUsNiantic.

Palkia Raid Hour is happening tonight in Pokémon GO. Here are tips on increasing the number of raids you can complete during the day.

Pokémon GO is currently being boycotted by a vocal group of players who believe that Niantic Labs, the developer behind the games, has done wrong by the players This boycott and the trending hashtag #HearUsNiantic come as a result of Niantic removing the pandemic bonuses from the game Mostly, people are angry that Niantic has[...]

Niantic has announced a new update to the Friends mechanic in Pokémon GO that will allow players to utilize their contacts list.

Is Niantic really going to nerf Remote Raids in Pokémon GO? Let's take a look at the latest update on this feature that has become integral.