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Tag: Location-based
Monster Money
Monster Hunter Now’s Carnival Global a "roaring success" with 151% revenue surge
Bloom Boom
Pikmin Bloom celebrates record-breaking third year budding $63 million in lifetime earnings
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Incredible Indies
Incredible Indies: Johnny Monsarrat on why there is plenty of room left for AR-powered outdoor RPGs
Monsarrat shares how the AR boom has sparked new potential in RPGs
Pay To Play
Monster Hunter Now tests Pokémon Go event formula with Carnival Global
Now’s first in-person event is getting an online follow-up for players who couldn’t attend in Shibuya
Five New Games
New release roundup: Infinity Nikki, Mythwalker, Ever Chest, and more
We highlight five new mobile games that have broken cover over the past week
Week That Was
The Unity Runtime Fee aftermath, more Xbox layoffs, and Monster Hunter Now's $225m year | Week in Views
The Pocketgamer.biz team pick their highlights from the headlines this week and deliver the stories behind the stories
Stepping Up
Disney Step brings the House of Mouse into location-based AR gaming
New Drecom-developed title looks set for Japan-only release
Monster Multiplayer
Monster Hunter Now’s Dimensional Links show a conscious effort to include rural players
Multiplayer levels up with this latest online matchmaking feature
Japan Generation
Japan generates 50% of worldwide geolocation game spending
Niantic and Square Enix lead the way for player spending in location-based games
Five New Games
New release roundup: The best new mobile games from Tamagotchi escapades to exercise encouragers
We highlight five new games that have broken cover and are all set to do big business
Five New Games
New release roundup: The best new mobile games to check out this holiday season
We highlight five new games that have broken cover and are all set to do big business
Franchise Fortune
Monster Hunter Now is officially a hit, but is it the next Pokémon Go?
Almost two months on from Niantic’s latest launch, we take a deep dive into Capcom’s beloved franchise and promising new collaboration
Linking Locations
Kingdom Hearts: Missing Link’s closed beta confirms geolocation gameplay
Square Enix has confirmed an upcoming beta test for iOS, with an Android test to follow
Walking Whereabouts
Monster Hunter Now set to "surpass" Pokémon Go as geolocation games get moving in Japan
Sensor Tower’s latest report reveals location-based games’ performance in Japan
Battle Of Behemoths
Monster Hunter Now is Niantic’s second biggest game with $31.44 million in one month
Niantic and Capcom’s latest project is a roaring success by every metric
Rumbling Rise
Monster Hunter Now reaches five million installs in first week
Niantic and Capcom’s latest location-based game sees strong start after three million pre-installs
The Hunt Is Here
Niantic and Capcom's Monster Hunter Now launches with three million pre-registrations
The game is now available globally as players get to experience its unique take on a stamina system…
Releases
Niantic & Capcom team up for Monster Hunter Now
The game is set to release in September 2023
Obliviate
Why Harry Potter: Wizards Unite failed to find the magic
Nearly two years on, Niantic's game is moribund
Belief In The Sword
The Witcher: Monster Slayer grabs one million downloads in first week
More than half a million revenue
Fifth Annual
Pokémon GO Fest 2021 generated over $20 million in two days
$731.3 million in global spending from 2021 alone
Bagon In Bagram
Pokémon GO spotted at former US military base in Afghanistan
"We can’t have no IED Pokémon on the FOB"
Victory Road
Pokémon GO shows no signs of slowing down with $5 billion revenue in five years
Another $1 billion in seven months
Get Moving
Pokémon GO starts to reset for a post-lockdown world
Changing coming to US and New Zealand in July
Prehistoric Play
Why Ludia believes there's still an audience for Jurassic World Alive and location-based games
"There is still space to explore and experiment…"
Life Finds A Way
Jurassic World Alive roars to $100 million-plus revenue and 25 million downloads in three years
Over 300 million dinosaurs unlocked
Bricked
Minecraft Earth failed to cross $500k in lifetime revenue - are location-based games off the map?
While Pokemon GO has adapted and thrived, others have come up short
The Palace Awaits
Update: Stranger Things: Puzzle Tales delayed until 2021
Originally slated for 2020 full-release, no mention of a location-based element
Out And About
Making a location-based game in 2020
Pokémon GO, Jurassic World Alive, Minecraft Earth and Orna: The GPS RPG developers weigh in
Going Global
Following US early access, Minecraft Earth hits 2.5 million downloads
1.4 million installs since arrival in the US on November 12th
Investment
Niantic launches $10 million Creator Program for new location-based AR games
Also opens Pokemon Go sponsored location program for small businesses
Finding Funding
Cerberus Interactive secures $1.75m for location-based augmented reality games
Debut title Atlas Empires due for a Q1 2020 global release
Closed Beta
Minecraft Earth beta is coming to Android devices next week
Players must be 18 years old with a device running Android 7 or above
Gotta Catch 'em All
Pokemon Go catches one billion downloads
Half of those were picked up in the game's first two months back in September 2016
Magic Number
Harry Potter: Wizards Unite generates $12 million in revenue in its first month
Pokemon Go was downloaded 182m times in its launch month
Live And Kicking
One year on: Next Games on the evolution of location-based title The Walking Dead: Our World
We catch up with executive producer Joonas Viitala to discuss the game's performance to date
The Other One
Whatever happened to Harry Potter: Wizards Unite?
Monetizer Mavens opine
Just Like Magic
Niantic and EE partner to bring Wizards Unite bonuses to the UK
Inclusive data, sponsored Inns and licensed merchandise
Accio Wallet
Niantic’s Harry Potter: Wizards Unite out now in the UK
Co-developed and co-published with WB Games San Francisco
Wands At The Ready
Harry Potter: Wizards Unite launches in the UK and US this week
Niantic CEO John Hanke confirmed at a press event in Los Angeles
Stroll
Square Enix wants players to put on their fantasy shoes in Dragon Quest Walk
The latest entry in the RPG series is Square Enix’s take on Pokemon Go
Blockchain Go
Tencent launches its own take on Pokemon Go and CryptoKitties in China
Said to be a hybrid of Pokemon Go and CryptoKitties, Tencent’s ‘Let’s Hunt Monsters’ makes use of an interesting blockchain ecosystem
Real World Gaming
Lessons from a year of location-based games with Google Maps
Real world gaming said to drive engagement; most successful when integrated with AR and social elements
Accio Phone
Niantic magic’s up first look at Harry Potter: Wizards Unite
Could it be as big as Pokemon Go?
Life Finds A Way
Jurassic World Alive grosses $40 million in nine months
These scientists have not been preoccupied
Big Deal
Pokemon Go dev Niantic raises $245 million at $4 billion valuation
Further M&A activity a possibility says Niantic spokesperson
Funding Go
Pokemon Go dev Niantic pulls in $190 million investment
Studio has raised around $420m so far at an estimated $3.9 billion valuation
Critical Hit
Pokemon Go bagged nearly $800 million from in-app purchases in 2018
Sales up 35 per cent on 2017
Prime Competition
Pokemon Go dev Niantic opens $1m Beyond Reality Developer Contest for AR games
10 teams will get the chance to bring their projects to life using the Real World Platform