Augmented Reality

Ordnance Survey partners with PRELOADED to create world-scale Augmented Reality game

In Augmented Reality News  July 19, 2021 – Ordnance Survey, Great Britain’s national mapping service, has recently formally announced that it is working with London-based games studio PRELOADED to develop a world-scale Augmented Reality (AR) game that will be designed to engage family audiences with the outdoors.  The game will be built upon Ordnance Survey’s extensive mapping and will use geospatial data to deliver contextual experiences that drive exploration of the world. We covered the contract award, which was announced in November last year, however this is the first time

Resolution Games closes $25M Series C funding round to dedicate more to existing titles and deliver additional live VR games

In Virtual Reality News July 14, 2021 – Resolution Games, a Virtual Reality (VR) games studio known for titles including Demeo, Blaston, Cook-Out: A Sandwich Tale and others, has today announced it has closed a Series C funding round of USD $25 million, bringing the company’s total funding to USD $38.5 million. The round was co-led by Qualcomm Ventures LLC and BITKRAFT Ventures, followed by Knutsson Holdings AB. Prior investors who also took part in the round included GV, MizMaa, GP Bullhound, Partech, Creandum, Initial Capital, Bonnier Ventures and Sisu

Ordnance Survey partners with PRELOADED to create its first-ever…

  Ordnance Survey and PRELOADED are partnering to create an augmented reality (AR) game for families to play in the great outdoors. We’re at a point where advancements in AR and geospatial technologies allow us to connect with our real world in completely new and meaningful ways. We’re so excited to work with Ordnance Survey to bring the true potential of location-based play to family audiences in the UK and beyond. LONDON (PRWEB)July 14, 2021 Ordnance Survey, GB’s national mapping service, is working with BAFTA-winning games studio PRELOADED to develop

AWE 2021 announces 250 speakers and exhibitors for its November face-to-face event

In Augmented Reality, Virtual Reality and Mixed Reality News July 13, 2021 – Augmented World Expo (AWE), the worldwide events series focused exclusively on the business of Augmented Reality (AR), Virtual Reality (VR) and Extended Reality (XR), has today announced the first wave of sponsors, speakers and exhibitors participating in AWE 2021. According to AWE, since its inception in 2010 more than 5,000 companies and 50,000 professionals have relied on AWE as their primary venue and community to connect, learn and grow their businesses throughout the XR hardware and software

Niantic Labs Delays ‘Okinawan Pikachu,’ Shiny Corsola After Recent State of Emergency in Japan

PokémonNiantic Labs has made the decision to delay the release of a special "Okinawan Pikachu" and the debut of Shiny Corsola in Pokemon GO. / The Pokemon CompanyNiantic Labs has made the decision to delay the release of a special "Okinawan Pikachu" and the debut of Shiny Corsola in Pokemon GO after Japan declared a state of emergency last Sunday. Originally, the newest event Pikachu was meant to usher in a collaboration with "Pokemon Air Adventures," a new tourism initiative in Japan. It featured Pikachu in a bright white and

Sam & Max — The chaotic team has now also made virtual reality unsafe

Maybe some of you still know the adventures of Sam & Max. I accompanied the dynamic duo for you in VR.Sam & Max are back. The dream team is now also trying to put a stop to the villains in virtual reality. With “Sam & Max: This Time It’s Virtual”, their first VR adventure was released today. The dog with the hat and the violence-prone rabbit captivate here with a quick-witted humor and NPCs that couldn’t be crazier. I have now joined the Freenlance Police as a cadet and will

Pokemon GO Profits Top $5 Billion at 5-Year Anniversary

PokémonPokemon GO experienced its best year ever, just in time for its five-year anniversary celebration. / Niantic LabsPokemon GO experienced its best year ever, just in time for its five-year anniversary celebration.It's Pokemon GO's fifth birthday this week—and what better gift could trainers give than another $1 billion in revenue? Since its initial launch in July 2017, the popular augmented reality title has made around $1 billion every year. Unsurprisingly, that makes the game an industry leader, and Niantic Labs likely one heck of a proud parent. Trainers around the

WePlay Esports is the official Russian broadcaster of CS:GO PGL Major Stockholm 2021

WePlay Esports is partnering with PGL to produce a full Russian-speaking broadcast for the CS:GO Stockholm Major 2021, which will run from Oct. 23 to Nov. 7.  WePlay has hosted several of its own CS:GO events, including WePlay! Clutch Island and a Regional Major Rankings event in 2020, adding the company’s signature flair for thematics to give each tournament an entirely unique feel.  For the Stockholm Major, WePlay is already working to put together a broadcast that will be “memorable and entertaining” for all audiences. The production will include custom

Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit Update Adds New Race Tracks And Karts

A new update for Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit adds a bunch of new content, including a new Mario cup, which adds three new courses to race in. In a post on the game’s official support page, Nintendo lists all of the content added and “improvements” to the experience with the game’s version 1.1.0 release. The three new courses are Slip Circuit, which adds oil spills to the mix; Barrel Temple, which adds Donkey Kong barrels on the track; and Fossil Field, which features hot-air geysers that can push players

The Witcher Augmented Reality Game Set for July Launch

Top GamesThe Witcher: Monster Slayer is looking for its piece of the AR pie. / Photo courtesy of Spokko/CD ProjektThe Witcher: Monster Slayer, a Pokémon GO-style augmented reality game set in the Witcher universe, is set for release July 21 on iOS and Android, CD Projekt announced Friday.Monster Slayer is set ages before the rest of the Witcher series, when monsters were still a dominant force in the world and the witchers themselves were a new and fledgling order. Players take on the role of a witcher in this wild