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XR MARKET
‘Pokémon Go’ Maker Niantic Sells Off Gaming Division, Doubling Down on Geospatial AI & AR Tech
Niantic has sold its gaming division—including Pokémon GO, Pikmin Bloom, and Monster Hunter Now—to Scopely for $3.5 billion. Additionally, Niantic has spun off its geospatial AI business into a new company, Niantic Spatial. Led by John Hanke and backed by $250 million in funding, Niantic Spatial aims to integrate Extended Reality, Geographic Information Systems, and Artificial Intelligence to create immersive experiences for a range of industries.
XR MARKET
Peer secures $10.5M to expand AI-driven 3D social platform
Ultraleap looks to sell assets after breaching £15M loan
LAUNCHES & ANNOUNCEMENTS
Google reportedly acquiring eye-tracking startup to boost Android XR
DPVR partners with Invelon as exclusive distributor for Spain and Italy
VictoryXR & Kendall Hunt bring AI-powered tutors to textbooks
Meta to showcase new mixed reality API next week at GDC 2025
Vicon to launch markerless motion capture at GDC 2025
GIGABYTE & TAICCA launch AI-driven XR content platform at SXSW '25
VR Games Showcase 2025 reveals new games, announcements, and trailers
Apple Vision Pro features Metallica concert footage in immersive format
Meta’s tactical VR shooter prepares for comeback with major 2.0 update
BEATABLE aims to tackle hand tracking’s biggest challenges in MR gaming
D-Link VR Air Bridge no longer works in Windows 11 24H2
MAGE offers powerful physics sandbox for Quest 3
CGS’ AI-driven 'Cicero' automates workplace training scenarios
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AWE Nite Vancouver: XR for Enterprise: Mar 24, 5:30PM PT, Vancouver, BC
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Other Events
Game Developers Conference 2025: Mar 17-21, San Francisco, CA
NVIDIA GTC 2025: Mar 18-21, San Jose, CA
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