Ingress is the augmented reality game from Niantic that came before Pokemon. It’s less random, has only two factions and a great community. One of the clever things Niantic got right was to introduce sponsored items rather than adverts to the game play. The most powerful shield you can hope to deploy, right now, is […]
Chat app and gaming platform Plato debuts
Okay, Plato’s pitch probably doesn’t find much traction with your average reader of Geek Native. You’re above average. The chances are you’re already into social gaming. Plato is for everyone else. The concept seems simply enough. Plato has a library of casual games and has chat built into them all. These are traditional games, though, […]
We’re unlikely to see a third faction in Ingress despite New Wave rumours
There have been rumours of a third faction being added to Niantic’s Ingress since the beginning of the game. The rumours are back again thanks to Niantic actually talking about a third faction and the Via Lux plot appearing to introduce a group known as the New Wave. It’s unlikely we’ll ever see a third […]
Ingress sub-factions could turn politics and plot into gameplay
I’m fond of the augmented reality game Ingress, recently suggested some shard alternatives even though they may well be controversial or dismissible and expressed my concerns about the Resistance plot. I think those Resistance concerns have been validated. Since the original box post more plot politics have been revealed. We now know that Resistance founder, […]
4 alternatives to Ingress’ Shard anomalies
I’m a fan of Niantic Lab’s augmented reality game Ingress. Players belong to one of two teams and compete to capture portals, places of interest in the real world, and link them together to form triangular ‘control fields’. Throughout the year Niantic organises events in which cities become centres of “anomalies” and hundreds of agents […]
Ingress mistake threatens Oxfordshire’s man job as augmented reality goes wrong
A player of Niantic’s augmented reality game Ingress is appealing to the game’s moderators to help remove a “portal” he created. After leaving Google, Niantic suspended the ability of players to suggest new portals – points of interest and locations to battle over – in the game. Before the (temporary) suspension came into force players would […]
Sega offers apology for calling a Sonic character “Boob”
Sega’s Sonic Runners mobile game has a character called “Boob”. Oops. Sega has explained the Halloween update was supposed to introduce a character called Boo. The name “Boob” is a mistake. I'm dead pic.twitter.com/dEOVZwbw27 — Paul Veer (@pietepiet) October 23, 2015
Google spin-off launches new Pokemon augmented reality game
Niantic, the company behind Ingress, recently scored its independence from Google. Players had previously been worried about that the End Game project was… a rival game, not an end to Ingress, Niantic had (mostly) successfully reassured people. Then players had life after Google to worry about. The launch of Pokemon Go serves both to reassure […]
Bunny finds itself on an epic fantasy adventure
I’m not sure a rabbit would be my first choice druid companion. This bunny, though, has some tricks. Impressed? I was. I was no less impressed when I discovered this was an ad for the Forsaken World mobile MMORPG from Fedeen Games. You can download the iOS and Android apps for free. They both have […]
You can now play Magic: The Gathering on your iPhone
Wizards of the Coast have launched Magic Duels for the iPad and iPhone. The initial content release is Magic Duels: Origins, can be played for free and downloaded from the App Store. WotC say that there will be regular updates from corresponding Magic set releases and that with 100% earnable content players can continue to […]
