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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Can you work out these movies from just Ingress Glyphs clues?
If you don’t play Ingress and still do well at the Glyph quiz then you’re an amazing talent and should start to play straight away! You don’t need your Oynx Badge to do well in this quiz, though. In Ingress the mysterious Shapers (and perhaps the N’Zeer) are believed to be passing messages hidden in […]
9 of the best Enlightened Ingress t-shirts
Are you part of Ingress? Busy helping humanity towards a brighter future while fending off the minions of the robot overlords and N’Zeer? You might want a t-shirt! The good news is that Geek Native’s been through RedBubble and produced a list of 9 of the best Enlightened t-shirts in the shop. Prehistoric XM Artifact […]
9 of the best Resistance Ingress t-shirts
Play Ingress? Want to show your loyalty to the Resistance? Geek Native’s looked through a bunch of tee sites and found 9 of the best Resistance t-shirts on RedBubble. Ingress: Dragon By Precociousmouse [I want this one] Ingress Resist Portal By Mstrlargo [Show me the Tee] Smurfs On Tour, Birmingham By Precociousmouse [Make this mine] […]
God, Satan and Neil Gaiman: Justin Lee Anderson talks Carpet Diem
Justin Lee Anderson was born in Edinburgh, spent much of his childhood in the US thanks to his father’s career in professional football (soccer), before coming back home, via France, to settle into happy family chaos. He’s been writing for 15 years and misses Firefly. Justin’s book, Carpet Diem is just out and so Geek […]
