Niantic has also updated its Peridot Beyond game with multiplayer capabilities made possible with access to location data. Users can see and interact with AR versions of their own Dot characters as ...

Mobile gaming giant Scopely on Wednesday said it has agreed to acquire Pokémon Go maker Niantic's gaming division for $3.5 billion.

Niantic will sell its gaming business to Scopely, including 'Pokémon Go' and 'Pikmin Bloom,' in a deal that transforms the mobile gaming landscape.

This business will retain ownership of Niantic’s original AR game Ingress Prime and its virtual pet game Peridot.

The company will continue to own and operate AR games “Ingress Prime” and “Peridot.” “Scopely has always been focused on cultivating meaningful communities through a shared love of play ...

Niantic’s augmented-reality games, including Ingress Prime and Peridot, will stay with Niantic Spatial. Niantic was spun out of Alphabet Inc.’s Google in 2015. Hanke worked in satellite ...

and pet simulator game Peridot, under Spatial. Niantic has released several titles in recent years that were received well, but it has struggled to match the success of Pokémon Go. Even Pokémon ...