The concept of augmented reality games is often joined by images of people wearing headsets or glasses, walking around the real world, and seeing reality mixed with things that don't really exist.

Kevin has been covering video games and tech since 2010, with a particular focus on Nintendo and Pokemon. Squirtle is the best starter and nothing will convince him otherwise. Pokemon Go maker Niantic ...

Details about a Tamagotchi and Pokémon partnership were first leaked earlier this month, but we finally have confirmation that you’ll soon be able to raise and keep an Eevee as the latest iteration of ...

A year after the AR pet game Peridot arrived on phones, Niantic is stepping into headsets with a little mixed-reality experience on the Quest. I want virtual pets now. Scott Stein Editor at Large I ...

Niantic, the studio behind Pokémon Go, revealed it’s been working on a Quest 3 mixed reality experience that lets you play with your very own pint-sized virtual pet. Hello, Dot, takes the best parts ...

Michael McWhertor is a journalist with more than 17 years of experience covering video games, technology, movies, TV, and entertainment. After finding success with the launch of Pokémon Go, the mobile ...

Every millennial has know the joy and heartbreak of loving an electronic pet. Be it of the virtual pet variety like Tamagotchi and Giga Pets, the cell phone paradise of Neko Atsume, or the not quite ...

Niantic, the company behind the popular Pokémon Go game for iOS devices, this week announced the upcoming launch of its next tile, a virtual pet game called "Peridot." In Peridot, users will care for, ...

Niantic, the company behind Pokémon Go, Pikmin Bloom, and the recently released NBA All-World, will release its next game, the all-new property Peridot, on May 9. That’s a little over a year after ...