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The XR Week Peek (2025.03.18): Niantic sells Pokemon Go, Meta released passthrough APIs, and more!

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Scoperlys parent company is owned by Saudi Arabias Public Investment Fund, meaning that Pokemon Go now belongs to the king of Saudi Arabia. This is something absolutely impossible to have with Unity or Unreal. For this purpose, it created a spin-off called Niantic Spatial which starts with $250M in funds.

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IGS 2022 Miami: XR Today Expert Round Table

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According to AlMuawad, Midwam’s solutions were key to developing Saudi Arabia as a strategic tech and metaverse incubator. Users could also choose where their avatars would interact with digital assets in different environments.

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The XR Week Peek (2025.02.25): Niantic may sell Pokemon Go, Meta announces $50M creator fund for Horizon Worlds, and more!

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Top news of the week (Image by Niantic) Niantic is evaluating selling its gaming division According to a report from Bloomberg, Niantic is in talks with Saudi Arabia-owned Scopely to sell its gaming division for $3.5 A new week, a new selection of XR news to read!