Pokémon Go Lead Claims Being Run By Saudi-Owned Scopely Won't Ruin The Game
Michael Steranka, senior product director on mobile smash hit Pokémon Go, has told Polygon that the game being sold to ...
Saudi Arabia Acquires Pokémon Go: Implications for Location Data
In a landmark deal valued at $3.85 billion, Niantic has sold its popular augmented reality games, including Pokémon Go, Pikmin Bloom, and Monster Hunter Now, to Scopely—a subsidiary owned by Saudi ...
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Scopely Makes $3.5 Billion Purchase
It looks like Scopely Inc. is getting bigger. The Culver City-based mobile games maker is in talks to buy Niantic Inc.’s ...
Niantic sells Pokemon Go to Saudi-owned Scopely for USD 3.5 billion, shifts focus to AI
This shift positions Niantic at the forefront of geospatial AI, moving beyond gaming into sectors that integrate digital ...
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Despite ownership of Saudi Arabia’s PIF, Pokémon GO lead claims the game won’t become invested in advertisements
With the sale of Niantic’s gaming division to Scopely, the PIF-backed gaming sector of Savvy Games, there have been concerns ...
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Saudi Arabia closes US$3.5 billion deal to buy Pokémon GO, sparks concerns over users’ location data
Scopely, a mobile game publisher owned by a Saudi royal investment fund, announced its $3.5 billion investment in Pokémon GO ...
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"Not now, not ever" Pokemon Go exec tells players concerned about its new corporate overlords adding in "intrusive" ads or dodgy time limits
They're sticking to the line about Saudi-backed Scopely adopting an 'if it ain't broke, don't fix it' approach to the big ...
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Pokemon Go sale reaction sensationalized
The recent acquisition of Niantic Labs’ entire gaming division by Scopely Inc., a subsidiary of Savvy Games Group, a gaming ...
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The dystopia of Pokémon Go: from Saudi Arabia to autonomous weapons
Between data used to train geospatial control systems and the recent ownership change, the game that lets you catch Pokémon in the streets reflects a nightmarish reality.