• ‘Peridot', Niantic's Augmented Reality Virtual Pet Game, is Launching Globally May 9th

    12 days ago - By Touch Arcade

    Just shy of a year ago Niantic announced Peridot , a virtual pet style game that blended the augmented reality and social gaming aspects that they are known for with hits such as Pokemon Go. As I said at that time I always felt like smartphones were the perfect platform for virtual pet games, since just about everybody has a smartphone and they are almost always with us wherever we go. I love the idea of a virtual pet but I'm not going to be toting around a chunky keychain anytime soon, but I'll definitely have my phone on me at all times, which means I'm more likely to actually care for a...
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