Niantic (Pokémon GO) lays off 230 employees and cancels its Marvel Game
, by Thibaut
Since the succes of Pokémon GO in 2016, Niantic has been steadily losing momentum. The studio failed to materialize succes with Harry Potter: Wizards Unite on mobile and was forced to cancel Catan: World Explorer before its launch. Alas, bad news just keep coming for the company...
Niantic is closing its Los Angeles development studio and laying off 230 employees. What's more, its Marvel game project has also been shelved. The internal e-mail cites a totally blocked market for augmented reality games in recent years, and a drop in revenue since the end of the Covid-19 pandemic.
The studio will nevertheless keep working on Pokémon GO.
Source: kotaku.com