Pokémon Go developer Niantic is relaunching its first augmented reality game Ingress

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Pokémon Go developer Niantic has announced that it's completely overhauling its first augmented reality game Ingress next year. The new update, known as Ingress Prime, will introduce a new story arc, new technology, and a new interface.
Ingress launched in 2012 and has, according to Niantic, been download over 20 million times. It offers an augmented reality experience broadly similar to Pokémon Go, albeit with a greater emphasis on collaborative teamwork and a cyberpunk, sci-fi twist. Instead of trainer teams, Ingress divides players (or Agents) into two factions: The Enlightened and The Resistance. Members of each are then tasked with locating and capturing "portals" around the world, each in the form of real-life public art and landmarks.
Ingress Prime, as the overhauled 2.0 version will be known, brings a completely redesigned user interface and improved sound design, both intended to deliver a swisher, more immersive sci-fi experience, as well as "state-of-the-art augmented reality technology". Ingress will also be moved to the same tech platform as Pokémon Go, enabling simultaneous improvements and fixes on a core level.
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