
Niantic today announced their version of a swing at the ‘Metaverse’ tech bubble: a suite of new social features for both Pokémon Go and other Niantic games, such as Ingress and the upcoming Peridot, aimed at making it easier to get in touch with in-game friends and other local players. Meanwhile, changes to raids and rewards are coming next week as another step in Niantic’s march towards deciding that the Global Pandemic is now over.