Niantic, the studio primarily responsible for Pokémon Go, is having a hard time finding its next big game. And new information shows the studio has canceled several projects and laid off team members to “downsize and streamline” operations.

The San Francisco-based company laid off 85 to 90 direct jobs and canceled the development of four games, including the game transformers announced in 2021 under the title Heavy metalaccording to a Bloomberg report earlier today.

Niantic faces turbulent times ahead, CEO says

Bloomberg reported that Niantic CEO John Hanke sent an email to the team saying the company “I am facing a turbulent economic time” and that after cutting costs, Niantic will still be needed “a further downgrade of our performance to better prepare for future economic storms”

The other three canceled games featured names such as Blue sky e Snowballin addition to the game called Hamletwhich will be a studio collaboration with a theater company called PunchDrunk.

Niantic had great success in 2016 with the release of Pokémon Go, but has not been able to replicate that success with any other game since. In 2019, the studio released Harry Potter: Wizards Unite, which never gained a massive player base and was discontinued earlier this year. The studio even released games based on Pikmin e Catanwhich also failed.

Kotaku contacted a Niantic representative who confirmed the layoffs and also confirmed that support for Pokémon Go will continue.

“We recently decided to stop production on some projects and cut our workforce by around 80% to focus on our key priorities,” tell us about Niantic. “We are grateful for the contributions of those leaving Niantic, and we will be here to support them through this difficult transition.”

The studio also told Kotaku that this change will help Niantic focus on “new experience” in that “will continue to invest in the future of augmented reality”.

Personally, I do not see how an 80% reduction in staff will lead to any growth in the company, usually the opposite is true. Who knows how long Pokémon Go will be long enough to pay Niantic’s bills, but mass layoffs are never a good sign.

Technology

The GSMArena website has leaked information that the starting price in India should be around 31,000 rupees.

By Rafael Belmont

06/29/2022 – 11:34 BRT

06/29/2022 – 11:34 BRT

It’s impossible to talk about great mobile phone brands without mentioning Apple, Samsung, Motorola e xiaomi. Not Brazilaccording to a number of studies, android prevails in several regions, as many devices with the system tend to be more popular and affordable. Other models such as LG e Nokiarun outside in the “race of giants”.

Still without much information or launch details Nothing Phone 1 creates huge expectations around the new device. Thousands of brand fans Nothing ready to invest a lot of money, especially in auctions. Web site ‘GSMArena’ leaked that the starting price should be around 31 thousand rupees No India (or 2064 reais in Brazil).

This value will be from 8 GB RAM e 128 GB storage. Model with 12 GB e 256 GBon the other hand, it can reach 36 thousand rupees (2397 reais). According to “Technical Radar”one hundred units Nothing Phone 1 were put up for auction before release. Some users even bid higher 3 thousand dollars (15,796 reais).

For those who don’t know Nothing is a new brand founded by the Swedish Carl Pei. Some rumors circulating on the internet indicate that the device will have AMOLED from 6.43 inches with permission FullHD+ and update frequency 90 Hzin addition to the main camera 50 MP and battery 4.500 mAh. He must also leave the factory running Android 12.

last year, A game called Crayon Shin Chan: Ura to Hakase no Natsuyasumi (Crayon Shin-chan: My summer vacation with a teacher). A mix of legendary manga Pencil Shin Chan And in the long run my summer holidays A series of video games, it felt slow, laid-back, relaxing and everything you could want from a game with a summer vacation focus.

Here is the trailer for the 2021 Japanese release:

Looks nice, doesn’t it? Kazu Ayabe, director of the main series, was also in charge of this game, and the addition of more modern visuals – it was the first game for PS1 and the last for PSP – made everything even better. Like every other game in general my summer holidays Series We all assumed that this would be a Japan-only release, but it turned out that we were wrong at best.

Earlier today it was announced that it is not only Crayon Shin Chan: Ura to Hakase no Natsuyasumi It’s now out on PlayStation 4, but is also being translated into a number of Western languages, including English, German, Spanish, and Portuguese.

If you are wondering how these games work, then they are all about games during the summer holidays for children. You walk around a sleepy city, talking to people, playing a few games, and generally hanging out. As the game’s new English website says:

Enjoy the feeling of Japan in the height of summer. Walk under the open sky and listen to the sound of cicadas in the mountains and the gentle murmur of streams floating through the greenery. This is an experience that will instantly make you feel nostalgic for a Japanese summer.

international version Crayon Shin Chan: Ura to Hakase no Natsuyasumi It will release in August for PS4 and Nintendo Switch.