News Jun 29th, 2022

Niantic partners with NBA for AR basketball game

Basketball in the "real-world metaverse" with new augmented reality title

• AR
• Sports
• NBA

News May 30th, 2022

New PGA golf game utilises Niantic Lightship AR tech

Developer by Trigger as an educational, utility augmented reality game

• AR
• Sports
• Golf
• PGA

Deal Dec 15th, 2021

Nike acquires augmented/mixed reality studio RTFKT

Real-world sports brand furthers its ambitions in the virtual metaverse

• AR
• acquisition
• Sports
• Metaverse

Deal Aug 17th, 2021

StatusPRO raises $5.2 million seed round led by KB Partners and TitletownTech

NFL MVP Lamar Jackson, Baltimore Ravens head up crossover appeal

• Investment
• deal
• Sports
• NFL

News Feb 14th, 2018

Magic Leap Partners The NBA

Bringing multiple virtual screens, stats and a volumetrically captured Shaq to your living room.

• AR
• Sports
• NBA
• Basketball

News Jan 12th, 2018

CES: Intel To Broadcast The Olympic Winter Games In VR

First-ever live Virtual Reality broadcast of the Olympic Winter Games is also the largest scale immersive media event to date.

• VR
• Livestream
• Sports
• Olympics

Deal Dec 16th, 2016

VR Sports Training Company Lands $5 Million Investment

STRIVR Labs announced a $5 million investment led by Signia Venture Partners.

• VR
• Sports
• Training

Deal Nov 9th, 2016

Intel Acquires VR Startup Voke

Voke becomes part of Intel Sports Group to accelerate efforts in sports VR.

• VR
• deal
• acquisition
• Sports

as Week that was Oct 28th, 2016

Week That Was

Microsoft announces third party VR HMDs, is VR antisocial?, Game charges for PS VR demos, Vive cafe opens in China, VR in the courtroom, and sports broadcasting.

• VR
• Investment
• HTC Vive
• Announcement
• Sports