Update: While the former Niantic games team has officially rebranded as Scopely Explore, this is not a renaming of Niantic as a whole. Following last year’s transaction, the original company continued as Niantic Spatial, while the games business became part of Scopely and has now adopted the Scopely Explore name. Niantic Spatial retained the Niantic name following the spinoff/acquisition, while the games business is now known as Scopely Explore.
Niantic, the masterminds behind the hit Pokemon GO mobile game, have had a name change since it was acquired by Savvy Games Group subsidiary, Scopely. The team will be named Scopely Explore and will continue on as normal ahead of the 10th anniversary celebrations for Pokemon GO. You can check out their fresh new logo down below with the name and logo being updated across existing games over these next few weeks.
Thanks to Greatsong1 for sending in the news tip!
That’s supposed to help an “X”? Logo isn’t terrible, just boring. It’s a videogame company, it’s ok to have some fun with the logo.
Don’t wanna be too negative, but man is this a boring logo compared to the original. The Niantic logo gave the impression of adventure with a bit of mystique; this new logo looks like something you’d draw on your middle school homework because you’re bored during class.
WTAF! no it doesn’t cost a thing to put a little bit more into this because that just sucks. Looks like something I was doing when I was in high school in the 80s and 90s. Yes I’m Gen X lol, I’ve been playing this game since 2016. I’m fine with the name change even make the logo kind of fun but dang this sucks. What pisses me off is when Niantic steals your accounts that you’ve worked your butt off for since 2016 and decides that you can’t have it anymore that pisses me off