Pokémon Go developer Niantic is rolling out its Campfire social network - The Verge

Niantic — the studio behind Pokémon Go, Ingress, and Pikmin Bloom — is rolling out a new app called Campfire designed to help players of its real-world games be more social.

Pokémon Go maker Niantic has made a social app for its games — and it’s coming out very soon. The developer says that the app, called Campfire, will kick off its global rollout “in the coming days.” Campfire was originally announced in May and has been in a testing phase with Ingress players over the last few months. The initial rollout will be available for “select groups of Pokémon Go players throughout the summer,” according to the developer.

The core of Campfire is a map that includes information about nearby in-game events and activities, theoretically making it easier to find folks to play with or arrange meet-ups with friends. The app includes a group and private messaging tool for your in-game friends; for Pokémon Go, for instance, you can DM a raid location to a buddy to make it easier to get together. You can also do things like add a “flare” to a location to encourage nearby players to come by if something interesting is happening. Check out the screenshots below for a better idea of how the app functions:

https://www.theverge.com/2022/6/30/23187953/niantic-campfire-social-network-rollout

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