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As if teasing its own smartglasses weren't enough, augmented reality gaming developer Niantic gave gamers a glimpse of how 5G speeds can revolutionize how they play mobile games in the near future. This week, the company revealed Codename: Urban Legends, a demo game built with the Niantic Real World Platform that showcases action-packed, multi-player mobile gameplay achieved through low-latency 5G connectivity via edge servers. Don't Miss: Niantic Bringing Buddy Interactions to AR+ Mode in Pokémon GO, Shared Experiences with Other Trainers to FollowFootage of gameplay from the demo, spliced together with CGI cinematic scenes in a trailer for the game, shows a first-person shooter that unfolds in the real world, with enemies emerging from the ground and firing projectiles that incinerate the physical surroundings. Don't look for the game in the App Store or Google Play just yet (despite the fact that there are multiple apps that share the Urban Legends title), but Niantic hints that an...more