News: Google Teams with New York Times to Deliver 'Stranger Things' Augmented Reality Easter Egg in Newspapers

Google Teams with New York Times to Deliver 'Stranger Things' Augmented Reality Easter Egg in Newspapers

The promotions around last week's release of Stranger Things 3 have been numerous, with Netflix at one point even taking over an entire baseball field via augmented reality.

Now, after fans have had a week to binge the show, Google has teamed up with The New York Times to deliver yet another AR treat involving the series, this time coming straight from the pages of the print edition of the newspaper.

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On Thursday, Google released a new Google Lens experience that allows users to see old school '80s advertisements featuring the Starcourt Mall, the primary setting and a major plot point for Stranger Things 3.

Image via Google

Fans of the show will be able to find three different AR experiences advertising the fictional 1985 mall in the pages of the Times. However, no, Starcourt Mall isn't really a place you can visit (sure, it's a real place, it's just not open for business).

You can access the Lens via Google Assistant on Android, and through the Google app on iOS.

Just updated your iPhone to iOS 18? You'll find a ton of hot new features for some of your most-used Apple apps. Dive in and see for yourself:

Cover image via Netflix

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