There has been an outcry this week from Nokia fans, as it was discovered that all those expensive N-Gage games they had purchased were only good for one device. So something happens to that nice Nseries device in your pocket, you are not eligible to take your games with you to the new device you get. The games are all ... continued »

Six new games have been revealed for Android today. You weren't honestly expecting Android to be all work and no play were you? So if you are a hard worker and need a way to reduce your productivity, then Android might just be for you. continued »

Nokia has launched the worldwide Mobile Games Innovation Challenge, a competition intended to provoke innovation for their N-Gage mobile gaming platform as well as for Java or Symbian based S40 and S60 devices.  Sponsored by Nokia Publishing, they're putting up almost $110,000 in total prize money, and the three eventual winning developers will be offered pre-production contracts, leading to release of their ... continued »

After their official blog let slip last Thursday, Nokia have officially announced the launch of the N-Gage mobile gaming service, making over thirty games available to owners of Nokia N81, N81 8GB, N82, N95 and N95 8GB handsets.  In addition, the N-Gage Arena community will allow gamers to meet friends, find others to play multiplayer games, discuss topics on the message ... continued »

As promised, Nokia has released the N-Gage mobile gaming application for selected handsets in its range.  N-Gage, the trial of which came to an end on March 27th, will be officially announced next week, but the N-Gage blog gave avid mobile gamers a tip-off that the software was already live.  Currently available for the Nokia N81, N81 8GB, N82, N95 ... continued »

Expect to hear about more people walking into lampposts, engrossed in their cellphones, as Age of Empires III launches for the first time as a mobile game.  Developed from the original Ensemble Studios franchise for handset use by mobile game company Glu and Microsoft, Age of Empires III Mobile is positioned as a prequel to the third instalment of the PC ... continued »

Qualcomm have demonstrated an Android prototype cellphone capable of playing Quake, and PHONE Mag have the video of it in action! The device, which uses Qualcomm's 3D hardware graphics acceleration to give 30fps VGA gaming, is intended to demonstrate the potential for gaming and GUI design on the Android platform. Check out the video of Quake on Android after the cut! continued »

Now right off the top of my head I'm having difficulty thinking of a situation by which controlling your S60 or UIQ cellphone via a Wiimote would be especially useful - surely gaming, the function most associated with the controller, would be tough on the eyes if you got far away from the handset to swing the Wiimote? - but ... continued »

Verizon Wireless customers now have another excuse for not reading the paper on the train into work, as Konami Digital Entertainment have released the mobile version of Metal Gear Solid exclusively for the carrier's handsets.  Coded by the same team responsible for the console version of the title, the 3D game has a new storyline apparently set in-between Metal Gear ... continued »

Nokia have ceased accepting sign-ups for their N-Gage First Access mobile gaming beta, which will expire on March 27th in preparation for the full release client to be launched.  The company is now polishing this final version, including incorporating feedback from beta testers, and while high-scores and achievements will be lost once the upgrade from pre-release to final software takes ... continued »