As I was sitting thinking about the kind of gaming experience that I would love to have on Symbian^3 and the Nokia N8, one particular idea hit me and I couldn’t remove it from my head for a few days. We have TV-Out, DLNA certified devices, WiFi or Bluetooth multiplayer gaming, HDMI out, and quick [...]
When WomWorld Nokia asked me to be part of a series of challenges involving 9 other competitors, an N97 Mini, creativity and a friend, I didn’t know that I was signing up for a few weeks of fun, frustration and unforgettable memories. The thing is I should have expected that, as the last time Wom [...]
Challenge 4 Imagine trying to play a game of say, snakes and ladders, in all the same places you can with yout N97 mini. On a train? In the park? In bed? Trunk buddy, pick an awesome spot where you like to game, and send us a video of where you made your friend get [...]
Nokia is on a gaming streak this week at the 2010 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Nevada – we already found out about Climate Mission and the awesome looking Ovi Maps Racing. Unfortunately, they weren’t done with their announcements, and have also let loose with another game, dubbed Bounce Boing Battle. So, what exactly [...]
When Nokia announced it was killing off N-Gage, I assumed that also meant the game development department inside Nokia was being killed off. On the contrary, it seems as though gaming is alive and well at Nokia, with the announcement of Climate Mission earlier today, and now this sneak preview of Ovi Maps Racing, shown [...]
Today at the 2010 Consumer Electronics Show, Nokia launched a new game on its Ovi Store, called Climate Mission. The game is only available for touchscreen Symbian-powered smartphones like the Nokia N97 and X6, and apparently sports a handful of minigames, separated out into levels. Climate Mission is interesting because the story line consists of [...]
Since the release of the N-Gage client for the N97 with version number 1.30(1541), the client for S60 3rd Edition phones have been updated and jumped to version number 1.40(1557). Also the installation file size has increased by 1MB. If you have N-Gage previously installed, you can go to the showroom and then update, a [...]
While we are eagerly waiting for the release of Tomb Raider – Underworld on N-Gage we have a sneak peek of another upcoming game to be rolled out on the N-gage platform. From the same people behind AMF Bowling: Pinbusters, Vir2L comes a new racing game, Ducati Moto. In Ducati Moto you drive a two-wheeler [...]
As mentioned previously, I’ve recently rediscovered N-Gage, and am pleasantly surprised at how addicting it is, if you can get past the setup and backup woes. While there are some awesome games available, including Creatures of the Deep, Reset Generation, and Crash Bandicoot racing, there are still quite a few that I would like to [...]
