Nokia has created some 'computer gaming deckchairs'. "The hi tech deckchairs come equipped with N-Gage games phones on extendable arms, a mini parasol to avoid sun glare and drinks coolers allowing gamers to get their quick fix of gaming while away sunning themselves on the beach. " The prototype Nokia N-Gage deckchairs will apparently be touring festivals and beaches during the summer. Here (and here) are the pics.
And now the reason Nokia are showing up at GenCon 2005 is clear. Warhammer 40000: Glory in Death is coming to the N-Gage. Details are scarse at the moment (just the press release, which follows) but with big names like this being signed up for the 2006 calendar, the death of the N-Gage is not quite with us yet.
Nokia have just announced they are to have an N-Gage booth at Gen Con Indy 2005, the main RPG and gaming convention in North America which takes place in late August. This is particularly interesting because it ties in exactly with an earlier rumour about an unannounced game reported exclusively by All About N-Gage. Perhaps our source was right?
According to a press release by Nokia, Asphalt Urban GT 2 will have online shadowracing, one of the key things lacking from the first Asphalt game. It'll also feature music by Moby, and "images of the super sexy Las Vegas act, Pussycat Dolls", whatever that means...
Ah yes, we're goig to keep the line alive by changing the colour. A marketing trick that sometimes works and keeps things going (see Nintendo's Gameboy Pokemon editions), or points out that nothing is actually happening hardware was (see the same Pokemon edition but not through rose tinted lenses). The reaction to Nokia's announcement of a silver N-Gage is pretty typical - it's a nice thing to see but nothing has really changed. It's due out in September.
The new game page for X-Men Legends II on N-Gage.com reveals that the superhero RPG will feature "multiplayer gaming for up to four people globally in the N-Gage Arena". The online games will be turn-based and co-operative. It's unclear if the offline mode will be realtime as in the first X-Men Legends game, or if it'll be turn-based like the multiplayer mode. X-Men Legends II for N-Gage will be out in October 2005.
Asphalt 2, the sequel to the popular arcade racer Asphalt: Urban GT, has now appeared on the official N-Gage release list and Nokia has issued a press release about it. According to the list it should be out in November 2005.
A rumour has come our way that Nokia is doing a version of the popular pen & paper sci-fi strategy game Warhammer 40,000 for N-Gage. The rumour also claims that it will be announced at one of the Gencon gaming conventions in August and November. Just to repeat, this is only a rumour, it might not be accurate, but we thought it was worth passing on to you.
