We've recieved a bundle of promo material for Nokia's "One" game on the N-Gage, and it brings an important point to mind,. In the past we've always held of going into depth on games until they are released, restricting ourselves to screenshots and broad strokes in the Games Database. Is that what you (our readers) want?
The dedicated Pocket Kingdom website from Nokia is now online. It's still a bit of a teaser site, with a few culled words of wisdom from previews, but bookmark it for the games release in the next few weeks.
Good friend of All About N-Gage, Russell Beattie, stumbled across the N-Gage QD Roadshow in San Fransisco over the weekened and grabbed some pictures. Along with his news on Cingular advertising the QD, it seems that Nokia USA are gearing up for a marketing push this Christmas Season. With games like Pathway to Glory and Asphalt: Urban GT due out in the next few weeks, it's time to see if they can deliver on the promise of the N-Gage.
Christopher Rydberg reviews Ashen, the latest Nokia-branded first person shoot-em-up for the N-Gage and Series 60. Read his blood-curdling account here.
There are some scary N-Gage owners out there. Here is a classic exampe: the pinky furry N-Gage mod. I am sure this well be setting off a whole new trend for furry friends.
Nokia have announced they're shipping Operation Shadow on MMC for the N-Gage. Your favourite N-Gage Store should have it available in the next few days for international ordering. Expect a review in the next week or so...
Game Rankings, the site that collects news and reviews from all around the internet into one central location, has signed up All About N-Gage to be carried in it's N-Gage section. Thanks, guys!
AAS's own Steve Litchfield has updated his big page of N-Gage power tips, including details of how to get Quickoffice Premier installed, how to take over ten hours of CD quality music with you, how to enter text at 60wpm and how to use the N-Gage as a normal domestic radio.
Why are Nokia taking so long with the N-Gage Arena Launcher for the origianl N-Gage? It is nothing more than a fancy XHTML Browser pointin to a fixed server, and after all, it's programmed into the QD in the ROM. Surely the fixed pointers aren't taking 7 months to code over to Ram in stead of Rom? Maybe they think that this page is pretty funny when it's linked in their official newsletter? Whatever the reason we can't see why there's a delay. In the meantime, get full access to the All About N-Gage reviews, features, news and forums from the Wap/Services browser by pointing it at http://mobile.allaboutngage.com/ (More Info Here).
Noumena Innovations MGS Karting now features 12 race tracks, 6 different karts and 8 drivers to choose from in their take on the 3d cartoon karting game.
Christopher gets to grips with Nokia's Super Monkey Ball for the N-Gage and ends up a little disappointed by the lack of multi-player gameplay... Read his review here
Steve Litchfield, of Psion and Symbian famXXXX err... infamy, takes a long hard look at the Nokia N-Gage and finds it has a lot going for it, especially with a few choice additions and tweaks. If you've ever rejected Series 60 because of some of the other Nokia offerings, why not look again at the humble N-Gage? You can read the full article here.
After the flash trailer appearing a fortnight or so ago, Nokia have now announced their new title One, a 3-d Fighting Beat em up with a whole host of multiplayer styles and ranking options that take advantage of the N-Gage Arena. You'll have to wait until May 2005 to find out how the character customisation and mod system works.. we're thinking an AD&D style character generation system when you start the game.
Nokia have revealed some more details on their hoped for Flagship MMC Game, Pathway to Glory. Along with the Arena Network Play, you'll be able to issue orders and communicate with other members of your squad using the N-Gage as a Walkie-Talkie. Messages will be transferred through the arena service. Two arena multiplayer variants are available - one which where the players canset all the variables, and another where you play opponents of equal skill (dependent on your rating) to gain points and promotion in the online ranking system. RedLynx have also been announced as the Developers of the game.
