"It was a sunny day in San Francisco (are there any other kind?) as I headed down to meet one of the most publicly visible members of the N-Gage team. You know him as Ikona, the name behind Nokia's N-Gage blog. But there's more to him than the occasional link of interest and article. I wanted to find out more, beyond the teasing comment of "I've played White Rock, and it was... awesome!" as we sat down over lunch.
When did this all start? "Back in late 2003", replies Ikona. Along with many others, there were a number of layoffs in gaming journalism. Having spent close to seven years, he wasn't quite ready to leave the industry, and so a slight change of direction was needed. Fortuitously, Nokia were looking to hire for their then brand new 'N-Gage' gaming system, and the rest is history."