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All About N-Gage opens YouTube channel
All About N-Gage (and its sister site All About Symbian) have been doing video and audio podcasts for quite a while now, playable from our site, downloadable from our site and available from iTunes. To give you even more choice, All About N-Gage is now opening its own YouTube channel, which will contain Next Gen N-Gage-related video and audio podcasts. To kick things off we have Ewan and Rafe's N-Gage audio podcast 31 from the recent Go Play event.
Playing games on your TV with your Next Gen N-Gage phone
So far seven phones have been announced as being compatible with the Next Gen N-Gage platform. Four of those phones, the Nokia N93, N93i, N95 and N95 8GB, have a TV Out ability, which means you can plug them into your television and use that as your main display. This can have tremendous potential for gaming, not just with N-Gage games but also emulated retro games. Click here to read more...Posted by Tzer2 at 11:00 BST, September 11th || 0 Comments
Reserve your N-Gage name now
Although the Next Gen N-Gage platform doesn't launch until some time in November, you can already register your N-Gage username right now . The platform has extensive online services including game sales and downloads, demo downloads, online multiplayer gaming, instant messaging between players etc. You can also use the username on the official N-Gage message boards. If you've already registered for N-Gage Arena on the original generation N-Gage, you don't need to do it again, the old username will work on the Next Gen platform.Posted by Tzer2 at 12:06 BST, September 10th || 0 Comments
Ovi - Doorway to the Future?
In this definitive editorial, a week after the Go:Play event, Rafe Blandford looks in detail about Nokia's new Ovi strategy (Music Store, N-Gage, Maps) and its core components and then predicts how it will evolve and connect to other mainstream Internet players over the next few years.Posted by Steve Litchfield at 9:28 BST, September 6th || 7 Comments
What on earth is the Next Gen of N-Gage?
You might have heard that the next generation of N-Gage is here, but did you know that it's no longer a single device? Instead of trying to make a phone into a console, Nokia is now incorporating the N-Gage platform into a whole range of their current and upcoming smartphones, some of which are more powerful than the PlayStation Portable. Interested? Click here to read AAN's Next Gen N-Gage FAQ, and find the answers to many more questions.Posted by Tzer2 at 13:04 BST, August 28th || 0 Comments
Calling all current gen N-Gagers
If you've ever used the N-Gage Arena on the original N-Gage or N-Gage QD, you might like to check out the Arena's Charter Member Program which is intended for existing Arena members so they can get "special recognition in the new N-Gage Arena". There are also a load of prizes on offer including Next Gen games (when they become available) as well as Next Gen compatible phones.Posted by krisse at 21:23 BST, August 25th || 0 Comments
New N-Gage logo confirmed... and animated
The official N-Gage blog has now confirmed that the new N-Gage logo seen at the GCDC is indeed genuine. They've also released an animated version of the new logo (click Save As and open it in Windows Media Player). The animation is reminiscent of the one Nintendo used when launching the Wii. This may be a clue as to Nokia's intentions with the Next Gen N-Gage: to appeal to casual gamers and expand the phone game market, just as the Wii has done with the console game market.Posted by krisse at 10:51 BST, August 24th || 2 Comments
TV out gaming on the Nokia N95 - and the future
In another far sighted editorial, Krisse looks at TV-out gaming on the Nokia N95, seeing how well a selection of top games work on the big screen and with the aid of a Bluetooth keyboard as controller. Of course, what's really needed is a Bluetooth joystick as well...Posted by Steve Litchfield at 7:34 BST, August 5th || 8 Comments
Nokia next-gen gaming: taking aim at the problems
In another superb and comprehensive piece, our very own Krisse analyses the successes and (mainly) the failures of the original Nokia N-Gage, then looks at the way the new next-gen gaming platform will directly address each problem. It's all looking rosy - apart from the name! Krisse explains...Posted by Steve Litchfield at 19:48 GMT, February 6th || 8 Comments
Next Gen Gaming Platform launching in September 2007
Almost unnoticed in a post about another topic, the official N-Gage Blog recently revealed for the first time a specific month for Nokia's Next Gen Gaming Platform's launch: September 2007.Posted by krisse at 7:12 GMT, February 5th
