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Top Story: Getting the most from your N-Gage phone - Part 1: Installing the N-Gage app
All About N-Gage is setting out on a new series of articles which will explore what your N-Gage-compatible phone is capable of, with both gaming and non-gaming topics. The first in the series looks at a really easy method for installing N-Gage directly onto compatible phones, which doesn't even require a computer.
Reset Generation to get sneak preview launch on FilePlanet on Friday?
We haven't had any confirmation of this from anyone, but mobile gaming site Pocket Gamer is reporting that the PC version of Reset Generation will be available this Friday on the PC download site FilePlanet. The report goes on to say that at first it will only be available to FilePlanet subscribers, then it will open up to non-subscribers next week, and then the full official launch including the N-Gage version would be on the 4th of August. (Thanks to ccraig for letting us know)
The Real Creatures Of The Deep
Hooked On: Creatures Of The Deep is possibly the best thing on the N-Gage platform right now, but did you know the resorts in the game all exist in real life? AAN takes a closer look...
...all you can do is step back in time
Back in the days when E3 used to be a massive event, Nokia had a huge N-Gage stall there every year, but since the expo was downsized they've given it a miss. However, you can still access Nokia's very last N-Gage E3 2006 website including very very early screenshots and videos of many games that have since been released (and generally look much better now). There are also one or two titles that never made it, including Habbo Islands with its excellent trailer. Visit it before they take it down folks!
Hooked On: Creatures Of The Deep - gameplay vids of every resort
We've just done four brand new gameplay videos of Hooked On: COTD. Each video covers a different resort, so if you haven't bought the full game (or if you haven't unlocked all the resorts yet) they will give you a taste of what you're missing. You can watch them on Hooked On: COTD's AAN game page, or on our Ovi Share channel, or on our YouTube channel. As we said in our review, this is one of the best phone games so far, and its gameplay, graphics and depth make it worth 10 euros of anyone's money.
Pro Series Golf theme gets official release
Nokia has released a Pro Series Golf theme for all N-Gage-compatible phones (it should also work on other Symbian S60 3rd Edition devices too). You can download it from n-gage.com, and install it using PC Suite. It's been available unofficially on the MOSH service for quite some time, but this is the first official release.
Scott Foe lurks at E3, Reset Generation to be released on 4th of August?
Nokia isn't at E3 this year, though they are the main sponsor of the upcoming GCDC 2008. However, Scott Foe, the N-Gage producer behind such games as Pocket Kingdom and Reset Generation, was apparently lurking in the bushes ready to pounce on journalists, and you can read about it on portfolio.com. The most interesting part of the article is an apparent release date for Reset Generation: the 4th of August. (via Stefan Constantinescu)
N-Gage Sales Chart for 8th - 14th of July 2008
Another week and another N-Gage best-sellers chart. Click on this news item's headline to see the complete official rundown.
Where do you play N-Gage games the most?
As one poll closes, another begins: you play N-Gage games, but where do you play them the most? Take part in our poll and let us know. Do you use them on the move, or at work, or at home, or perhaps somewhere else?
Retro poll results
Well, we've closed the polls on your favourite retro computers, consoles and handhelds, and you can see the results for each survey by clicking on the headline of this news item. Also, just a quick reminder: you can emulate many of these retro systems on your N-Gage-compatible phone, and if your phone has a TV Out feature you can even play retro games on a television set.
Brothers In Arms storms onto N-Gage, but how good is it?
Ride across the river with All About N-Gage's Ewan Spence as he takes a far away look at Gameloft's latest trick Brothers In Arms. The review starts with a very direct editorial about the idiocy of having a demo that lasts 20 seconds, though the full game is much longer of course and apparently it's great fun. Is it money for nothing, or is the game too strong?
Brothers In Arms now available on N-Gage
The World War Two action game Brothers In Arms is now available from the N-Gage application's Showroom section. If you're having trouble seeing it, select Options and then Update Now, which should make it appear in the Latest Games section. If you still can't see it, exit N-Gage, open the phone web browser, select Options, then Clear Privacy Data, then Clear Cache, close the browser, start N-Gage up and click on the Available Games section of the Showroom. (Thanks to ccraig for tipping us off about the release)
Pro Series Golf gameplay video
We've done a gameplay video of the new N-Gage title Pro Series Golf, showing all the control methods (including the zoom-in before a shot) and the options available for setting up a game. You can see it on the Pro Series Golf game page, or on our Ovi Share channel, or on our YouTube channel, or you could just click on this headline.
Reserve your Nokia Account name now
This might not sound like it's connected to N-Gage, but bear with us because it is. There's now something called Nokia Account which provides easier access to Nokia's online services. At the moment it's just used by a few of the services, but it should eventually expand to cover them all, and that would probably include N-Gage Arena. For that reason N-Gagers ought to register a Nokia Account username now, to make sure they get the one they want.
N-Gage Sales Chart for 1st - 7th of July 2008
The official N-Gage blogger Ikona might be away on holiday, but the official N-Gage sales chart has still been published. Click on the headline to see the top sellers on the next gen platform...
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What is N-Gage?
The new generation N-Gage isn't a console or a single device. It's a gaming platform which is now available on an ever-expanding range of Nokia smartphones.
Owners of compatible phones can buy or try the new N-Gage games, which are sold entirely as downloads. Games can be bought and downloaded straight onto the phone through the mobile phone network or wi-fi if you're on the move. Alternatively, if you're at home you can download the games onto your PC and then transfer them to the phone.
Find out more, including a list of compatible phones, in our N-Gage FAQ article: What on earth is the new N-Gage?
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