Gamertell

There’s no doubt that the current economic recession is having an impact on the video game industry. Companies are downsizing, consolidating or closing (which means games are getting delayed or canceled), games stores are cutting back and game-related publications are also feeling the pressure. Of course, a recession cannot last… Continue Reading »

Title: Star Wars: The force Unleashed Mobile Price: $13.49 (N-gage pricing: 1 Day for $2.99, 7 Days for $6.99, Full Version for $13.49) System(s): Mobile (includes *N-Gage, iPhone, iPod Touch) Release Date: September 16, 2008 Publisher (Developer): THQ Wireless (Universomo) ESRB Rating: Not Rated Pros: Really nice graphics, classic Star… Continue Reading »

Check out the gallery: Star Wars: The Force Unleashed Mobile screen shots

Title: Mile High Pinball Price: $9.49 ($2.99 for 1 day, $6.99 for 7 days) System(s): N-Gage Release Date: May 5, 2008 Publisher (Developer): Nokia (Ideaworks3D) ESRB Rating: “Everyone” Pros: Nearly endless pinball action. Great sound effects and pretty decent bumper action. Good pinball-on-the-go game. Cons: Some boards feel too congested… Continue Reading »

Check out the gallery: Mile High Pinball for N-Gage screen shots

The Escapist has announced that it will be holding the 2008 GamerLympics this August. There will be over 20 events taking place over a two week period from August 8-22, 2008. Some of the highlights include Kongregate.com Game matchups taking place each day of the competition, contests, and a “King… Continue Reading »

While the ill-fated N-Gage phone/handheld gaming device quietly disappeared into the night, Nokia has brought back the name as a mobile gaming service. While gamers have every right to be skeptical, it looks as though the service will have at least one big name title behind it. N-Gage will be… Continue Reading »

Nokia has rolled out the final version of the N-Gage service available on the N-Gage website. It can be downloaded using a PC or straight onto a compatible Nokia cellphone. The handsets that are currently compatible with the N-Gage application include Nokia N81, Nokia N81 8GB, Nokia N82, Nokia N95,… Continue Reading »

Nokia’s new N-Gage service has been marred by several delays and, in December 2007, the company formally pushed the launch of the service to the first half of 2008. Now with a pre-launch version, N-Gage First Access, being made available to N81 users through the official N-Gage website, the full… Continue Reading »

The rebirth of the N-Gage seems to be marred with delays. It was earlier expected in November 2007, but then Nokia announced that the service would be delayed until December. Last week (Thursday, December 13, 2007), an official announcement had it releasing this week. But now there is another twist… Continue Reading »

The Nokia N-Gage, the dedicated gaming mobile phone, is lost to history and most see it as a failed wedding of a phone and a gaming device. Meanwhile, Nokia has moved on and is set to launch a new mobile gaming platform with the same name, N-Gage. Before this came… Continue Reading »

If you weren’t already confused by Nokia’s repruposing of the N-Gage name, get this. Nokia has also announced that it is launching a new web service, Ovi, that combines both the N-Gage service and the Nokia Music Store. For now the home page has one of those long Flash videos… Continue Reading »