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13th May 2004 - Nokia today announced eight new titles
for its N-Gage platform. Ranging in genres from driving
and sports to strategy and role-playing, these eight
titles increase the N-Gage portfolio of offerings for
customers, as well as show the advanced technology and
benefits of the N-Gage Arena and mobile multiplayer
features. The N-Gage Arena is the worldwide online community
for mobile gamers in which members communicate and compete
against one another across the globe. The eight new
titles are: Civilization®, DRIV3RTM, FIFA 2005,
King of Fighters, Glimmerati, Rifts, SSX Out of Bounds
and Xanadu Next.
"The past six months have been a crucial time of
education for Nokia - in terms of platform and content,"
said Ilkka Raiskinen, Senior Vice President, Games Business
Unit, Nokia. "As a result, we are amplifying our
content by forming stronger relationships with industry
publishers and independent game developers, as well
as developing and publishing titles in-house. Our strong
2004-2005 line-up ranges in genres and offerings, and
effectively shows the capabilities of mobile online
technology and the N-Gage Arena."
The new titles and details about the games were announced
at a press conference held in Los Angeles earlier today.
- DRIV3R, the award-winning 3d action driving game
from Atari.
- Civilization, Sid Meier's strategy masterpiece from
Atari.
- FIFA 2005, EA Sport's most authentic soccer experience
with special N-Gage features.
- SSX Out of Bounds, EA's adrenaline-rushing fantasy
snowboarding game with nine original tracks for the
N-Gage platform
- Rifts, The highly acclaimed role-playing game from
Kevin Siembieda keeps the Rifts experience and adds
an original storyline, co-operative multiplayer features
via Bluetooth, and head-to-head combat over N-Gage
Arena.
- King of Fighters, The first N-Gage fighting game
from Hudson Soft that lets gamers compete for the
ultimate fighting title.
- Xanadu Next, the legendary role-playing game with
3D action from Falcom.
Glimmerati, the ultimate glam driving experience from
Nokia.
About N-Gage
The N-Gage game deck is an innovative mobile device
that is creating an entirely new market for the games
industry. Built for active gamers, the N-Gage platform
is the first mobile and connected game deck to feature
online high-quality 3D multiplayer gameplay over Bluetooth
wireless technology and GPRS. The N-Gage device also
offers unique online games services as well as a comprehensive
and growing games catalogue from the leading game publishers.
Nokia is the world leader in mobile communications.
Nokia and N-Gage are trademarks or registered trademarks
of Nokia Corporation.
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