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Glu Mobile has become one of the first mobile publisher's to publicly support Nokia's new N-Gage platform.

Customers in Finland are already testing Nokia's next-gen mobile gaming technology in a live pilot running until mid-March.

A Nokia-sponsored blog has revealed that the next-gen N-Gage platform is set to launch this autumn, with two major publishers already committed to releasing a range of new titles.

New research by Nokia has highlighted the growing importance of community and connected features to mobile gaming consumers.

Nokia has announced the appointment of Telcogames co-founder Mark Ollila to the role of director of technology and strategy for games and multimedia.

Electronic Arts has confirmed support for the launch of Nokia’s next-gen mobile phone games platform, with a range of titles custom-designed for Nokia S60 devices

The 2006 British Academy Video Game Awards will be sponsored by Nokia N-Gage and PC World.

Nokia's director of games publishing, Greg Sauter, delivered his keynote speech at the GDC conference, outlining the company's commitment to the future of mobile gaming and stressing the importance of enhancing the end-user's wireless experience.

Originally announced at the 2005 Electronic Entertainment Expo in May, Nokia has finally demonstrated its next-generation mobile games development tools to first party developers.

Nokia's VP of corporate strategy, Antii Vasara, has confirmed that there are no plans to develop future versions of the N-Gage as the company turns its focus towards other mobile entertainment media.

Nokia has issued a blunt warning to the British industry to stop putting on competing trade shows in London and give the industry "another Live", harking back to the days of large consumer games events in the UK.

Telcogames has signed an agreement to distribute its catalogue of games for mobile handsets using the new Preminet Solution from Finnish phone giant Nokia.

Finnish mobile phone giant Nokia remains "completely committed" to the N-Gage, a spokesperson has said in response to speculation that the company may be about to discontinue the mobile console range.

A new Nokia initiative called Preminet aims to provide an end-to-end solution for mobile content distribution - simplifying the process for developers, operators and consumers alike.

<b>EGN:</b> Nokia has announced that shipments of its N-Gage game decks have surpassed a million units worldwide, with strong uptake of the new N-Gage QD hardware driving significantly improved sales in the past months.

The second version of Nokia's N-Gage hardware has arrived at US retail outlets, with its launch in the territory being supported by rebates which bring the price down to $99 and the bundling of Tony Hawks Pro Skater with all units sold.

Mobile handset giant Nokia has reported a fall of almost six per cent in its global sales during the second quarter, and dropped its full-year forecasts; while the company plans to showcase its N-Gage range at the Edinburgh Festival next month.

Mobile phone giant Nokia has announced details of its N-Gage Summer Tour, a promotional event which is visiting cities across Europe to give gamers a chance to try out the new N-Gage QD device and a range of new software.

The updated version of Nokia's N-Gage hardware, the N-Gage QD, has slipped a month in the USA - with a July 27th date now planned for the device, which Nokia says has been chosen in order to ensure a simultaneous launch across all channel partners.