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Joystiq:  Nokia announces the death of the N-Gage

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Gamer Limit:  Nokia: “We will no longer publish new games for the N-Gage platform.”

That VideoGame Blog:  N-Gage: 2003-2010

TechRadar: Gaming news:  Nokia finally kills off N-Gage gaming platform

BeefJack:  N-Gage To Disengage In 2010

Edge Online - Interactive Entertainment Today:  Nokia Calls Time On N-Gage

Crispy Gamer | Video Game News, Rumors and Updates:  N-Gage services shutting down in late 2010

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Read between the lines:http://blog.n-gage.com/archive/mobile-gaming-evolves-%E2%80%93-ovi-store-is-here/ 23 days ago

Nokia dégomme la Ngage... même pas mal... enfin si... un peu... (larmes de crocodile :) ) http://tinyurl.com/yk966n3 #nokia #ngage 11/4/2009

Mobile gaming evolves – Ovi Store is here, NGAGE close http://tinyurl.com/yk966n3 11/3/2009

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Nokia announces the end of its N-Gage gaming platform
Engadget — ... Filed under: Cellphones, Gaming Nokia announces the end of its N-Gage gaming platform originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 30 Oct 2009 13:31:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments

Nokia announces the death of the N-Gage
Joystiq — ... This is going to come as a huge shock to you, but Nokia has announced that it's no longer supporting the N-Gage platform. It's just -- we never expected something like this to happen, to tell you the truth. For all intents and purposes, it ...

It's The N-d Of The Line For N-Gage [N-Gage]
Kotaku — ... games service down for good. Nokia will not publish any new games for the N-Gage platform, according to a notice published on its blog, and it will not ship any new devices with the application pre-installed. Interested potential N-Gage buyers can still buy existing device with the app, but don't expect anything shiny or new to bear the N-Gage name. The N-Gage Arena will remain operational through 2010, but the N-Gage store will close in September of next year. Mobile gaming evolves – Ovi Store is here [N-Gage Blog] ...

Nokia: “We will no longer publish new games for the N-Gage platform.”
Gamer Limit — ... the console performing poorly in pretty much every aspect of its implementation since launch, it’s still sad to see another fallen comrade in the video game war, especially one that aimed so highly. The saying goes, “Aim for the Moon; even if you miss, you’ll land among the stars.”  Unfortunately, Nokia’s N-Gage will probably be relegated to a footnote on the annals of video game history. R.I.P. N-Gage.  We hardly knew you. Source: N-Gage Blog

N-Gage: 2003-2010
That VideoGame Blog — ... Truly sad and disheartening news coming from Nokia today, as the cell phone company announced via the official N-Gage blog that the platform will be absorbed into the bigger and more popular Ovi Store. While there will be no more new releases on the now distribution service, games will still be available to purchase from the N-Gage store until the end September 2010, and both N-Gage.com and the N-Gage Arena will be active until the end of 2010. ...

Nokia finally kills off N-Gage gaming platform
TechRadar: Gaming news — ... The announcement came on Friday on the official N-Gage Blog, headlined "Mobile gaming evolves – Ovi Store is here", a post which was really all about the demise of the six-year-old N-Gage brand. ...

N-Gage To Disengage In 2010
BeefJack — ... the N-Gage.com site together with the N-Gage Arena and other community features will remain in operation throughout 2010, the Ovi Store will be the new central place for all the mobile games that Nokia and other publishers offer from this point forward. We will no longer publish new games for the N-Gage platform. A sad day for N-Gage users everywhere, which reminds me of the Dreamcast in a way… although I’m sure we won’t see an uprising of N-Gage games ten years from now. Source: N-Gage.Blog Tagged as ...

Nokia Calls Time On N-Gage
Edge Online - Interactive Entertainment Today — ... will be the new central place for all the mobile games that Nokia and other publishers offer from this point forward. Nokia added that N-Gage games will continue to work on N-Gage compatible mobile devices following the phase out but that community features won t be functional after 2010. N-Gage Arena will remain in operation throughout 2010 and players can keep posting their high scores until then. We understand that people value the ability to manage their games and communicate about them, and we are working on offering such community elements through Ovi. Games publishers ...

N-Gage services shutting down in late 2010
Crispy Gamer | Video Game News, Rumors and Updates — ... , pointing to an Oct. 30 post from the N-Gage Blog , the community services and ability to purchase games for the ill-conceived mobile gaming device from Nokia will no longer exist. In other words, Nokia is trying to move on and focus on a new store for mobile games and applications related to its other mobile phone devices. I’d like to say the N-Gage had a good run, but I’d be lying. So now the focus will be on the Ovi Store, which Nokia says supports 100 of its mobile devices right now and offers a variety of games like Sky Force Reload, EA SPORTS FIFA 10, Pac-Man, The Sims ...

EvilCast Recap, Episode #8
www.GamesAreEvil.com — ... who is Robin.  My bets are on Ross wearing the green tights, but I might be a little biased.  This week the topics discussed include strippers, blunders and even shutters, along with Ross’s Top 5 Left 4 Dead 2 controversies. So don’t miss a second of the action! Links to Topics Discussed: 1. Grenades or Gonorrhea? 2. Did Valve inadvertently spill the beans? 3. Sony no longer cares about Home… 4. Death is calling the N-Gage. Open To The Public: ...