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Lots of Reset Generation news today. I just got the heads up that the www.resetgeneration.com website has been upgraded, now offering suppport for Macintosh and CentOS (a version of Linux), in addition to the original Windows platform. Furthermore, both the updated Reset Generation game application on your device now support the Russian language.

And if that’s enough news for one post, we’ve just launched Reset Generation onto Kongregate, the leading indie gaming site one the Web. From the official press release:

“We’re thrilled to bring Nokia’s Reset Generation to an even broader audience of new players on Kongregate,” said Jim Greer, CEO and co-founder of Kongregate. “While millions of N-Gage enthusiasts as well as PC players have responded to the great retro-style gaming experience of Reset Generation, we’ll be introducing the game to millions more.”

Scott Foe, Reset Generation’s creator commented, “We at Nokia are excited to share Reset Generation with Kongregate’s player community. And we’re just plain ecstatic to announce that Reset Generation is now playable on Mac OS — welcome back to the playground of your youth!”

So what are you waiting for? Check it out on Kongregate.com, and the new Reset Generation.com!

Continuing our around the world, or at least around Europe theme for today, here’s an N-Gage commercial In German, saved to YouTube. Thanks to CJ for the find:

Hard to believe, but today marks the one year anniversary of the launch of the N-Gage program, first announced right here on this blog in a simple post called ‘Get Out and Play!‘  The official launch was technically on the following Monday (April 5), but of course we put the application up late one Thursday afternoon, to let you guys get your hands on it first.

Certainly a lot has happened between now and then. We’ve seen games like Creatures of the Deep become a commercial and critical success, we’ve seen the launch of Reset Generation, connecting mobile phones to computers for multiplayer play. Big franchises like Resident Evil and Star Wars: The Force Unleashed have made their mark, too. We’ve seen devices drop off the roadmap, while new ones appeared.

Looking back, I’d have to say we’ve come a long way and accomplished quite a lot. But most of all, its thanks to you in the community, who have stuck with us, played the games, hung around the forums. Without you guys, there could be no N-Gage.

I could go on, but we want to hear from you! What’s been your favorite moment from the last year? Biggest surprise or biggest disappointment?

How’s the service been so far, and where do you see it going in the future?

N-Gage News in French
For those of you who’d like to read your N-Gage news in French, be sure to check out Jmobil’s N-Gage channel. They’ve been doing N-Gage writeups in French for some time now, and deserve your support.

Guide to Current Contests
All About N-Gage has posted another helpful roundup of currently available N-Gage contests and competitions. I would definitely be entering all these contests myself, but of course as a Nokia-creating posting robot, I am not allowed to participate.

N-Gage Reviews in Russian
From one end of Europe to the other, N-Gage games are getting attention. I’ve also been tipped off to two new game reviews, this time in Russian. Available for your enjoyment are reviews of Asphalt 4 and ONE, and the site is called More Than One Game (MTOG).

Boom Blox from Electronic Arts has been released for N-Gage! It is currently available in the N-Gage application showroom. Tab over to Showroom and hit ‘Check for Updates’, then click on ‘Available Games.’

Go head-to-head with Spielberg’s BOOM BLOX! Slide on ice blocks, blast blocks with bombs, and bounce off springs to solve brain-twisting puzzles and level the playing field. Enjoy non-stop fun as you advance through forty levels and reach your target score. Master the in-game puzzles then design your own custom creations with the level editor. Blast ‘em with BOOM BLOX!

The game will be available on the Website game pages shortly and is already available on some country Showrooms.

Note: If the game is not showing up in your Showroom on the Web or device yet, please be patient. We are experiencing some technical issues which we hope to resolve promptly.

Our Showroom shows all of the available N-Gage games that are currently for sale, plus a few more games that are Coming Soon - but clearly it’s not showing every single game that has been announced for the N-Gage platform.

So here for your interest and amusement is a list of all of those games that have been announced and are planned for sale either during the rest of this year or in 2009. Chime in if you see that I missed one or two, and of course be sure that there are even more games in the work that have not yet been announced.

3rd Party

Asphalt 4: Elite Racing

Boom Blox™

Crash Bandicoot: Nitro Kart 3D

DChoc Café™ Sudoku

DChoc Café™ Hold’ Em Poker

METAL GEAR SOLID® MOBILE

Million Dollar Poker

MONOPOLY Here & Now: The World Edition

Need For Speed™ Undercover

Pandemonium™

Prince of Persia

Real Football 2009

RESIDENT EVIL: DEGENERATION

Spore™ Origins

Tiger Woods PGA TOUR®

Tomb Raider: Underworld™

The Sims™ 3

1st Party

Yamake

Creebies

Mega Monsters

Dance Fabulous

Happy Thanksgiving all, I’ll be back on Monday.

S60 Reset Generation Ambassadors

Here is some news from s60.com you may be excited about:

“We are accepting Ambassadors for a new campaign supporting N-Gage Reset Generation. We have activation codes for the first 500 Ambassadors to who sign up for this campaign. We’ll also be giving away one copy of “Star Wars: The Force Unleashed” for the next 12 weeks for each “Report of the Week”. And at the end of the campaign, the 50 most engaged Ambassadors will be rewarded with a Megapack of 10 N-Gage games.”

Hit the s60.com blog for more.

FIFA 09 Tourney Begins

Kick off and Win! Be sure to enter the FIFA 09 tournament which has just kicked off globally in conjunction with the launch of EA SPORTS FIFA ‘09 on N-Gage. There are tons of great prizes including a Nokia N85, signed footballer jerseys, and free games.

Dirk Dagger author interview

Pocket Gamer talks to writer Andrew Walsh, who authored the script for Dirk Dagger and the Fallen Idol. Here’s a snippet:

“It’s easy to write things that you find funny in the office but not elsewhere,” says Walsh. “That said, you have to start somewhere - if it made us laugh, it was a good start! A few of the wordplays and some language might get lost in translation, but a lot of it seems to have travelled really well.”

Read the rest.

Continuing our theme from yesterday’s post, here are more videos of game concepts from the Mobile Games Innovation Challenge competition that was recently concluded.

2nd prize Melokey

Second Prize was awarded to Melokey from Jadestone and C4M. Melokey was chosen for its potential to bring music and games to mobile devices with advanced social networking features. Melokey is a music game for mobile devices where players learn to master songs and play them against other in-game characters and competitors to win the hearts of fans.

Once they get the hang of how to master the play interface via the immersive single player campaign, they can start playing their own favorite music, not just on their own but together with friends.

“Melokey has a lot of depth, and the possibility to play music together with your friends takes the concept to another level,” said Ari Tulla, Nokia Games Publishing.

3rd prize Watchers

The third prize winner, Watchers from Eclipse Interactive. Watchers is a conspiracy adventure-themed game and is part of the new generation of games that are using location and context as an essential element.

The game will use Nokia Maps and other real-world tools to find the locations. The players must explore these locations to uncover clues and use all their wits and any means necessary to find out who they are, why they are trapped, and who is behind it all. Watchers is supported with episodic game play and offers players the chance to provide content to challenge other fellow conspiracy theorists.

“Watchers is full of mystery and it really delivers a full blown connected cross platform gaming experience,” said Ari Tulla, Nokia Games Publishing.

To learn more about the winners and the other entrants, visit the official competition site.

Learn about the upcoming N-Gage game Yamake through the wonderful medium of short film. In the clip below, we are told, “Two Yamakes are floating in the air playing. They realize that it’s possible to mould different things of their circus balls. A funny and weird process begins.”

Yamake Shortfilm from Yamake on Vimeo.

Enjoy!

What a busy week here at N-Gage! Two new devices were added to the lineup, the fighting game ONE topped the charts for the second week in a row, I put up some ONE wallpapers (which sparked an interesting discussion about what weapons the characters were holding), and a whole lot more.

So why not end the week in style, with another new game announcement! This time its Mega Monsters, a new first party game from Nokia games publishing.

From the official release:

“Mega Monsters features rich 3D graphics with a fully destructible environment where players can destroy anything in their path. While on the rampage, players must ensure their Mega Monster destroys selected targets and can pick up dozens of special items, including clothing and other items, to add character to their creature. Each Mega Monster develops its abilities, powers and appearance as it progresses through different missions, and can also gain new powers by hooking up with other Mega Monsters”

The game is being developed in Australia by Firemint and should be available in 2009.