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Scott Howard, the network games product manager for N-Gage, has been on a road show talking to the press about the next generation of mobile gaming, at the Develop Conference in Brighton and elsewhere.

As the write up on Mobile Industry.biz explains,

[Howard] demonstrated how the company has learned lessons from the demise of its dedicated handheld device — focusing on community aspects that can sit around the games across a whole range of handsets.”

Showcasing a raft of functions which should seem familiar to anybody who uses Microsoft’s Xbox Live platform, he explained how Nokia aims to transform the user experience into “smooth, efficient, easy steps”. This, Howard said, could revolutionise the way that phone users perceive the device as a games platform.”

He went on to explain how community and connected gaming are the “lifeblood” of the new N-Gage effort.

Other write-ups include Games Industry.biz and Kotaku, the latter of which notes that the N-Gage is morphing from a “hilarious taco phone” into a connected, community experience.