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Dealzmodo: Nokia Ovi Store Offering 10 Games Free!

Nick Broughall — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 04:42:24 +0000

If you’re on a recent Nokia handset with access to the Ovi Store, you may want to start downloading, with Nokia today announcing that they’re offering up to 10 Gameloft game titles for free download before January 31 next year.

Games included in the deal are:

Asphalt 4; Prince of Persia; Assassin’s Creed; Ryman Raving Rabbits TV Party; Paris Nights; Texa Hold’em Poker; Platinum Sudoku 2; Zombie Infection; Brain Challenge and Block Breaker Deluxe 2

This isn’t a “we’ll tease you with a free demo” deal either, with all games being full and up-to-date versions. In addition to the Gameloft games, there are also 100 free ringtones and up to 80 wallpapers available for free from the Ovi store.

Definitely worth jumping on if you’re a Nokia user…

[Ovi]

Samsung Unveils…Second Life

Mark Wilson — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 12:19:00 +0000

Since it’s April 2nd, we guess this news is legit. Samsung has announced that they’ve developed a Second Life client for their mobile phones, allowing their users to jack…in anywhere in the world. And while at least a little technically impressive, we’re wondering what drove Samsung to support a game that’s been noted to have an extremely small user base. While millions have registered, those who actually “play” Second Life are few and far between (only about 250,000 accounts). Samsung, when people said “wow” to your idea, you probably should have double-checked their punctuation. [koreatimes]

Wireless Wii-Like Nunchuk Controller Makes Mobile Gaming Less Sucky

Matt Buchanan — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 21:20:05 +0000

The major reason I hate mobile phone games is the super-shitty controls. A pad designed for stubby thumbs to punch out series of digits is not an optimal gaming control surface, especially when it comes to 3D movement. The Zeemote is a Bluetooth analog joystick—that looks a lot like a Wii nunchuk, and they’ve even got an accelerometer version coming—making it possible to move around in a platformer without pitching your cellphone into a sewer.

The tech’s been validated on phones from all of the majors; Sega Mobile and some other developers are onboard; and they just got a nice cash infusion, so a launch next year is looking good. The timing is solid, too, as mobile phones get beefier specs to run more intense games that I might actually wanna play if I forget my DS at home. [Pocket Gamer via Max Console