There's a businessman in Paris that has an N-Gage 2. An art school graduate in Rome has one, too. And so does the night watchman at Big Ben. The only catch is that none of them know it yet. And that's what Nokia is hoping will put the next generation N-Gage in a stronger position than the original effort.
The new N-Gage is actually not one specific device -- it's a service that will be "turned on" this autumn in Europe and Asia, the first territories to experience what is essentially N-Gage 2.0. Not entirely unlike Microsoft's Live Anywhere initiative, unveiled at E3 in 2006, the new N-gage exists within the operating system of handsets. Purely software instead of hardware, Nokia cuts the heaviest tether than held down the original attempt at a gaming-centric handset.
IGN Wireless spoke to Nokia's Jaakko Kaidesoja at GDC Mobile on Monday about the steps the company is taking to avoid the fate of the first N-Gage, which was not a worldwide failure, as was often painted in American outlets; over three million devices were sold around the world.
One of the first things Nokia did was listen clearly to users and critics. "They wanted discrete gaming ergonomics," said Kaidesoja, referencing the much-maligned first N-gage model, but also the updated QD. The problem with a static device like the QD is that customers cannot "leverage the latest technologies, like a camera." By ditching the frozen-in-time N-Gage, Nokia can keep the service alive as consumer tastes in handsets change.
There are many exciting updates this month for Xbox. Copilot for Gaming is available now for early preview on mobile and will be coming to PC soon. Xbox PC app introduces a wave of new updates: Aggregated gaming library gives players quick access to games from Xbox, Game Pass, and other leading PC storefronts, and with publisher channels players can browse their favorite franchises. Updates for the Xbox Console includes customization for Most Recently Used, free-to-play benefits, Game Hubs, and dialog improvements for game saves.
"Players can now hide system apps, pin favorites to the list, and reduce the number of tiles displayed. This update is part of our ongoing effort to make Home more personal, flexible, and responsive to feedback."
This is welcomed, i like a less cluttered home screen.
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Playdead co-founder Dino Patti is allegedly being sued by his former studio and business partner.
Patti was threatened with a lawsuit earlier this year after he posted a now-deleted LinkedIn post that shared an "unauthorized" picture of co-founder Arnt Jensen and discussed some of Limbo's development. Patti said Jensen demanded a little over $73,000 in "suitable compensation and reimbursement," adding that he had "repeatedly" had such letters over the last nine years.
but really does anyone care about the n-gage. i've never heard of anyone that has one or has even heard of it...(besides people on these sites)
if people thought the psp was treading water, what is the n-gage doing? dead mans float?
and more advertisement was done for it, they would stand a chance.