Nokia has announced the initial gaming lineup for their recently opened N-Gage service for mobile phones. Aside from that, the company's also listed some of the other titles they'll be releasing at a later time. More details on this are in the full article.

Glu Mobile and 2waytraffic have just announced an extended partnership that will enable the two to create an expanded line of the Who wants to be a Millionaire? game franchise on mobile phones. Wondering about the details of this deal? Details are available in the full article.

Glu Mobile has recently announced at the ongoing Game Developers Conference in San Francisco its plans to release three games to Nokia's N-Gage platform.

Wondering what sort of titles the publisher is planning to offer up? Visit the full article for details on each!

Konami, one of the world's biggest video game publishers, has announced that three of its biggest franchises will hit mobile phones starting next month through its partnership with Glu Mobile.

Under the alliance, Glu will be the official distributor of Silent Hill in September, Pro Evolution Soccer in October, and Castlevania: Aria of Sorrows come fall.

"This line-up clearly proves Konami’s commitment to expand the availability of its key properties across all gaming platforms," says Florian Stronk, Head of Mobile Business Department for Konami Digital Entertainment. "We are extremely pleased by the work that our dedicated European mobile development studio has delivered and we are confident that the market is going to share our excitement."

Silent Hill has given gamers chills across different platform generations and will soon do the same for mobile phone users. This iteration will be set in a foggy town where you find a mysterious orphanage. One thing if you're new to Silent Hill: Fog is bad. Anything that has something to do with children is even worse. Stay on your toes because mysteries will be uncovered, as well as creepy old friends from past games.

Pro Evolution Soccer 2008, on the other hand, brags of licensed international teams, five stadiums, and a slew of moves and game modes to enjoy. Konami promises a realistic experience on the small screen, so get ready for it.

Lastly, Castlevania: Aria of Sorrows tells the story of a mysterious man named Soma Cruz who finds himself trapped in Dracula's castle. You will encounter some familiar stalwarts, and you'll find out that your character and the castle are more akin than you think. Watch out for these games while we keep you posted for more.

The Transformers craze is hitting fever pitch with the big movie by Dreamworks and Paramount coming up on July 4 and games slated for every major platform. Don't look now, but even mobile phones are getting into it as Glu mobile announces customization and game content for your phone.

With more than 130 partners around the world, Glu Mobile is thinking well beyond American shores. Europe, Asia and South America will catch the action through downloads from mobile partners distributing the content. Right now, Glu says there are 30 wallpapers and screensavers at hand, along with voice actors for different experience to set up the perfect theme.

How about hearing Optimus Prime say "MEGATRON must be stopped no matter the cost!" every time you receive SMS? Or having him say "this is OPTIMUS PRIME - do you read me?" when someone calls you up? It's going to be Transformer-mania to say the least.

As for the Transformers mobile game, prepare to plow through 20 Decepticon-infested levels as the Autobot leader. Transform as a laser cannon-firing robot or a huge trailer truck depending on what the situation calls for. Your allies will make cameo appearances to help you in case things get tough.

Looks like the road to July 4 will be one that will have us all drooling as we wait, but while the film and games aren't here yet, let's chill out and let the excitement build up with our phones.

The Entertainment and Leisure Software Publishers Association (ELSPA) has announced that a bunch of leading games publishers have joined forces with 3, O2, Orange, T-Mobile and Vodafone to simultaneously launch key games titles over all five of the UK networks.

The following publishers have joined in on this industry first: Electronic Arts, Glu Mobile, Gameloft and I-play. As part of the deal, four games -- Glu Mobile’s Transformers, Gameloft's Guitar Legend, EA Sports' FIFA 08 and an unannounced fourth title -- will be published across all five major service providers.

"We have been working with the network operators on a number of initiatives to grow the market of mobile gaming, and this is work that builds on the official charts we publish," said Michael Rawlinson, ELSPA's Managing Director. "We want mobile games publishers to become more involved with ELSPA so that we can assist them further in this growing and exciting area of gaming."

 

To all Call of Duty fans out there, we suggest you whip out your mobile phones quick, as Glu Mobile Inc. and Activision have partnered up to bring your favorite game right to your cellphones.

That's right, pretty soon you'll be having a mobile version of the hit FPS game, so you can fire away anytime, anywhere. Says Greg Ballard, CEO and President of Glu, "The Call of Duty franchise has brought new meaning and innovation to the first person action category and is a great addition to Glu's portfolio of award-winning games."

As for Activision, "The mobile launch will give fans the ability to experience the thrilling action and heart-pounding intensity of Call of Duty, whenever and wherever they are."

So get your gears ready, troops. Call of Duty mobile will invade your mobile phones later this year. We'll keep you posted on the latest updates.

Gameloft shouts "Driver is mine!" to Glu Mobile, announcing that it has acquired the exclusive rights to develop, publish and distribute games based on Atari's Driver franchise, and that all previous Driver mobile games developed and published by Glu will be off the market on March 31, 2007.

Gameloft expects to launch its game Driver: LA Undercover in both 2D and 3D in June 2007, in time for Ubisoft's release of Driver titles. Ubisoft and Gameloft are sister companies, which may have helped Gameloft acquire the Driver license as Ubisoft also holds the PC, Wii and PSP license of Driver. Last year, Atari itself released the Xbox and PS2 Parallel line skus.

In a statement, Gameloft President Michel Guillemot said that they are excited about adding Driver to their award winning portfolio of games, and that they are confident that they can take the Driver franchise to the next level.

We wonder how the two rivaling game publishers will render the same franchise title?

In line with their campaign to promote N-Gage as the ultimate mobile gaming device, Nokia just announced the list of new mobile games that'll be made available on the handheld system.

We already told you that Glu Mobile will be jumping on the N-Gage bandwagon, and now news have reached our ears that major mobile game publishers, THQ Wireless and Gameloft, will also be joining in on the fun as they bring loads of games to Nokia's device.

Here's a partial list of the new games you can look forward to seeing on the N-Gage:

• Asphalt 3 - Gameloft
• Street Rules - Gameloft
• Brothers in Arms - Gameloft
• Hell's Highway - Gameloft
• Brain Challenge - Gameloft
• Midnight Pool - Gameloft
• FIFA 2008 - EA
  

In addition to all this, Nokia also announced at the GDC the software development tools to be used for the system as well as SNAP Mobile's JavaTM testing program. Gregg Sauter, Director of Games Publishing for Nokia, says,

We are reinforcing our commitment to this industry with two significant initiatives that will help the mobile games industry evolve. Our N-Gage platform will deliver a global games platform that leverages the performance of the tens of millions of S60 converged devices that we are shipping each year. Likewise, our support for Java development continues to evolve with more tools for developers supporting SNAP Mobile.

The first game to be released for the N-Gage by Glu will be World Series of Poker Texas Hold'Em, with more to follow in the months to come. No word yet on when the mentioned games will be released so stay tuned for more updates.

UK-based mobile game publisher Glu Mobile announced today that they've inked the deal with Microsoft to bring their hit RTS for the PC, Age of Empires III, to mobile phones as well.

This isn't the first time that the two companies have collaborated on a mobile game, withProject Gotham Racing Mobile being one of the earlier projects they've worked on. Jill Braff, General Manager of Glu North America, says “Age of Empires is one of the highest-rated and best-selling RTS franchises on the PC, and we look forward to working with Microsoft to replicate that success on mobile.”

Age of Empires III is the third installment in the series and has sold 16 million copies worldwide. Whether the mobile version will be able to have download rates comparable to the PC version's sales, we'll have to wait and see. No word yet on the mobile game's launch date, but as the GDC updates keep pouring in, we'll make sure to keep you constantly posted on the latest goings on in the event. Stay tuned!