Nokia has been busy at the Game Developers Conference. They awarded the winners of the SingTel Multiplayer Game Quest 2006.

The contest gave out US$ 5,000 each in cash prizes to the following winners: G-mode from Japan with Chess Game in the cross-platform category, Mauj from India with Street Golf for the multiplayer gaming- male category, and Taito from Japan with Puzzle Bobble for the multiplayer gaming- female category. These games will now be sold by SingTel.

The mobile giant also launched SNAP Mobile Compliance Testing Program, a two-part testing program that ensures quality and functionality of the connected features in the mobile games that play on the Nokia platform. The two parts of the testing program include having developers test their games with a provided testing tool, and having the games tested in SNAP Mobile-authorized testing houses.

Nokia also announced its new games and new publishers at the GDC. Some of the new game titles are Gameloft’s Asphalt 3, Street Rules, Brothers In Arms, Hell’s Highway, Brain Challenge, Midnight Pool and EA Mobile’s FIFA 2008. New publishers include Glu Mobile, Indiagames and THQ Wireless. Says Indiagames, they believe that Nokia will give them a wider global audience.