Get equal parts of Animal Crossing, Harvest Moon, and a generous dose of '50s sci-fi movies, and you get the makings of Astro Ranch. Primarily marketed for the iPhone, the game is also set to come out on the DS and N-Gage platforms. Screens and more details in the full article.

We all understand why DRM is implemented in the first place, which is essentially to prevent piracy and ensure revenue for those who produced the software. However, there may be times when DRM policies on certain products become a little bit too rigid, which may be the case for Nokia's N-Gage service. More details in the full article.

Nokia has announced that Konami has signed on with the service provider, and will release Metal Gear Solid Mobile over Nokia's N-Gage service. Read up on this intriguing development after the jump!

Gameloft has announced that the Asphalt series of games has already sold 10 million copies worldwide. The president of the company, Michel Guillemot, said that this was just the first of games they expect other titles in their line-up to break 10 million copies sold. To find out more, head on over to the full article.

So you want to make it big in the gaming industry? Well, before anything else, you could try starting out small. Like joining Nokia's Mobile Games Innovation Challenge.

The company is encouraging people to create some noise in the mobile games world. A total of 70,000 Euro is up for grabs. Find out more on this event after the jump!

Gameloft is giving Nokia's N-Gage service a bit of a brain boost with today's release of Brain Challenge, another entry in the popular brain training casual game genre. The game is now available for N-Gage compatible devices. Check the full article for more info on the game.

 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.

It's about time: the official website of the Nokia N-Gage-branded mobile gaming platform is finally opened, a couple of weeks after N-Gage's First Access beta phase concluded. Users of a Nokia N-series phone can now download and try out games before purchasing them, and compete for high scores as well.

Those who have enjoyed N-Gage's First Access since the launch of its beta phase better say goodbye to their hard-won scores, now that Nokia is about to conclude the testing period and will soon wipe servers clean of data (including high scores). But don't fret, since Nokia will give out some freebies to beta test participants. More details await in the full article.

Well, you work with the tools you have, right? And if you're a developer making games for mobile phones, you have to work with what's available to you. A phone doesn't have to be limited to just press and play games. Apparently, developers for N-Gage will be taking advantage of this and will be developing new innovative games that make full use of the phone's functions such as the camera, and even your own address book. Details in the full article.