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.

We're not sure how they put the cards inside the cellular phone, but they're cards, so you might as well use them. Glu Mobile's already come out with their World Series of Poker Texas Hold'em game for the mobile phone, and it seems fitting that we mention it for all the mobile users out there who love poker and want to take it with them everywhere.

Featuring the likeness of "Jesus," known to poker players everywhere as Chris Ferguson, players can opt to play rounds against the program or try having a multiplayer game with real people. Ferguson acts as your adviser in the game, giving you tips and hints on beating your opponents and improving your strategy.

The game also supports three types of betting structures and game types. For game types, you can choose from Standard Tournament, Shootout Tournament, and Standard Ring Game. For betting, there's Limit, Pot-Limit and No Limit betting setups.

While it doesn't have the graphical polish of a console game, you can be sure that the exhilaration of beating your opponents with a well-played hand will still be here. While you're thinking about getting it, why not enjoy these screenshots, and then place a bet on this poker game for your mobile?

  

Sennari, the world leader in CRM-based apps for mobile phones, has announced that T-Mobile is offering Sennari's PrizePlay gaming service on its t-zones service under a new dedicated Play for Prizes category.

PrizePlay is a suite of games designed using a pay-per-play model with in-game prizes to encourage repeat play. At this time, the available PrizePlay titles are Monopoly, Snakes and Ladders, Triple Towers (Solitaire), Mahjong, Star Trek, Poker Battle and Goldenballs (Pachinko).

To encourage T-Mobile users to try PrizePlay, those who play a PrizePlay game on T-mobile from August 14 to October 2 are automatically entered into a daily draw to win an iPod Nano. The PrizePlay games are available for download from the Play for Prizes section on t-zones here. Each game can be downloaded at £3 a pop. Customers are billed directly via their phone bill.

Being a gangster ain't so bad. You get the girls, the money, and the power - not to mention them blings. Unfortunately, the farthest we can go to being a gangster is picking our li'l sis' piggy bank for some loose change. Until we heard about this game.

You can now practice being a hoodlum by downloading Goodfellas Mobile: Hoodlum into your mobile phone. In this game, you'll start on the bottom and work hard - or be 'bad' - to rise to the top. You'll be doing some hijacking, gambling, and robbing - y' know, the thug life - to get ahead. One mistake, and it just may be your last...or not, you can always restart the game.

Some of the cooler things on this one is its two parts: Mobster Management, where you'll be doing a lot of micromanagement - thought the gangster life was easy, eh? The other part is the excellent weekly Poker game (phone-dependent), where you play for respect and money. Another feature is the time setting. You play through the roaring 50s down to the angst-filled 70s. Well, what are you waiting for? Lit up yer cigars and begin the life of the left.

Ozura Mobile, is at it again. Only this time, they will try to bring the excitement and thrills of Poker’s greatest variant to the wireless arena by creating the ultimate multiplayer - Texas Hold ‘em Poker. Also known as the Cadillac of Poker, this is one of the most widely played poker game in the world. Famous celebs are known to be good Poker players and bluffers -- such as Tobey Maguire, Ben Affleck, Matt Damon, Macy Gray, Dave Navarro...the list goes on.

Ozura Mobile’s Texas Hold ‘em Poker allows multiplayer gaming for up to 8 players, making it one of the largest turn-based multiplayer games in the market. Players also have the option to choose between 3 types of Texas Hold ‘em Poker games – Structured Bets where bet amounts are predefined, Pot Limits where maximum bets are limited by the amount of dollars in the pot and No Limit, the ultimate Poker variant where there are no limits in bet amounts.

The simple game play lends itself well to the mobile screen, allowing poker experts and novices alike to compete in a head-to-head competition and to upload their scores/credits. It also boasts of superior graphics of the sharpest detail, crisp card faces and lush green table felt, anyone who has some idle time in their hands would actually enjoy this game.