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Contest to encourage software development for Google's new mobile platform

Nokia says testing has added "a couple of weeks" to deployment

Next-Gen reports that global phone giant Nokia has delayed the launch of its new N-Gage mobile games service from this month until later in the year. Rather than focusing on a dedicated gaming handset, as was the case with the first N-Gage, this time round N-Gage will represent a dedicated …

Google is to host a handful of Oberon Media’s casual games on its Orkut service – and developers are being encouraged to create even more for the portal. Oberon has created a toolset that allows devs to create games for social networking sites that support Google’s OpenSocial platform, including MySpace, …

Playlogic is to spearhead its forthcoming PS3 drive with brand new IP as it plans to increase its presence in the UK. A new title is currently in development at the firm’s Netherlands operation, and Playlogics executive VP Rogier Smit (pictured) told MCV that there will be more PS3 titles …

'Indie Developer Programme' spearheaded by mobile games publisher

'Indie Developer Programme' spearheaded by mobile games publisher

MCV has gained full access to ‘hidden’ technology patents that Google hopes will help make it a major player in the video games industry. With a clear bias towards in-game advertising, the search engine company has filed seven patents that relate to interactive entertainment, including a ‘method and system for …

MCV has gained full access to ‘hidden’ technology patents that Google hopes will help make it a major player in the video games industry. With a clear bias towards in-game advertising, the search engine company has filed seven patents that relate to interactive entertainment, including a ‘method and system for …

Nokia talks up plans, pricing and November arrival of new games service