Nokia launched its worldwide Mobile Games Innovation Challenge, a global competition encouraging development of new game concepts that exploit the features and functionalities of the handset giant's N-Gage-compatible devices as well as its Java- and Symbian-based Series 40 or S60 devices. According to Nokia, the three most innovative game concepts will receive Nokia Publishing pre-production contract offers, with the first-place winner also awarded $40,000, second place earning $20,000 and third place given $10,000 to further develop the concept. Entries will be judged by an external panel of mobile gaming experts based on criteria including innovation, fun, feasibility of execution, and market potential--Nokia encourages contestants to enter more than one mobile game concept, and will accept submissions here [1] through August 20, 2008. Winners will be announced at the Nokia Games Summit, taking place in Rome in October.
For more on the Mobile Games Innovation Challenge:
- read this release [2]
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Links:
[1] http://developer.n-gage.com/innovation
[2] http://www.fiercewireless.com/press-releases/nokia-mobile-games-innovation-challenge-dares-developers-rock-mobile-games-world-0
[3] http://www.fiercemobilecontent.com/story/nokia-reintroduce-n-gage-next-week/2007-12-14
[4] http://www.fiercemobilecontent.com/story/nokia-labels-deep-into-comes-with-music-talks/2008-03-27
[5] http://www.fiercemobilecontent.com/story/nokia-partners-cloud-music-access/2007-12-12
[6] http://www.fiercemobilecontent.com/story/nokia-launches-unlimited-mobile-music-downloads/2007-12-04?utm_medium=nl&utm_source=link