Ghostwire, developed by Swedish firm A Different Game, was announced as the winner of Nokia's Mobile Games Innovation Challenge [1]. Ghostwire--a casual collection and adventure game where players communicate with the supernatural world and use their phone's camera to discover ghosts--was awarded the top prize of €40,000 (about $52,000 U.S.), while Melokey, jointly created by Sweden's Jadestone and France's C4M, came in second place to win €20,000 (or $26,000 U.S.) The U.K.'s Eclipse Interactive claimed third place and €10,000 ($13,000 U.S.) via Watchers. In addition to the prize money, all three winners will receive pre-production contracts with Nokia Games Publishing.
Nokia announced [2] the 10 finalists for the Mobile Games Innovation Challenge earlier this month. According to the handset giant, an independent panel of worldwide industry experts whittled down more than a hundred entries to arrive at the final shortlist, judging games for N-Gage-compatible devices and Java- or Symbian-based Series 40 or S60 devices according to innovation, fun, feasibility of execution and market potential.
For more on Nokia's Mobile Games Innovation Challenge:
- read this release [3]
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Links:
[1] http://www.fiercedeveloper.com/story/nokia-launches-mobile-games-innovation-challenge/2008-04-15
[2] http://www.fiercedeveloper.com/story/nokia-names-mobile-game-contest-finalists/2008-10-20
[3] http://www.fiercewireless.com/press-releases/boo-ghostly-game-wins-top-prize-nokia-mobile-games-innovation-challenge-0
[4] http://www.fiercemobilecontent.com/story/ea-mobile-bolsters-n-gage-games-lineup/2008-10-29
[5] http://www.fiercemobilecontent.com/story/vivendi-nokia-ink-download-mobile-gaming-deal/2008-01-09