E3 2006 portable gaming - Mobile

Gameloft also announced the release of the exclusive and official mobile game of Mission Impossible 3, right in sync with the movie's release in theatres. Following the adventures of Ethan Hunt, the game environments and story line are heavily based on the movie itself. Aside from the traditional combat moves, the mobile MI3 game will also feature ... Read more
In another big Gameloft announcement, the company has developed a mobile version of Lumines, arguably the most beloved, if not the most addictive, game on the PSP. The music-influenced block-dropper has undergone a pretty awesome mobile makeover, with all-new skins and music tracks, new block shapes, and even the addition of a third color to the or ... Read more
If you were on the show floor at E3 on Thursday afternoon, you may have wondered what was the hubbub around the Gameloft booth, with security guards and cameras flashing left and right. Well, wonder no longer, because that was Paris Hilton signing autographs and posing for photographers, helping to promote Gameloft's new line of mobile titles based ... Read more
Another trick up Glu Mobile's sleeve is its collaboration with World Series of Poker champion, Chris "Jesus" Ferguson, a rather big celebrity in the poker world. Ferguson is helping them with a new mobile Texas Hold 'Em game that will feature poker celebrities such as himself and others in the World Series of Poker. Ferguson also helped develop a u ... Read more
Glu Mobile had several announcements at this year's E3, and most of them dealt with the world of sports. First, it announced that it would develop the mobile version of Sony's ATV Offroad Fury, an off-road racing title popular on the PlayStation 2. The mobile game is designed to deliver the same stunts and quad racing available on the original, onl ... Read more
Aside from Madden NFL 07, there were many other EA Mobile games on display at the EA booth. There was the recently announced Tetris for Sprint, the first Tetris game to be released on the CDMA carrier. Via Sprint's Game Lobby community feature, there's a multiplayer option where players can play head-to-head on the popular puzzler and see where the ... Read more
EA Mobile, the mobile arm of Electronics Arts, announced the cell phone version of Madden NFL 07 yesterday at E3. The popular football game will feature all 32 teams, a full roster of players, 3D graphics, more than 50 plays, and in-game commentary from Al Michaels and John Madden much like the console version. The mobile Madden NFL 07 will debut t ... Read more
Along with the release of Galaga and Super Pac-Man, Namco Networks announced yet another game yesterday: It plans to bring the popular Scene It DVD games to mobile phones. Both the Movie and TV editions will be ported over to the mobile version, and the mobile game will feature many of the same movie and TV trivia questions as the original. In orde ... Read more
At the Sprint Game Lobby press event yesterday, Sprint announced the launch of Game Lobby Lounge, a social-networking application developed by AirG that allows Sprint mobile gamers to chat, share gaming tips, review games, and even blog. Game Lobby Lounge is a separate downloadable application that's an enhancement to the existing Sprint Game Lobby ... Read more
Sure, there aren't any more N-Gage-branded gaming devices, and Nokia has waned in the eyes of the game-playing public, but that hasn't stopped the Finnish company's undeniable presence at E3. Its large, flashy booth was one of the first I noticed when I walked into South Hall, with the Nokia N-series smart phones splayed out on orange and white pla ... Read more
Namco Mobile has announced mobile versions of two arcade classics: a 25th-anniversary edition of Galaga, as well as Super Pac-Man, an amped-up successor to the classic Pac-Man chomper. The two games will be exclusive to Sprint subscribers. The special edition of Galaga includes a surprise option that lets you start the game in the highly desired D ... Read more
At E3 this year, we expect cell phone game publishers to further focus on the "casual gamer" demographic--the people who play games while waiting in line, for example--in order to draw more mass-market appeal. Nokia's Snap Mobile, a universal Java-based gaming platform traditionally available on only Nokia handsets, is expected to be opened up to t ... Read more
At last year's E3, Nokia indicated that the N-Gage was moving away from being a single model and becoming more of a "gaming platform," with a variety of compatible phones available. The problem was that those phones never materialized beyond the prototypes Nokia displayed at the show. With another year gone by, it's getting closer to "put up or ... Read more