Today at the Game Developers Conference Nokia announced the latest games and publishers for its new N-Gage mobile gaming platform. Updated software development tools for the N-Gage platform and a new testing program for SNAP Mobile’s Java platform were also introduced today at the conference. Gregg Sauter, Director of Games Publishing, Nokia will expand on these new developments with a speech at the GDC Mobile sponsored lunch keynote session on Monday 5th March at 1.00pm PST in Room 134 in the North Hall, Moscone Convention Center in San Francisco. The session, titled ‘The next generation of the N-Gage platform’ will also be available at www.forum.nokia.com/gdc later in the week. The new titles include Gameloft’s Asphalt 3, Street Rules, Brothers In Arms, Hell’s Highway, Brain Challenge and Midnight Pool; and EA Mobile’s FIFA 2008.

New games publishers on board include Glu Mobile, Indiagames and THQ Wireless. The first Glu title for the platform will be World Series of Poker Texas Hold’em (WSOP).

Nokia also launched its next generation software development kit (SDK 1.0) for the new N-Gage games platform, which enables developers to focus on one code-base to create social connected games across a range of Nokia S60 3rd edition devices. The new N-Gage Zone provides all the tools, documentation, support and updates required to successfully develop games for the N-Gage games platform.