Last time we wrote about Harry Potter, it was when EA Mobile announced Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix game. Now they’ve decided it’s time for yet another title featuring the famous boy wizard. And if you’re a gaming publisher, nothing makes your shareholders happier than a new game released just in time for Christmas…

Anyway, the game is called Harry Potter Mastering Magic and unlike its predecessor has a more casual character. You play as Harry, Ron or Hermione, and it’s your task to master all the classes in subjects like Herbology, Charms, Astronomy, and Potions. Yap, it’s designed as a series of mini games with simple controls and accessible gameplay. According to PocketGamer’s Stuart who had a chance to try out the game, it’s challenging enough to keep you coming back. We’ll see about that…

Remember Tamagotchi? Well, Nokia (NYSE: NOK) thinks there’s still an untapped potential in virtual pets business, hence they’ve announced their own such service called Creebies. Coming in “early 2008,” the new game/service will give each player their own 3D Creebi to “care for, entertain, feed and even breed.” In addition, you will be able to customize your Creebi using the virtual cash until it takes on its own personality and appearance “based on the attention it receives.”

Nokia’s main goal remains to “connect people” and the same goes for Creebies — hence, your virtual baby will be able to interact with other Creebies via Bluetooth technology. And if your baby gets really beautiful you can show it off to other users. Or if things don’t get that smooth, there’s always the Adoption Center in the N-Gage Arena to get rid of the ugly bastard.

At the UIQ Fast Track event in Budapest, Hungary, I had a chance to meet Sarris brothers from Greece. It was quite a fun chatting and drinking with them, hence I’ve decided to showcase their latest mobile game on IntoMobile.

It’s called Smart Educational Games and is actually designed as a pack of games that helps users learn world geography (states, countries, capitals). According to CrazySoft, the game will “improve your memory, mental awareness and your calculating speed.” And while I’m not sure about that, I can say it’s quite a fun — especially for those weekend mornings when things suddenly slow down. And no, it’s not just for kids…

As for the Christmas discount, instead of paying the full price of $19.95, CrazySoft if selling the game for $16.95… Here’s the link.

Forget about GameBoy and NES emulators — your iPhone can do much more. Apparently, soon we’ll have the full Sony Playstation emulator available for both the iPhone and iPhone Touch.

The developer “zodttd” is working on the software called PSX4iPhone, and according to him users could expect that up to 75% of the original games work with the emulator. In addition, he’s saying the application will support the memory card, but warns there’s still work to be done regarding the saved states…

Interested? Sure you are! It’s still not available for the non-developers, but a public beta should hit its website anytime soon…

[Via: iPhoneWorld.ca]

Securing the rights to make Star Wars based mobile games is just not enough for THQ Wireless, they want more. And they got more! Yap, they’ve announced a licensing agreement for Indiana Jones based titles and the first game featuring the famous adventurer and archeologist will be based on the upcoming movie, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, scheduled to hit the theaters on May 22. Naturally, THQ won’t stop there, hence we’ll see them launching a second Indiana Jones title soon after in conjunction with the launch of LucasArts console game.

We don’t have any screenshots to show you at this stage. But if you look at what they’ve done for Star Wars: The Force Unleashed, you’ll see that we can count on these folks to deliver us a solid entertainment on the go. Finally, and I can’t resist this — THQ, if you need a beta tester for Indy games, err… count me in.

[Via: MobileGamesBlog]

LimeLife and Bravo announced the launch of “Top Chef Challenge,” the mobile game extension for the cable network’s hit reality television series – “Top Chef.” The game was launched during the “Top Chef” TV Holiday Special and is currently available for a one-time download charge of $6.99 or $2.99 monthly subscription fee (where available) on major U.S. carriers.

And in case you’re wondering, the game puts you behind the scene of Tom Collichio’s fictional new restaurant. You can customize your character and enter the game’s virtual kitchen as an entry-level dishwasher. With commentary and advice from show host, Padma Lakshmi, it’s up to you to rise from dishwasher to “Top Chef” and gain 5-star status and fame along the way. A series of mini-games and kitchen drama test reflexes, memory and patience to prove you have what it takes to be the next “Top Chef.” As an added bonus, the Trivia Challenge mini-game lets you demonstrate your culinary knowledge to earn extra points…

We live in a stressful world and from time to time we all need a way to let off some steam. Why not turn to mobile gaming? And not just any game, but to “The Mobile Ring,” the new Cellufun’s title that allows you to punch such politicians in face like Clinton, Obama, and Giuliani — all potential presidential candidates.

And while we’re sure the current selection of characters should be just good enough for most of the people, Cellufun made sure the game is expandable, allowing players to vote new politicians into The Mobile Ring, as well as other public figures — all in order to make the next version even more interesting.

Anyway, if you’re interested point your mobile browser to wap.cellufun.com from where you can grab the game for free!

[Via: PocketGamer.co.uk]

We all know mobile gaming is set to explode in the coming months and years. Hence, we see Nokia (NYSE: NOK) betting heavily on its NGage platform, and other handset makers are also set to follow the suit (i.e. Sony Ericsson (NYSE: SNE)’s rumored PSP phone).

The latest numbers from Electronic Arts suggest the gaming giant made twice as much money from mobile as from PlayStation 3. Here are EA’s Q3 2007 figures:

• Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) Xbox 360 – $218 million
• Sony PlayStation 2 – $73 million
• Nintendo Wii – $59 million
• Nintendo DS – $47m million
• Mobile games – $37 million
• Sony PSP – $21m million
• Sony PS3 – $17 million

Now, we’ve no doubt PS3 numbers will also grow, but it’s also interesting to note that EA’s mobile unit grew only 5.7% from Q3 2006. In sharp contrast, Gameloft and Glu Mobile have seen their businesses rise 51 and 34.9 percent respectively…

[Via: PocketGamer.co.uk]

Just like the title says. Download your own copy of Snowed In 6 – Deep Freeze from our IntoMobile Store and help the environment. We’re running a special promotion of the Deep Freeze mobile-game in conjunction with ClickGamer to give our readers a free copy of the game. And, once we reach 1,000,000 downloads, ClickGamer will donate $10,000 to help combat global climate change.

Here’s a description of the game:

Christmas wonderland is frozen over this Christmas and the Grinch is back with a bag full of new tricks. Help Santa assemble all his goodies and deep freeze the Grinch for good ! 

Here’s the gist of it. You guys download the game for FREE – a “win” for you. The environment will get $10,000 to stay healthy – a “win” for Mother Earth. So, if there was ever a win-win situation, this is it. Head on over to our IntoMobile Store and download your copy of Snowed In 6 – Deep Freeze. Or, better yet, just download the game from this link.

Snowed In 6 – Deep Freeze is compatible with:

• Pocket PC – e.g. Ipaq (QVGA, 240×320), Dell Axim x50v (VGA, 480×640), Treo 700w (Square, 240×240)
• Smartphone – all models (QVGA, VGA and square screen), e.g. MotoQ, Orange SPV
• Symbian S60 – e.g. Nokia (NYSE: NOK) 6600
• Symbian S60 V3 – e.g. Nokia E60 (352×416), Nokia E61 (320×240)
• Symbian UIQ – e.g. Sony Ericsson (NYSE: SNE) P800, P900
• Symbian UIQ V3 – e.g. Sony Ericsson M600, P990, W950
• Symbian S80 – e.g. Nokia 9210, Nokia 9290 (1st edition) and Nokia 9300, Nokia 9500 (2nd edition)
• Symbian S90 – e.g. Nokia 7700
• Desktop PC – runs in windowed and full screen mode!
• GP2X Console

Well folks, it’s official. Nokia (NYSE: NOK), THQ Wireless, Lucasfilm, and LucasArts said that Star Wars: The Force Unleashed is coming to N-Gage next year!

You’ll be playing as Darth Vader’s “Secret Apprentice,” hence revealing a new so-far-untold parts of the Star Wars galaxy that take place between Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith and Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope movies…

Yeah, it’s always easy to make things up, but man look at those screenshots. Who can wait?

Full release follows after the jump.

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