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For those of you who have been playing the Spanish language version of Star Wars: The Force Unleashed, you may have encountered a known issue towards that makes completing one of the levels difficult.

That issue has been resolved with an updated version of the game now available through the Showroom. The new version of the game is 1.0.10.

If you are having difficulty downloading, installing, or updating to the new version, please visit the Support Forums for customer care.

Here is some interesting commentary about N-Gage compared to Apple’s game offering, by way of an iPod blog. They quote some mobile game publishers, who say:

“In many ways the N-Gage design reflects an insider’s view of how to solve the merchandising challenges that we have all seen in this business for so long,” says Greg Ballard, CEO of game publisher Glu Mobile. “It was like a bunch of us had gotten together and said, ‘Here, this is how it should be done,’” he comments.

This view is echoed by Javier Ferreira, Electronic Arts’ head of mobile publishing for Europe. Despite EA’s heavy presence in the iPhone world, the company is also heavily invested in N-Gage. “All the right pieces are in place from our perspective. We’re very excited about this platform. It is very difficult for this not to be successful,” says Ferreira.

What’s your take on the two services?

The best-selling games for Week 40 (September 29 through October 5).

Platform: N-Gage

Reach: Global

*PEGI: is the The Pan-European Game Information (PEGI) age rating system established in 2003 to help parents make informed decisions on buying games.

Release Notes for application update

In case you want to know precisely what changes were made in the recent N-Gage application update, the Release Notes are available in Customer Care forums.

Glu Focused on High End Mobile

Our publishing partner Glu Mobile is planning a big push on high-end mobile gaming in 2009, focusing on N-Gage and other platforms.

Symbian World’s gameplay videos

The Symbian World blog has posted video reviews of Asphalt 3 and Star Wars gameplay.

Nokia games to other platforms?

Nokia’s Aki Jarvilehto tells a mobile conference that a cross platform games are possible.

Mike Yuen on Cross-platform mobile gameplay
He comments on Nokia’s efforts with Reset Generation during an interview with Pocket Gamer.
and last, but certainly not least…

Happy Birthday N-Gage!
Hard to believe, but it was five years ago today that the original N-Gage game deck was born. I still have my QD and my Taco safely stashed away.

Some original N-Gage content can still be found in our Archive forums and Archived Games forums.

If you have been using the updated version of the N-Gage application (version 1.10_1318), you may have been experiencing issues with our Pro Series Golf game, which has a conflict with the update. This has been reported on the Pro Series Golf forum.

To address this issue, we have released an update to Pro Series Golf. You may download this updated game from the Game Store on the Web or device. The updated version of Pro Series Golf is 1.41.

Many More Ways to Play
An update of the N-Gage application.

As part of our continuing evolution of the N-Gage service, we will periodically offer updates to the N-Gage application. We are pleased to bring you our first update.

Not only have we fixed some current issues, but have added a new device to the N-Gage compatibility list — the Nokia N85 – with more on the way!

One important fix, as spotted by our community, now enables your N-Gage Points total to exceed 10,000 points. Another important fix addresses an issue with having difficulties with the application when you approach fifty Player Names on your Friends List.

We encourage you to update your application software by following the instructions for downloading in the Get N-Gage section.

Note: The ‘Check for Updates’ function on your device may not show the update on all languages using that function until next week. Visit the Get N-Gage section of the Website or mobile site instead.

Complete release notes for this application update are available in the N-Gage Arena Support Forums.

The best-selling N-Gage games for September 22 through September 28

Platform: N-Gage

Reach: Global

*PEGI: is the The Pan-European Game Information (PEGI) age rating system established in 2003 to help parents make informed decisions on buying games.

The game has been out for some time but it’s been extremely popular amongst N-Gage users, so as a reward to you loyal fans, we have put up a dedicated mini-site for Asphalt 3: Street Rules site.

Follow the link for tons of Asphalt 3-related goodness, including ringtones, wallpapers, screen shots, and videos.

There’s an even contest where you can sign up to win a Nokia N95 8GB device. And if you haven’t already, be sure to check out Asphalt 3: Street Rules in the Showroom.

Earlier this month, we announced CLAN BATTLE, an expanded gameplay mode for Space Impact Kappa base. Recently I spoke with Gordon Thornton, producer of Space Impact Kappa Base, who filled me in more on this update.

What is CLAN BATTLE? The gist of it is that it is a free upgrade for existing owners of  Space Impact Kappa Base, adding a community ‘Clan’ mode to the game. The interview is now on N-Gage.com, check it out here.

Here is a bonus screen shot for you blog readers!

A while ago, we put up a User Voice site that allows you, the N-Gage fan and user, to send us your ideas and suggestions on how to improve the existing the N-Gage experience and add new features to make it even better. Simply by visiting this site and signing up for a user name, you can vote on your favorite ideas, or contribute your own.

We have now updated the site, so you can see which of your suggestions have been taken into account and what status they are now in. For example, Russian language support for N-Gage has been in the works for a while and is now well underway.

Going forward, KarlL will be updating the User Voice site about once a month with the latest information about User voice ideas.