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Nokia N81 8GB goes on sale with N-Gage game demos

Get an early peek at three all-new N-Gage titles

Nokia N81 8GB goes on sale with N-Gage game demos
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Nokia has announced that its new N81 8GB music phone is shipping, with an unexpected bonus for mobile gamers.

The handset includes a demo of the all-new N-Gage service, which is due to launch later this year. And better still, the N81 will have playable demos of three new N-Gage games.

Which? Asphalt 3: Street Rules, Space Impact Light, and EA Sports FIFA 07. The latter's a bit strange, as we thought it was FIFA 08 that EA Mobile was bringing to N-Gage.

Anyhow, the N81 is down as one of the first N-Gage capable handsets, so when the new service launches next month, owners of the phone will be able to download the full N-Gage application and get playing.

The N81 8GB is expected to cost around £300 without subsidies. We're trying to lay hands on one now so we can let you know how the demos shape up.

Stuart Dredge
Stuart Dredge
Stuart is a freelance journalist and blogger who's been getting paid to write stuff since 1998. In that time, he's focused on topics ranging from Sega's Dreamcast console to robots. That's what you call versatility. (Or a short attention span.)