Tony Hawk's Pro Skater for Nokia N-Gage will offer multiplayer capabilities, via Bluetooth wireless technology, as well as unique mobile capabilities, such as uploading high scores

Nokia, together with established interactive entertainment industry player Activision and Ideaworks3D, a leading wireless games and technology developer, today announced Tony Hawk's Pro Skater® for the Nokia N-Gage game deck. Featuring wireless multiplayer functionality, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater aims to maximize the features of the Nokia N-Gage game deck and create a truly unique game play experience.

Tony Hawk's Pro Skater is the first title for the Nokia N-Gage announced by Activision, whose blockbuster line-up includes high-profile Hollywood licenses, first-person action games, simulation games and extreme sports titles. Using Ideaworks3D's Segundo3D(tm) and AirPlaytm wireless gaming technologies, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater for the Nokia N-Gage will offer multiplayer capabilities, via Bluetooth wireless technology, such as uploading of high scores.

"One of the most popular video game franchises ever, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater will be a killer mobile gaming app for the Nokia N-Gage platform," said Dave Anderson, director of business development and licensing for Activision, Inc. "The platform's multi player modes will allow gamers to challenge each other for the first time ever over wireless networks from coast to coast. Both novice and experienced players alike will be able to pull off ollies, grinds and handplants anytime, anywhere."

"We are very pleased to be working with Activision and Nokia to bring one of the world's best selling and best loved game brands to the Nokia N-Gage mobile game deck," said Adrian Sack CEO of Ideaworks3D Ltd. "The stunning graphical performance and gameplay of Tony Hawk's Pro Skater on the Nokia N-Gage has to be seen to be believed. Our industry leading Segundo3Dtm game conversion technology enabled us to bring this exciting title to the Nokia N-Gagetm platform with unparalleled efficiency and quality, allowing us to focus our efforts on developing ground breaking new game features including both via Bluetooth wireless technology and over-the-air wireless multiplay."

"Tony Hawk's Pro Skater for the Nokia N-Gage will recreate the very best from extreme sport games on today's fixed consoles, and add extended mobility features to further enhance game play, " said Ilkka Raiskinen, Senior Vice President, Entertainment and Media Business Unit, Nokia Mobile Phones. "It is the Tony Hawk console experience on a mobile platform."