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- 1 2 "The mysterious Dirk Dagger and the Fallen Idol now on N-Gage". N-Gage Blog. Archived from the original on 2008-08-23. Retrieved 2008-08-20.
- ↑ Next-gen N-Gage games announced
- ↑ Nokia press release
