Nokia has released a new version of the N-Gage Arena launcher for the over 400,000 valued N-Gage Arena members. The new version 2.5 includes new features and functionality, as well as updates to the existing services.

The N-Gage Arena launcher, the gateway in the N-Gage phones to the N-Gage Arena, has been revamped to offer even better community and connectivity features to N-Gage owners.

New features include

• Public Group Chat - Now users can participate in group chat sessions from within the launcher. Chat rooms are available 24/7 and open to all N-Gage Arena members.
• Friend Rankings - Users may now view new rankings tables that allow them to compare their own rankings against members on their Friends list playing the same game.
• Login Message - The login message feature allows for a special message to be broadcast in the launcher start up sequence to ensure users are aware of important news.
• Filtered Content - content can now be filtered to specific users based on their operator, country or currently loaded game.

N-Gage Arena members can now download a free copy of the new launcher at http://arena.n-gage.com/launcher.