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Because worms don't have hands, silly!

Don't panic at the word "Worms" because this isn't that sort of Worm. It's a game. Specifically, a game for the Nokia N-Gage, which will appear before Xmas this year.

Nokia describes it: "One of the world's wackiest, addictive, and enjoyable games hits the N-Gage in its most multiplayer online-focused form to date! Worms World Party features globally appealing humour, habit-forming multiplayer match-ups, and a myriad of game options to keep you coming back for more. Do you want to get your hands dirty in a quick firefight or exercise your generalship in a long, thought-out wormfest?"

And it concludes: "We put control in your hands. Why? Because worms don't have hands, silly!"

The exciting part of it: it's playable over the air. Not that this is particularly exciting; the latency between two N-Gage game-phones is about four seconds per move - and that's at peak rate. It can easily drop to a quarter of a minute. But it's "turn-based" gaming for phone owners.

Details published at All About N-Gage say that the game company, THC, and Nokia have confirmed that "Worms World Party" will be out in November.