Samsung has patented a new gaming phone concept that shinks and shimmies like Optimus Prime. While your mum may need a little help transforming this phone into “Game-on” mode, by the looks of things it’ll be worth the trouble.

With Nokia N-Gage looking to have the Mobile Gaming industry clutched firmly to its bossom will the new Samsung venture match the playability of the forthcoming N78 and N96?

From the patent abstract: ” Provided is a portable terminal having a game function. The terminal includes a main body housing having a first keypad and a second keypad; a folding housing having a third keypad, a hinge device for rotatably coupling the folding housing to the main body housing about a first hinge axis; an opening unit provided between the main housing and the folding housing along the first hinge axis; and a swing housing positioned on the folding housing, swinging about a second hinge axis from the folding housing to a position longitudinally parallel with the main body housing and the folding housing, opening the first keypad and the opening unit before swinging to expose the first keypad, and closing the first keypad and the opening unit after swinging to hide the first keypad. Thus, a user interface environment can be improved in a game mode and in a phone mode. “