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Google Android Blog : Gameloft might sell even more games in the Android Market [Opinion]

Mon, 16 May 2011 20:33:07 +0000

It's not tied to your device. I got a Nexus S yesterday to replace my dead Galaxy S, I went to gameloft.com on my phone and logged in with my account and downloaded a bunch of games I had purchased for the Galaxy S and they all worked with no issue. My recent post Google IO 2011 Recap

Google Android Blog : Gameloft might sell even more games in the Android Market [Opinion]

Fri, 13 May 2011 02:44:41 +0000

You missed my point. There is no guarantee for games to work on future devices. It will obviously work the device you bought it for, I never said it wouldn't. I was talking about the next device you buy and the fact that there is no guarantee it will work on it. The developer will have to add support for it and add it to the list of compatible devices. More and more apps and games are being targeted at specific devices these days and the updates Google added recently allows developers to more specifically target them. Going forward the just because it's an Android device and you bought it from the Market doesn't give you any guarantee. Especially with 3D games which will be optimized for a specific chipset, for example any Tegra 2 game. I'm hoping it doesn't get that bad but I'm not fooling myself into believing every app and game I buy on my current phone will work on new devices. My recent post Google IO 2011 Recap

Google Android Blog : Gameloft might sell even more games in the Android Market [Opinion]

Thu, 12 May 2011 21:34:29 +0000

They haven't updated all their games to support the Galaxy S2 and you would have the same issue in the Market. At Google IO they announced lots of updates to the Android Market and one of them was the ability to more precisely target specific phones. So if you buy Modern Combat 2 from the market today and use it on your Galaxy S 2. Then next year you buy the latest and greatest phone. If Gameloft has not added that new phone to the list of compatible phones with Modern Combat 2, you won't be able to download it and it won't even show up in the market on your phone. Just bear in mind going forward that if your buying a 3D game there is no guarantee it will work on new hardware down the line, even if it was bought from the market.

Google Android Blog : Android Market will soon allow developers to upload different app versions for different Android dev

Thu, 12 May 2011 16:37:43 +0000

Not really, there are already multiple versions of some games on the market like the regular Fruit Ninja and one for Tegra 2 devices. Now instead of two different listings they could have just one listing and if you have a Tegra 2 device it automatically downloads that version of the APK and if you don't, then it just downloads the regular version.

Google Android Blog : T-Mobile G2X vs. HTC Sensation: which phone should I buy? [Comparison]

Wed, 27 Apr 2011 04:02:11 +0000

Well than prepare to not give a shit about the HTC Sensation as it's most likely going to have a locked bootloader as well.

Google Android Blog : iPad 2 vs. Android tablets: who's winning? [Comparison Chart]

Wed, 9 Mar 2011 02:50:11 +0000

What does the fragments api have to do with Ice Cream? The ability to take an app and make it work on phones and tablets was added with the Honeycomb SDK and it supports devices as far back as 1.6.

Google Android Blog : Google Mobile search adds Instant Previews on Android 2.2

Tue, 8 Mar 2011 18:43:35 +0000

Ive had this option on my phone since last year, not entirely news at this point.

Google Android Blog : Samsung is changing the iPad/Android tablet conversation

Sun, 6 Mar 2011 05:20:12 +0000

Nothing Apple did with iPad 2 was amazing or revolutionary. It was a very predictable upgrade. They had to know what was going to be announced so I can't see how any company in their right mind could be surprised by Apple's announcement and be forced to make changes so close to launch. It just doesn't make sense. I think something was taken out of context and was lost in translation. My recent post Valve announced a new Steamworks feature called Steam Guard today

Google Android Blog : Comic Book Reader Graphicly arrives on Android

Tue, 22 Feb 2011 18:58:03 +0000

No way, paper comics are a thing of the past. More expensive and they take up too much space once your collection gets going. Like everything else digital is where its ay. I have been using Comixology and it does a great job of presenting a comic on a phone. If you have a tablet, all the more reason to get digital comics.

Google Android Blog : Gameloft making 3D versions of games for the LG Optimus 3D

Sat, 19 Feb 2011 17:45:43 +0000

Well only the racing game uses motion control, so just turn motion control off and use an on screen steering wheel and then your fine. The 3DS has an accelerometer so I'm not sure, so I'm not sure how developers are going to use that without the same issue. I'm not seeing a disadvantage with the phone compared to the 3DS.

Google Android Blog : 5 ways to make Google happy about Android app sales

Wed, 26 Jan 2011 17:26:25 +0000

Consistency is better for the customer so they don't have to keep track of each individual app return time. I think increasing it to one or two hours would be better. They also need to allow developers to target specific models. Especially necessary for 3D games aimed at higher end devices.

Google Android Blog : Kongregate Arcade adds hundreds of Flash games into one Android app

Wed, 19 Jan 2011 05:04:34 +0000

Google pulled it from the market for some unknown reason. My recent post Tech Predictions for 2011

Google Android Blog : Samsung Vibrant Plus adds faster speeds, front-facing camera

Tue, 18 Jan 2011 01:45:00 +0000

The Vibrant on T-Mobile does not have a front facing camera. T-Mobile chose not to offer it on the HSPA version. My recent post Tech Predictions for 2011

Google Android Blog : Samsung Vibrant Plus adds faster speeds, front-facing camera

Tue, 18 Jan 2011 01:42:00 +0000

Give BLN a try. It works surprisingly well fixing that very issue.

Google Android Blog : TegraZone browse-games

Sun, 9 Jan 2011 07:39:02 +0000

No way am I paying the prices listed in that image. $15 for Dungeon Defenders? it's $5 in the Android Market. Even worse is Fruit Ninja HD which is actually 10 times as expensive as the Android Market selling for $10. Good luck selling any games.

Google Android Blog : Hero of Sparta available FREE today for Android gamers

Thu, 23 Dec 2010 07:13:30 +0000

Not a difficult solution. If it selects Asphalt scroll back down and click on Hero of Sparta 'Free' and enter your phone number to get the SMS to download. Preferably go the the site directly on your phone and just download it without having to send it to your SMS. My recent post Gameloft releases Ultimate Spiderman- Total Mayhem for Android

Google Android Blog : Gaming mania: Need for Speed + The Sims 3 by EA, and Spider-man: Total Mayhem by Gameloft

Sun, 19 Dec 2010 08:24:51 +0000

I picked up Need for Speed Shift and it's probably the best racing game on Android. I also picked up Spiderman and it's probably the best game on Android. I couldn't put it down for 6 hours till I beat it, amazing stuff here, combat is fast and fluid and very reminiscent of Batman Arkham Asylum. I shot some video, check it out. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g-a3F1VWFRI My recent post Gameloft releases Ultimate Spiderman- Total Mayhem for Android

Google Android Blog : Will id Software's first-person-shooter RAGE get an Android port?

Sun, 31 Oct 2010 18:52:46 +0000

Thats the biggest pile of shit I have ever read. Keep buying games your interested in, who cares if its a port as long as its a good one. With the number of Android phones on the rise within a year or so they will outnumber all the iPhones in the market. If no one buys any games we will never get any games.

AndroidGuys : Froyo Build FRF83 Now Available for Nexus One Users

Thu, 24 Jun 2010 05:35:20 +0000

At least your running Froyo. I'm stuck with EPE54B 2.1update 1 build. Everyone running the T-Mobile version 2.1 has gotten 2 updates already and this third one. I'm done with being patient. If the source code is out, Froyo must be done. Just put all the versions for download on your site Google and be done with it.

AndroidGuys : Google Acknowledges Market Issues, Says They're Fixed

Tue, 8 Jun 2010 21:55:48 +0000

I think the update was on their end. It should just work for you.