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FYI: Here is an email I sent to gameloft and the reply. Hope this helps some people, sure made me happy!
Hello Aaron,
Games will be available for your Evo shortly through and Gameloft.com, the Sprint Zone icon that appears on the home screen of your device.
We hope to have them live in the next two weeks.
Thank you for your continued support
Sam Shperling
Senior Account Manager
Gameloft
646-257-9466
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From: Aaron Medeiros
To: Sam Shperling
Sent: Sat Jun 05 09:14:24 2010
Subject: Android Games
Hello,
I recently bought a Sprint HTC Evo and I want to buy some gameloft games for it because I LOVE gameloft games I have a bunch on my Palm Pre. Anyways, when I go to the website the only option is for Verizon droid, Do I just select that even though Im on Sprint? If not how do I buy and download some gameloft games?
Sounds pretty good
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just a random q... How good is the gpu on the evo? Will we just get the standard gameloft ports or actual games made specifically for it like the iphone?
guyver2077 said:
just a random q... How good is the gpu on the evo? Will we just get the standard gameloft ports or actual games made specifically for it like the iphone?
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the iPhone is a different beast...limited hardware specs to design for allows games to be designed for just it. Android is such a diverse market, I would doubt games would be designed "just for the evo". The Evo's market share isn't THAT big.
However, a number of newer android devices *are* getting good graphics chips in them (including the evo) and there are already games out there that have stated they will not work well on older hardware (Pre-N1 basically).
Thanks for the info...;
Just wondering since I had not heard to much discussion about it.. Personally I think those gameloft games are usually junk.. lets see though
guyver2077 said:
Thanks for the info...;
Just wondering since I had not heard to much discussion about it.. Personally I think those gameloft games are usually junk.. lets see though
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Some of them are really good, Westside (It's like Grand Theft Auto) And Hero of Sparta are pretty awesome, Gameloft actually has some of the best games out there for phones. I just don't understand why they wont put them on the marketplace instead of only selling them through thier website they would sell tons more if more people knew about them and they could easily get them from the marketplace.
I've been playing dungeon hunter all day... Works great.
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bluehaze said:
Some of them are really good, Westside (It's like Grand Theft Auto) And Hero of Sparta are pretty awesome, Gameloft actually has some of the best games out there for phones. I just don't understand why they wont put them on the marketplace instead of only selling them through thier website they would sell tons more if more people knew about them and they could easily get them from the marketplace.
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I don't know why they don't use the market either, or have demos.
guyver2077 said:
just a random q... How good is the gpu on the evo? Will we just get the standard gameloft ports or actual games made specifically for it like the iphone?
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gameloft games r not gonna b as good as the iphone's gameloft games for the evo.iphone has its own seperate GPU for 3d games thats y gameloft games on iphone r pretty heavy IPA files from 50mb to 200 mega bytes and very quality 3d graphics, i just WISH that HTC one day puts its own GPU as well, for the heavy 3d games.
hey i just hit gameloft.com from my evo and there are a bunch of games now available for purchase, 5 bucks each. it's not all of the android games though, missing dungeon hunter for example. but looks like u can get nova and gangstar
Hi I have just installed Nova 2 on my phone I'm running ke7 and every time I open the app I get a black screen and the game won't boot. Is anyone else having the same problem and does anyone know how to fix this problem?
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erm, utfs?
There is no Galaxy S II version of the game yet, until then it won't work.
Utfs? What that mean?
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Thanks shocky. It is dissapointing to see it on the i9000 but not this
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Im starting to get seriously miffed with Gameloft, here's my post from the forums which gives some background:
Re: Support for Galaxy S II GT-i9100 Reply with quote Modify Remove
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Quote from: Nik on June 07, 2011, 09:10:06 AM
Quote from: Carpediemsnuts on June 05, 2011, 03:06:32 PM
Hi guys,
I initially bought the LG Optimus 2x but it had loads of issues with random reboots so returned it and paid the extra for the Galaxy S2 (Should have bought it in the first place!). I bought Starfront, Eternal Legacy, Sacred Odyssey, Asphalt 6, Nova 2, Shadow Guardian, Modern Combat 2 before all the problems started but because i paid via paypal i cant see any downloads in my history on the site as i've only now registered a username so i can post. I totally understand that it takes time to offer full support for every new handset model but would really appreciate an email with some download links as im happy to continue being a gameloft customer and so far am happy with the service. I can forward copies of all my purchase invoice emails from paypal/google checkout if necessary.
BTW i bought asphalt 6 from the market but its not yet listed on the SGS2
Many Thanks
Hi there! Our agent has contacted you.
Please check your mail
One of the agents contacted me, i gave them the full list of games plus all online reciepts and recieved texts and an email with links to 3 of the 7 games i purhcased within 4 days.
Whilst i appreciate the quickish response there was no mention of a refund for the remaining games that are currently 'incompatible' nor was there any further explanation as to WHY they are incompatible considering the device spec and the fact that i can run games 'Optimized for nVidia Tegra 2 processors' or any other current chipsets available with minimal fuss(root and a certain awesome app/drivers). Frankly i dont understand why there are different versions of the games depending on chipsets as this just adds to the fragmentation unneccessarily, just stick with a decent graphical standard (Opengl ES?) as you use practically the same graphics engine for every game.
Also i purchased N.O.V.A. 2 HD but was sent N.O.V.A 1 with again no explanation. I want either my games, my refund, or at the very least a decent explanation on the whole issue, certainly not to be treated like an idiot.
Whilst Gameloft may not appreciate why i havent just emailed support all this i get the impression that the person im dealing with there is more customer service helpdesk oriented and wouldnt understand half the aforementioned rant. No offense i just want the right people to see this and for other users to made aware so no-one else has to deal with the hassle.
CarpeDiemsNuts said:
Im starting to get seriously miffed with Gameloft, here's my post from the forums which gives some background:
Re: Support for Galaxy S II GT-i9100 Reply with quote Modify Remove
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Quote from: Nik on June 07, 2011, 09:10:06 AM
Quote from: Carpediemsnuts on June 05, 2011, 03:06:32 PM
Hi guys,
I initially bought the LG Optimus 2x but it had loads of issues with random reboots so returned it and paid the extra for the Galaxy S2 (Should have bought it in the first place!). I bought Starfront, Eternal Legacy, Sacred Odyssey, Asphalt 6, Nova 2, Shadow Guardian, Modern Combat 2 before all the problems started but because i paid via paypal i cant see any downloads in my history on the site as i've only now registered a username so i can post. I totally understand that it takes time to offer full support for every new handset model but would really appreciate an email with some download links as im happy to continue being a gameloft customer and so far am happy with the service. I can forward copies of all my purchase invoice emails from paypal/google checkout if necessary.
BTW i bought asphalt 6 from the market but its not yet listed on the SGS2
Many Thanks
Hi there! Our agent has contacted you.
Please check your mail
One of the agents contacted me, i gave them the full list of games plus all online reciepts and recieved texts and an email with links to 3 of the 7 games i purhcased within 4 days.
Whilst i appreciate the quickish response there was no mention of a refund for the remaining games that are currently 'incompatible' nor was there any further explanation as to WHY they are incompatible considering the device spec and the fact that i can run games 'Optimized for nVidia Tegra 2 processors' or any other current chipsets available with minimal fuss(root and a certain awesome app/drivers). Frankly i dont understand why there are different versions of the games depending on chipsets as this just adds to the fragmentation unneccessarily, just stick with a decent graphical standard (Opengl ES?) as you use practically the same graphics engine for every game.
Also i purchased N.O.V.A. 2 HD but was sent N.O.V.A 1 with again no explanation. I want either my games, my refund, or at the very least a decent explanation on the whole issue, certainly not to be treated like an idiot.
Whilst Gameloft may not appreciate why i havent just emailed support all this i get the impression that the person im dealing with there is more customer service helpdesk oriented and wouldnt understand half the aforementioned rant. No offense i just want the right people to see this and for other users to made aware so no-one else has to deal with the hassle.
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I'm frustrated with the current lack of game support for the sgs2 especially from gameloft but dont get me wrong, you bought games for the lg x2, games obviously optimized to run with its hardware. It was your decision to return it and buy a sgs2 (good decision by the way!) but why should gameloft refund you the games they sold you for the lg 2x in the first place...they might (probably will) make them compatible with our device but until then I dont see why they should be obligated to do anything else....
I couldn't agree more. I had the i9000 and I swear more games worked on that than the "upgrade"
Agreed hardware it rips all over the sgs1 but for compatibility this phone is 100% lame
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Ryknow1987 said:
I couldn't agree more. I had the i9000 and I swear more games worked on that than the "upgrade"
Agreed hardware it rips all over the sgs1 but for compatibility this phone is 100% lame
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Whilst it would be good to have all games working, a little patience is required. I would say there are plenty of decent games on the phone. It can only get better too.
I´ve heard that OpenGL ES is a standard and requirement to android, and all phones support it.
But for games to work better with tegra, adreno etc they have to use *special* or *customised* instructions or whatever its called..
The Mali gpu dont need any *special* instructions for games to run good.
Samsung introduced a gpu that follow STANDARD OpenGL ES yet it is not supported lol.
A question tho, is there no way to make use of Chainfire 3D to run tegra, powerVR etc versions of gameloft games for sgs2?
I can´t make it work
lol
CarpeDiemsNuts said:
Im starting to get seriously miffed with Gameloft, here's my post from the forums which gives some background:
Re: Support for Galaxy S II GT-i9100 Reply with quote Modify Remove
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Quote from: Nik on June 07, 2011, 09:10:06 AM
Quote from: Carpediemsnuts on June 05, 2011, 03:06:32 PM
Hi guys,
I initially bought the LG Optimus 2x but it had loads of issues with random reboots so returned it and paid the extra for the Galaxy S2 (Should have bought it in the first place!). I bought Starfront, Eternal Legacy, Sacred Odyssey, Asphalt 6, Nova 2, Shadow Guardian, Modern Combat 2 before all the problems started but because i paid via paypal i cant see any downloads in my history on the site as i've only now registered a username so i can post. I totally understand that it takes time to offer full support for every new handset model but would really appreciate an email with some download links as im happy to continue being a gameloft customer and so far am happy with the service. I can forward copies of all my purchase invoice emails from paypal/google checkout if necessary.
BTW i bought asphalt 6 from the market but its not yet listed on the SGS2
Many Thanks
Hi there! Our agent has contacted you.
Please check your mail
One of the agents contacted me, i gave them the full list of games plus all online reciepts and recieved texts and an email with links to 3 of the 7 games i purhcased within 4 days.
Whilst i appreciate the quickish response there was no mention of a refund for the remaining games that are currently 'incompatible' nor was there any further explanation as to WHY they are incompatible considering the device spec and the fact that i can run games 'Optimized for nVidia Tegra 2 processors' or any other current chipsets available with minimal fuss(root and a certain awesome app/drivers). Frankly i dont understand why there are different versions of the games depending on chipsets as this just adds to the fragmentation unneccessarily, just stick with a decent graphical standard (Opengl ES?) as you use practically the same graphics engine for every game.
Also i purchased N.O.V.A. 2 HD but was sent N.O.V.A 1 with again no explanation. I want either my games, my refund, or at the very least a decent explanation on the whole issue, certainly not to be treated like an idiot.
Whilst Gameloft may not appreciate why i havent just emailed support all this i get the impression that the person im dealing with there is more customer service helpdesk oriented and wouldnt understand half the aforementioned rant. No offense i just want the right people to see this and for other users to made aware so no-one else has to deal with the hassle.
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lol, i should return all my video 2000 tapes to the shop i have bought them and demand blue-rays as i have changed my player!
http://www.gsmarena.com/sony_ericsson_loses_50m_in_q2_japan_disaster_to_blame-news-2891.php
While companies like Samsung, Apple, HTC and LG are making lots of money, SE, with the ultimate XPlay still loses money and can't make it on top.
Why? This phone should've been selled like hot bread, it should've been as popular as the PSP or iPhone, it had and has so much advertisements, it's now on Minecraft site's front page, page visited by thousands of people.
With this sad news, they could leave the mobile industry in a few years...
I really don't understand.
As long as the community is alive, it's not took bad... (for us)
It sux that SONU ERIcson can't make money.. Not sure what they can do..
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From the Article:
"This means that everything should be fine in Q3 and Sony Ericsson should be back in the black when the next report comes out."
As it also says, the earthquake had a huge impact on them, and this is after 5 consecutive quarters of profit. Wouldn't worry too much.
Earthquake in Q1 delaying the delivery of phones to all regions till start of Q3... No big surprise there.
However they should be fine soon.
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http://www.gsmarena.com/sony_ericsson_loses_50m_in_q2_japan_disaster_to_blame-news-2891.php
While companies like Samsung, Apple, HTC and LG are making lots of money, SE, with the ultimate XPlay still loses money and can't make it on top.
Why? This phone should've been selled like hot bread, it should've been as popular as the PSP or iPhone, it had and has so much advertisements, it's now on Minecraft site's front page, page visited by thousands of people.
With this sad news, they could leave the mobile industry in a few years...
I really don't understand.
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I think they should have pushed the play more in the united states. I only saw 2 commercials and that was after the phone was already out in the market for a couple of months.
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Yeah, maybe in Q3 they would have more profit, but just enough to cover that -50 mil.
The advertising campaigns in south america have been a real success. Most tweets in Spanish about the play are comments about them...
Also releasing it at the same time that they announced the Vita may be part of it. I know people who didn’t get one because the Vita is coming and this thing only plays PSX (And not many if you done use and emulator) and phone games. I was hoping for games designed with the play in mind and not just phone updated for the plays controls. This doesn’t work if not done right. A lot (not all) of people don’t like how they made the controls for all the good Gameloft and EA games.
It is not what I expected for sure. (But I still love it)
antispiral said:
I think they should have pushed the play more in the united states. I only saw 2 commercials and that was after the phone was already out in the market for a couple of months.
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I have seen many in Canada. I watch a lot of Game related channels like G4TV.
I also agree with the other guys that say it will turn around soon.
Lack of mainstream games is the reason SEXPlay isnt doing as well as it should be.
I only bought the phone for emulation so I am happy whatever games do or do not get released for it.
However, I've read that 75% of Xperia Play owners have bought compatible paid games. That means that a niche is there.
Cant argue with that. I myself have bought most Gameloft games. Currently bought and loving Reckless Racing too
New Jrioni update has made Mame totally awesome aswell.
dsswoosh said:
Cant argue with that. I myself have bought most Gameloft games. Currently bought and loving Reckless Racing too
New Jrioni update has made Mame totally awesome aswell.
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I bought the gameloft's all or almost all but mostly because they wete on offers like a pound each and some at three pounds but buy one get one free.
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I have bought HEAPS of games and i don't usually do that for a phone.
I am pretty sure SE was losing this amount every year without having any of these droid phones but sales have picked up remarkably since they bought into android.
Sony has always threatened closing down their mobile arm but these figures aren't really anything alarming seeing that some regions are just getting the phone now and with the price drop more units are flying off the shelf.
I got all my gameloft games for free from underground community here, b'coz in our poor country, gameloft games are priced too high.. One gameloft game egual to a cost of my lunch + dinner here, sometimes even equal to breakfast + lunch + dinner
Logseman said:
However, I've read that 75% of Xperia Play owners have bought compatible paid games. That means that a niche is there.
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I have purchased a few.
I have also spent $Hundreds in iOS Games. The only thing keeping me from spending more on the Play is lack of memory. I don’t want to spend $70+ on a bigger SD card. The 16GB one cost me over $30.
hate_do said:
I got all my gameloft games for free from underground community here, b'coz in our poor country, gameloft games are priced too high.. One gameloft game egual to a cost of my lunch + dinner here, sometimes even equal to breakfast + lunch + dinner
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You can buy a $500+ phone but can’t spend $5-$10 for a game?
Not cool dude.
hate_do said:
I got all my gameloft games for free from underground community here, b'coz in our poor country, gameloft games are priced too high.. One gameloft game egual to a cost of my lunch + dinner here, sometimes even equal to breakfast + lunch + dinner
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poor country lol. That is no excuse.
In NZ and AU we pay 6 - 8 dollars per game and I also can get a cheap breakfast/lunch for that price.
Also rather annoying because the AUD is as strong as the USD yet we pay more.
Either way that is no excuse for pirating... You are essentially saying "I should get things free because I can't afford it" and you may as well walk into a Games store, take a game off the shelf and put it in your pocket and walk out, if you have that logic.
Also rather annoying because the AUD is as strong as the USD yet we pay more.
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The same here in Canada.
hate_do said:
I got all my gameloft games for free from underground community here, b'coz in our poor country, gameloft games are priced too high.. One gameloft game egual to a cost of my lunch + dinner here, sometimes even equal to breakfast + lunch + dinner
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ncaissie said:
The same here in Canada.
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Atleast they got the sh1t version of the Xperia Play with a terrible provider
HAPPY new year to all your notes out there!
All games $0.99.
https://market.android.com/details?id=apps_promotion_2011_12_28_GL
Modern Combat 3 will be $0.99 during 24 hours. Watch this to see when:
http://twitter.com/gameloft
NOVA 2 not compatible...
dave888 said:
HAPPY new year to all your notes out there!
All games $0.99.
https://market.android.com/details?id=apps_promotion_2011_12_28_GL
Modern Combat 3 will be $0.99 during 24 hours. Watch this to see when:
http://twitter.com/gameloft
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Some of the games look good, but none of them seem to be compatible with my GNote. The only option I get for download is "Uno"! LoooooL!
It says I can play all of those games on my one year old Desire HD, but none on my brand new GNote with one of the best GPU-CPU combo in the mobile phone market! Big fail for Gameloft... would have like to spend my money with them, but they won't let me!
Just search gameloft and most games will be available. I've played every gameloft game besides backlash on my gnote.
Don't go through the 99 cent link just search gameloft. Currently waiting for mc3 so I can show some support.
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Some of the games look good, but none of them seem to be compatible with my GNote. The only option I get for download is "Uno"! LoooooL!
It says I can play all of those games on my one year old Desire HD, but none on my brand new GNote with one of the best GPU-CPU combo in the mobile phone market! Big fail for Gameloft... would have like to spend my money with them, but they won't let me!
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GALAXY NOTE
Sucks that most of the games are listed as being incompatible.
intruda119 said:
Just search gameloft and most games will be available. I've played every gameloft game besides backlash on my gnote.
Don't go through the 99 cent link just search gameloft. Currently waiting for mc3 so I can show some support.
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Have you played lets golf 2? Thats my favoritw game and it is not compayible.
You can buy Modern Combat 3 for $0. 99 Now!
Downloading...
Everything on gameloft says its not compatible with my note. That sucks
My thoughts are it will come some games are are already ported. Reason for porting? Since pspvita came psp games were being sold less now how r they going to pick up slack for psp games easy amdroid!
psvita*. excellent theory good sir
thank you
we are update now
Trying to figure out what this post actually says or the point of it....
Rogue Leader said:
Trying to figure out what this post actually says or the point of it....
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Psp games are getting cheaper cause the PSVita (and games are being launched)
So the low prices will be sold on the android market as well, therefore sony still makes some good money from android users on older PSP games.
jeah but it is also good for us. we have full price psp games with high qualety grafics and gameplay. I never had a psp so the games are like brand new for me.
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jeah but it is also good for us. we have full price psp games with high qualety grafics and gameplay. I never had a psp so the games are like brand new for me.
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If it happens you're in for a treat, the PSP was VERY HIGHLY underratted!