The Update Scenario

    Hey, everyone. I was just playing a few games on the I-Pad and went to Asphalt 7: Heat. I was greeted by this little jewel. It says that a new update is available. Please update to play on-line. When you hit okay it takes you to the app store. There is no way to play the game without doing this.
    I never play this game on-line and don't want the update. It is a huge file, 1.12 Gigs, and I have a limit on my monthly data usage. So, this is a paid-for game that I cannot play unless I bow to Gameloft's wishes. The game has been playing fine for me. I don't want the update. My question is this. I had a game, they have locked it up where I can't play it. I had it, I don't have it. Is it just me being critical or is that like...stealing? Did I ever truly own the game? Or was Gameloft, in their beneficence, allowing me to use it for a while? One more thing. I had all my notifications turned off on my I-Pad. There should have been no communications with Gameloft. Yet they were able to put this dialogue box on my screen. So, can we assume that all our games are just chatting back and forth, at their leisure, with some remote outpost of Geekdom?
    What is the Gameloft sudden interest in forcing updates? Is this an effort to stop pirating? Will it instead just irritate all their honest customers? Are they trying to usurp EA Games title as The Most Hated Company In America? Stay tuned to more of this fascinating subject, As the Game Turns.

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Shadowgun: Crushing The Driller On Level 4

Hey, everyone. Let's talk about the game called Shadowgun, the I-Pad game with which I have a love-hate relationship. Most of you who made it past the evil Cyber Lobster are doubtless locked in a death struggle with the Driller at the end of level 4. At this point you have been in the cave for a long time. The Driller breaks through the rock wall and chases you through the tunnel as you try to shoot out the green lights which slows the Driller down. If you are slick enough to shoot out all the lights and emerge from the cave, a rolling door crashes on the Driller and crushes his aggravating carcass. I have tried and failed to beat the Driller at least 250 times. I hate the Driller to the heights and depths my soul can reach. I hate it like a plague. I hate it with intensity of feeling. I hate it like a rich man hates taxes. Excuse me, I got carried away. We had a big dinner here at the green retreat and my friend Trevor was ...

Batman Lives In Washington, DC

Hey, everyone. I just read an interesting article on Washington Post.Com by Mike Rosenwald. It was titled Who Is the Route 29 Batman? This is a true story about a guy that the cops pulled over. The guy was driving a black Lamborghini with Batman plates. There were yellow Batman symbols on the doors. They had a video from the police car that showed him being pulled over. He was wearing a Bat-suit which he said cost him $5000. His gig is that he visits sick children in area hospitals and hands out Bat-Toys and Bat-books to cheer the kids up. His name is Lenny B. Robinson and he says that the 'B' stands for Batman. He is perfectly sane and is just a good dude trying to make a difference. He is a self-made millionaire and is currently having a duplicate of the Batmobile custom-made at a cost of $250,000. It was a hoot, watching the cops having their pictures made with the Bat Guy. Someone asked him where Robin was and he said that the boy won...

A Postscript

Hey. I just tried the update for Shadowgun on my old I-Pad. The graphics are even better than ever, if you can believe that. The rolling feature is a nice defensive weapon during battles. It is activated by a small button next to the fire button. It was kinda cool. On my old Padster, I was on the level where you kill the Cyberlobster for the first time. I certainly settled his hash a lot faster this time. I hid behind a shield and popped up and down, blasting the yellow ball that signifies his AI controls. I must say that, at least on the I-Pad 1, there is a bit of crashing, in spots, with this update. I am sure they will fix this quickly. I haven't played the new levels because my I-Pad 2 is charging and you can't play the new section, called The Leftover Expansion Pack , until you have finished the game. Very cool that they didn't charge for this update. Class. I am looking forward to Shadowgun 2. From the lair of the Cyberlobster, this is CE Wi...

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