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[Q] GameLoft Re-Download Policy

I, like many a XDA member, switch phones pretty often. This year I have been through a Nexus One, Samsung Vibrant, G2, and tomorrow I am ordering a MyTouch 4G. I have purchased 3 games from Gameloft. I have Sandstorm HD, Let's Golf, and Dungeon Hunter.
I bought Sandstorm on my Vibrant, and the other two on the G2. I was hoping to get all three games on my NEW SHINY MyTouch 4G. According to Gameloft though, the games only work on the device that you purchased the game for.
Now is it just me or does this sound like total BS? I mean why is it that every other app developer that dev's for Android can let you re-install purchased apps when you switch phones, but GameLoft can't. Is that F*%#@!$ ridiculous or what?
I mean I can see if I was to switch from android to iPhone, or WP7, but we are talking about a switch from one device to another. I am pretty sure they don't reprogram each game for each android device. I really love gameloft games but this is basically a deal breaker for me. If they don't give me all of my games on my new device, I am through buying games from them. I buy a lot of apps. I would guess that buy at least one per week.
Anybody else think this policy is BS and just a ploy to make extra cash?

Love it
I love Gamelofts Policy +1 for Gameloft WIN!

I find their policy absurd. That is why they will never have me as a customer until they quit being draconian and greedy. I think if they want to compete with the rest of the dev world for android they need to learn to play nicely in android playgrounds. If not they will not be around except for the people who think their policy is awesome. I feel really sorry for the ones who are not rooted who cant backup their gameloft games so they can play them on their new or replaced android phone.
-1000000000 for gameloft and their poor customer tatics.....

FAIL!
Ainvar said:
I find their policy absurd. That is why they will never have me as a customer until they quit being draconian and greedy. I think if they want to compete with the rest of the dev world for android they need to learn to play nicely in android playgrounds. If not they will not be around except for the people who think their policy is awesome. I feel really sorry for the ones who are not rooted who cant backup their gameloft games so they can play them on their new or replaced android phone.
-1000000000 for gameloft and their poor customer tatics.....
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Lies, Spend more money make them richer so they can invest in R&D for better Games.

You know what?
I would also appreciate cross-platform support..
E.g. you pay for the full version of "Documents To Go" on your Iphone.. you still have to buy another Licence for Android to use it to the max there..
That's something I would like to see them reconsidering..
But of course switching devices with the same OS should be out of question..

I support pirating Gameloft (after buying first copy).
Policies like this are the reason they aren't selling as well as on the friggin Apple Store.

Dude, I just discovered this policy today which led me to this thread. I'm pissed cuz I just got a new G2 and the two games (MC2 Black Pegasus and Asphalt) can't be redownloaded on my new G2. This is just ****ing ridiculous. I paid nearly 5 bucks for those games. **** that. They lost me as a customer. NEVER AGAIN. They can bet I won't be downloading their games (officially) ever again. Bull****....

their games are the only ones that I don't buy.
1. greedy [email protected]!
2. their games won't work sometimes
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I have recently become aware of this and it is a disgrace. They should put their stuff in the Market and all this goes away. I am currently in negotiations with their "support" people to see if anything can be done. I am not hopeful.
Is there a way of flagging this stuff with Google perhaps? Certainly, I would not buy anything from outside the Market and nothing from Gameloft again without properly checking these restrictions.

Supposedly, their policy has been changed according to Android Police. I haven't seen anything on their site that says so and actually attempting to download games fails for my new phone. Put in a support request, will see what happens.

[Solved] Android Market scammer issue

29-12-10 Edit: And they've been pulled, nothing to see here so just move along.
So I got Dungeon Hunter HD a few weeks ago when Gameloft was offering it for free on their website. Imagine my surprise today when I synced my Appbrain account and it showed that there was an update available for Dungeon Hunter HD on the Android Market! Did Gameloft finally cave and put their content onto the market?!
No such chance unfortunately...I clicked through to the market to find that the "game" was being offered by a dev called DavinciDevelopers who had the cheek to list gameloft.com as their official website.
Looking through their other apps, they also listed Avatar HD, Hero of Sparta HD and Spider Man. "Avatar HD" wants permissions to send, receive, edit and read SMS messages and "Spider Man" requests loads of bluetooth and wifi permissions.
Don't get conned by these scammers!
Unfortunately, I can't post links as a new member but the curious can find these apps by searching on Appbrain.
Edit: I have flagged these apps as inappropriate and would appreciate it if others did so too so they get pulled off the Market.

I despise Gameloft for not releasing their games in the Market.
If they did, I would actually start buying their games.
Go buy Dungeon Defenders in the Market, a much better game running the Unreal Engine made by developers that understand.

Agree
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The fact is that this is just giving Gameloft another reason to shun the Market. Letting DavinciDevelopers be will only give them more of a chance to scam unwitting buyers who keep trying to get the game to work until the new 15 minute refund window is up.
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Dungeon Defenders is FREE!

Hey guys! Just want to say that Dungeon Defenders is now free on the market! No idea if this is permanent or just today, so grap your copy now!
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.trendy.ddapp&feature=search_result

I believe it is free now because Google launched their in-app payment model, and they developer will be charging real world cash to acquire in-game items.

BazookaAce said:
Hey guys! Just want to say that Dungeon Defenders is now free on the market! No idea if this is permanent or just today, so grap your copy now!
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.trendy.ddapp&feature=search_result
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Nice! Thanks...
Slowly d/l'ing into my EVO via 1x

NotATreoFan said:
I believe it is free now because Google launched their in-app payment model, and they developer will be charging real world cash to acquire in-game items.
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Oh i see! LIKE!

What does this mean for the persons that paid for this app? Are we subject to having to pay for everything now to?

The only difference is that you paid for it and we don't. Everyone can use the in-app purchase.

They made it free so that more people will play it. It's a strategy for the console/pc version which is soon to be released.
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Damn I paid for it. Hopefully we get more players now.
Any dates for console version?

"Dungeon Defenders” has never had an official release date for its PC, XBLA and PSN versions, though a Q1 release was Trendy’s initial goal. The game is now looking at a March or April release date for the XBLA and PSN versions, with the PC version releasing sometime later."

Hopefully the people that paided for it get something nice in-game

ARE YOU KIDDING ME
i bought this and now its all free.
and the people who paid for it get nothing.
BULL****.
I hope their PC/Console games fail.

I bought it but hardly played it, it's just too damn complex for a portable game.
I'm not real impressed about being nickle & dimed for it after buying it at full price, I won't be purchasing anything further from this developer that's for sure. If they'd given paying users SOME sort of acknowledgement then it'd be different, but that's just insulting the people that've supported them.
I guess they figure the microtransaction model works for Zynga, so why not them as well.

Didn't you people get tons of free items every-so-often already, delivered to you?
Geez, it's not like the developer is asking you to pay a monthly fee; they only made the apk free of charge. The new players who now download the free apk will never be able to get the free items you all got. And if you don't feel like spending any more cash on the game, then don't buy anything using the in-app purchasing mechanism.
Sheesh...

maybe you guys don't know how to play the game so you all are complaining that it should have been free. it's pretty cheap for a game like this!

knightnz said:
I bought it but hardly played it, it's just too damn complex for a portable game.
I'm not real impressed about being nickle & dimed for it after buying it at full price, I won't be purchasing anything further from this developer that's for sure. If they'd given paying users SOME sort of acknowledgement then it'd be different, but that's just insulting the people that've supported them.
I guess they figure the microtransaction model works for Zynga, so why not them as well.
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how is a hybrid of building towers and blasting enemies complex ? it even has auto aim.

Pinball HD?

MODS PLEASE READ OVER ENTIRE POST. First off let me start off by saying I'm strictly against piracy. With that said there should be protection for both the Developers and Customers from bring stiffed. I purchased Pinball HD for Tegra a couple months ago. It downloaded and installed perfectly fine on my Vibrant and ran with Chainfire 3d. Now since Google apparently gave the Dev's the ability to choose which devices are allowed to download it won't show up in the Market. I've contacted google concerning it and they told me to contact gameprom, in which I did. Gameprom basically told me they won't help me because I have a Vibrant. I don't feel it's right to not be able to enjoy/utilize something I've purchased. I have my google order receipt to show proof...so my question is if Someone who has the app can be kind enough to p.m. me. I'll attach my google order receipt if someone wants to see it. Please help I love that game.
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Just search on google. Grey market apks aren't hard to find.
Theres also a cracked version of Pinball HD for tegra that will run without chainfire.
Its the only tegra game I've seen with such a crack.

Yeah, the Pinball THD has been cracked to Pinball HD. Same goes to T-Racer THD > T-Racer HD. From my perspective, it isn't wrong to play the same game that you've paid for. It can be viewed like this - you own the software, but then you "mod" it a little to be played on another device of yours. Piracy occurs if one didn't buy the game, but the one have and distribute it to others.

I fell in the same boat, and when I basically got the same response from them, I just used my 4shared app from the market to download the apk that I've already paid for. I definitely won't be buying any of their Apps till they change their bullshyt policy.
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Let's Golf 3D - In app purchases failed. Money gone! Boo Gameloft!

Talk about confusing. Trying to pay for the ability to continue playing beyond the 5 holes they give you every day... Good luck trying to figure that out.
After purchasing 120 "energy points" for LET'S GOLF 3D from within the app, I applied enough to unlock the Ireland Course. After a few holes played, I was locked out and asked to buy more "energy points".
Why do I need to buy more, if I've already payed for the course to be unlocked?!?!?!? Basically, Gameloft has stolen my money (no refunds, of course), and has not answered any of the many email inquiries I have sent them.
Thanks, Gameloft. Can I send you some more money for nothing? What a horrible business model for a game.
Enjoy the free play, but do not give them money for anything!