So I've had my Prime for a while now. Got it from GameStop, and of course it game pre-loaded with some games. However, it is obvious GameStop sideloaded those games because although the Google Market, sorry, I mean the Google Play Store will tell me some of the games need updates, it won't let me install such updates. The error is typically that when trying to update they realized I didn't own those games.
I had emailed GameStop about this some time back. Their response was simply that nothing could be done.
I tried emailing one of the developers, for Shadowgun, and to date they haven't bothered to respond to me.
This is irritating to me. My games are stuck in time because GameStop won't provide updates, and the Market/Play Store won't let me update cause it thinks they aren't valid copies. Is there ANYTHING I can do here to get these apps updated legally?
Thanks,
K.
Hm, doesn't sound very good bro, if GameStop themselves refuse to do something against it, I don't think anyone else will care. Sorry to say that, but I think there's not a big chance for you to get your updates.
However, there are still two steps I would think of:
1. Have you written to Google and described your problem to them already?
2. If you really are keen on those updates, you could look for a guide to remove those games, uninstall the Play Store updates and buy them a second time (as they are marked as "Paid" up to now, aren't they?). As I said, I don't think that's an option for ya, but, who knows...?
Yeah, trying not to have to repurchase...but I figured that is the only way I can do this...hence why I posted. Was hoping there might be a way.
I suppose emailing Google might be worth a shot, but my gut tells me they'll just say its up to GameStop since they put the games on the tablet. AKA: you installed from outside our market, not our problem. I could be wrong though.
K.
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First off let me start by acknowledging that this may be in the wrong section.
For those who do not follow android central or some other android news site, ea is have a sale on a few games. Now i know this has been discussed before but i haven't seen it brought up here. The issue of ea products not carrying over in the market when flashing new rom or anything it seems that replaces the org market apk. I ask here just incase the market being bundled with the roms here (comrom specifically) is special somehow.
So the short version for those that haven't heard.
day 1 purchased ea nfs
day 2 played ea nfs
day 3 flashed new rom
day 4 you must repurchase ea nfs
Is this just bad design on ea products to which one must stay away from no matter how good the deal ?
I thought I was the only one. A few days after I got my Fascinate, I bought NFS. After sometime(and I believe after I flashed a new Rom), NFS didn't show up as purchased anymore. :/
Bow chika wah wah
Hm, I have heard of this issue. Wonder if buying, then backing up with Titanium Backup, or using Root Explorer to copy the .apk to your SD card would work, I imagine so.
I've been using the same nfs shift TiBackup from when it was .99 cents in december. And after many odins and Tibkup restores it still works fine.
good day.
think i still have a ti backup of it somewhere, maybe. Have done many "fresh starts" that included wiped out old or unused apps. While i could just pirate it, the truth is that if it is so badly written that such a round about method is needed to play it. Screw it. Guess im just picky like that. If it comes back to the market showing i own it then ill reconsider.
Oh DirgeExtinction love the sig, RvB freaking rocks
I, I have bought "the adventures of TinTin" from Gameloft for 6€ on my HTC Flyer when it came out.
The game loads 800MByte of data, so there is no chance, that you can test and return the game within 15 minutes, if you dont like it or if it doesn't work.
On my Flyer unfortunatelly the game doesnt run. I launch it, get a license check, and then it is over. The game exists.
I tried to contact Gameloft, but I got no reply from this company!
So this money is just thrown out of the window. Support is non existant.
Did you purchase it through Gameloft or the market? If its on the market, you could probably appeal a refund due to it not working, if its through Gameloft... good luck... worst customer service of any company ive dealt with before.
Through the market. Hm, I still can get a refund you think? How can this work out through the market?
Google Market is not dealing with refunds. Gameloft is not accepting refunds. But they might offer another compatible game if you ask nicely. http://www.gameloft.com/index.php?platform=gameloft§ion=home
bought it as well, gameloft support has sent me a few diff versions to try. still no luck.
This used to work when I was on gb but now just exits on HC
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I installed honeybar, which allows you to hide the bottom notification bar and VOILA works!
even gameloft couldnt figure that out...Hit thanks if this helped you!
I just downloaded todays update. When I opened the app, I got a message that my phone is rooted (which it is) and to return to original firmware. Then the game shuts down and you can't play it. Is this going to start happening with all market apps??
Anyway to still play the game with the update and stay rooted??
Best thing to do would be to leave a 1 star rating for game with your comment. if the devs get enough they should stop caring if its rooted.
1 Star Review!!
Just did it, and there many others doing the same thing!!
Good call! Hopefully it will get the developers to do something about it!!
as much as I agree that its annoying, I understand where the dev is coming from. If you want to prevent your users from cheating, thats probably the easiest way to do it.
Cheating?
How does having a rooted phone enable any form of cheating?
The game plays the same as when the phone wasn't rooted??
It's not just annoying, it's also probably not legal. When i bought the game this was not a condition of purchase, what they did was change the rules months after they had no problem selling it to me. It would be a different story if that was a condition from title launch but you can't sell me the game and in-app items and then purposely disable it... Am I wrong??
At the very least they should refund us for the ole' switcheroo!
This is the reward I get for choosing not to pirate anything Android...they sure aren't making a strong case against it pulling horsecrap like this! Why do i have a feeling cracked copies won't have this issue (you know, the ones the cheaters will use anyway)...
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pierre3408 said:
How does having a rooted phone enable any form of cheating?
The game plays the same as when the phone wasn't rooted??
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if I'm not mistaken, in order to cheat (in almost any game), you'll need to modify files that are not accessible to the user unless they're rooted. I may be wrong, though.
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if I'm not mistaken, in order to cheat (in almost any game), you'll need to modify files that are not accessible to the user unless they're rooted. I may be wrong, though.
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But here's the problem: I'm rooted but haven't modified anything relating to the game. I paid for the game, never cheated, and now I can't play it. That's not logical rationale by any stretch...
They suggest that I unroot just to play a game. So I'd lose backup and cache cleaning and CM7 for one game to work. How is that reasonable??
I guess cheating in a GAME (may I just state again that this is all over a game) is more important than a functional device.
If they told me this before I bought it then I just wouldn't have bothered, nor would most Android users... Where iphone users barely know how to change their ringtones, we root and Rom, they should understand that or not bother...
I am really surprised non of the major Android blog sites have picked up on this...
I think it's poop, I agree with the notion of 1 star to the developer!
This is the email I just got back from the Dev:
Thank you for your inquiry.
Please expect the next update very soon. Previously blocked users will be able to access the game again.
We are sorry for this inconvenience.
However, please keep in mind, if you do have a rooted phone and have problems in the game with the future, it is recommended to turn your phone back to a stable OS environment.
Thank you for your patience.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I777 using XDA App
I am going to post this document that I made into this thread later when I have the rights to post images/links. Sorry for the inconvenience.
Anyway, here is a word document that explains how to install Order and Chaos onto the Transformer Prime using a Chinese method.
ROOT REQUIRED TO GET THE GRAPHICS WORKING! Chainfire 3D is used to emulate a Qualcomm processor. Without this the game will not get past the "Play" button after character creation.
tegra2 apk of order and chaos works great on tf prime without any further patching and rooting. But its not legal to post it here, so you guys should look it up.
u could still pm me
can i be lost here?
ok so a brain fart, right?
why isn't it legal to post information about running a market game on the tab? is the tegra2 an illegal version of the game?
i'm just a little confused and have been interested in this game for a while so i wanted to post this to see if maybe there was a way that i could finger out a way to get it running on my tab...
not like i need an excuse to play another mmorpg erf.
any extrapolation of the above posts would be greatly beneficial to me and maybe other people as well.
thanks in advance
I'm assuming the game is paid so if you would post the .apk here it would be considered warez which is a no no
Haro912 said:
I'm assuming the game is paid so if you would post the .apk here it would be considered warez which is a no no
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game is free, but has recurring subscription. this counts as in app purchase, so, not warez, right? idk, maybe its my stupids again
stretchwookie said:
game is free, but has recurring subscription. this counts as in app purchase, so, not warez, right? idk, maybe its my stupids again
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Market says it's $6.99, not free.
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.gameloft.android.ANMP.GloftMMHM
hairdewx said:
Market says it's $6.99, not free.
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.gameloft.android.ANMP.GloftMMHM
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dood, i TOTALLY apologize for my stupids. so i did some research because when i saw your post, i thought ''theres no WAY i paid 7 bucks for that!". order and chaos ran on sale a while back for a buck. i got it then. my bad. can we please still be friends?
So I somehow managed to find a copy of Order and Chaos which worked perfectly on my unrooted prime, alone, and without the help of other hacks or apps. I found it simply by searching "Order and Chaos tegra 2". I have no idea if it was hacked or altered, but it just worked. It was able to download and log into version 1.0.9
As irony would have it, on the very same night I found a working version (3 or 4 nights ago at this point), my celebration was cut short when all the servers went down and updated to version 1.1.0. Of course now my 1.0.9 was unable to log into the servers and I haven't been able to find a working version of 1.1.0.
Its out there, a copy of 1.1.0 which doesn't require the rooting and altering initially suggested by this post. If anyone finds it, let us know where. It would be a remarkable feat and a great in-your-face to Gameloft.
I'm currently working on getting a 1.1.0 version working. So far I have it starting but then crashing before "Touch to Start Playing" pops up :/
Smahon I am in the same boat
if only we could get mc3 now -.-'
sbeanie said:
I'm currently working on getting a 1.1.0 version working. So far I have it starting but then crashing before "Touch to Start Playing" pops up :/
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i would appreciate any info, as i have purchased this app on my galaxy s 2 when they ran it on sale a while back. i just think playing on the prime would be MUCH better
http://approb.com/android-games/882.html
This website has the apk and data available for download, but it seems that the data downloads are specific to certain processors. Currently at work so unable to give it a try.
BUYMECAR said:
http://approb.com/android-games/882.html
This website has the apk and data available for download, but it seems that the data downloads are specific to certain processors. Currently at work so unable to give it a try.
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Looks like this does a device check like all the others . Worth the shot though, thank you.
In the meantime I've been having a nice time playing touchscreen World of Warcraft through Splashtop HD, and its working very nicely .
I hadn't realized that it does a device check *after* the data download. I thought the device check was initiated prior to the data download.
You can bypass the device check by downloading the cracked version by Muzhiwan (google it). However, I have been struggling to get it to get to the Main Menu. Crashes before Touch to Continue pops up. If anyone manages to get it to work it would be great.
I think the problem is the graphics renderer. It all works until graphics have to be rendered (loaded at touch to continue). Chainfire has had no luck so far getting this to work. :/
New update taking care of a lot of issues rwported by users.
Tried going the Muzhiean route but their PC software is in Chinese.
BUYMECAR said:
New update taking care of a lot of issues rwported by users.
Tried going the Muzhiean route but their PC software is in Chinese.
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i bought the game today on my galaxy nexus. Played fine on it. Then i did a titanium backup, took the apk, then shared the apk to my TP.
Game loads up but a message pops up to say the device is not compatible but "you can try anyway". So i clicked OK. and bam... it just closes.
i guess the only way to get it on the TP is when gameloft decide its about time they fix it for us!
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I'd just like to post this to share my experience with the Gameloft support team. In the past I've read posts in which users complained about Gameloft's support, to the point which some users claimed it un-existent! However here's my take. I purchased Gangstar Rio: City of Saints for my Xperia S from the Play Store, after installing it I received an error saying that it was not comatible with my device. All I did was go back to the store and email them. Within a day of having filed my issue I received a response in which they apologised and gave me an alternate link to the game. Unfortunately the game stll did not work, I simply contacted them again and they replied within a day. They apologised again and said that they could not identify the issue but to compensate offered me a game of my choice from their store free of charge. This all took less than 2 days which in my opinion is extremely responsive. All I'm trying to say is if you have a problem just contact them, their support is really amazing and judging from previous posts has improved a lot! Well this was just my experience, feel free to share yours
when i tried contacting them, they replied once asking for my phone number, then sent me a barrage of push notifications trying to force my phone to start the WRONG game (not even the game that was faulty), and since then i've had no reply from them, despite trying to contact them again. at no point did they offer me a refund, or try and get my game working. never buying gameloft again.