Gameloft’s Try & Buy for Android: how to

Some people were a little upset to learn that Gameloft was releasing Android games but only making them available in their own web store – aside from Asphalt HD, which sells for $4.99 in the Market. I can’t think of any other category of app (hi quality 3D games) that might be more tempting for hackers to pirate, but it’s not clear if copy protection is the reason Gameloft chose this route. Whatever the case, the game company has updated it’s model, allowing users to download demo versions of their apps from their store, and, as has been the case for some time, bill any purchases to a carrier. The primary difference here is that the process is much less of a hassle and doesn’t require any text message verification. Check out the how-to video blow, followed by a spot pimping available games:





Thanks to the DroidDog reader that sent this in.

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OK seriously, I'm even more frustrated with Gameloft and their apathy towards Android after watching the top video. The first part of the video lists a bunch of Android phones. HTC Incredible, Motorola Droid X, Samsung Vibrant, etc.Well, at the bottom they list the "HTC Epic 4G." Um no. Total fail Gameloft. It's the Samsung Epic 4G. Made by Samsung, not HTC. Might seem like a minor typo, but this is a minute and a half promo video to promote and inform the public about their Android games line up. Typos, particularly glaring mistakes like this, should never happen. The video undoubtedly went through at least several people during production and nobody caught this mistake?Obviously Gameloft could care less.

In the first video, in the list of phones, it says 'HTC Epic 4G'.

This looks very promising.... but my assassins creed download is hanging around 25-30% area.

Google provides an API to both log in and use google checkout for third party purchases. Why didn't they just integrate that? Punch in your google login and away you go. I don't need/want my carrier charged. What if I pay for games out of one account and pay my carrier out of another? It seems no matter how you look at this they are going about it all wrong. I guess they don't like/want customers.

If you buy a game this way...what happens when you switch phones? If you're like me and on your 4th Incredible, switching happens about once every two weeks.

OK seriously, I'm even more frustrated with Gameloft and their apathy towards Android after watching the top video. The first part of the video lists a bunch of Android phones. HTC Incredible, Motorola Droid X, Samsung Vibrant, etc.Well, at the bottom they list the "HTC Epic 4G." Um no. Total fail Gameloft. It's the Samsung Epic 4G. Made by Samsung, not HTC. Might seem like a minor typo, but this is a minute and a half promo video to promote and inform the public about their Android games line up. Typos, particularly glaring mistakes like this, should never happen. The video undoubtedly went through at least several people during production and nobody caught this mistake?Obviously Gameloft could care less.

In the first video, in the list of phones, it says 'HTC Epic 4G'.

This looks very promising.... but my assassins creed download is hanging around 25-30% area.

Google provides an API to both log in and use google checkout for third party purchases. Why didn't they just integrate that? Punch in your google login and away you go. I don't need/want my carrier charged. What if I pay for games out of one account and pay my carrier out of another? It seems no matter how you look at this they are going about it all wrong. I guess they don't like/want customers.