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Story: GameShadow automates PC game patches

Posted by: David Oliver (Wednesday 6 August 2003, 1:41 PM)

This is really nothing new!

Popular games such as Battlefield 1942 from Electronic Arts informs the user when a new patch is available and ready to download currently.

Games in the past have also had an update option, such as the extremely popular Half Life. So paying £20 to get a company to find the patch and download it for you seems alittle lazy and pointless if many more games such as '1942 will do that for you already.

Many subscription services such as Barrysworld and Game.Net already offer patches very soon after they come available with additional add-ons such as new maps, features and editiors. It will be a simple venture to add an automatic patch update feature to these existing services. So why pay more when your multiplayer gaming provider will do this for you in a short while anyway.

I'm afraid this company if going to have to do allot more to get my £20. Because if ever there was a money making scheme that is money for old rope then this is it!