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Mike Lata
About

Mike Lata

Mike was born in Poland but moved to California at age 9. Mike has graduated from Chico State with a degree in journalism in spring '10 and lives in Cupertino (Apple headquarters) currently. He hopes to continue writing about games and technology and loves his iPad. He got it as a graduation gift along with an iPhone 4 but the iPad is Mike's real device of choice. Mike also owns an iMac (that has bootcamp and OS X), a Windows laptop, a Wii, and a Dreamcast. Mike also has a passion in film and enjoys training mixed martial arts. He also loves history especially reading about the battle of Stalingrad or ancient warriors like the spartans. Mike's personal blog is http://mlata26.wordpress.com and he has previously written for Nodpad, TheAppera, and Appmodo. He currently writes for Appadvice and Tablets.com. Follow Mike on Twitter: @Stirolak123 Or feel free to e-mail me: Mike@appadvice.com
Latest from Mike
Steampunk FPS Game Set In The Wild Wild West Coming Soon

Steampunk FPS Game Set In The Wild Wild West Coming Soon

If you enjoy multiplayer-based, first-person shooters, check out the trailer for Emotional Robots' upcoming game, Warm Gun. Warm Gun is set in the wild wild west, but also mixes in some sci-fi-based elements and special effects from another era. The art style is also very steampunk-like. Look for it sometime this month.

Mike Lata
Gameloft Doing Well As Of Late

Gameloft Doing Well As Of Late

Gameloft has been doing quite well as of late. In fact, the iOS gaming company's app sales have gone up by 15 percent during the first half of 2011 and they don't look like they will be slowing down anytime soon.

Mike Lata
Final Fantasy Tactics To Hit iOS This Thursday

Final Fantasy Tactics To Hit iOS This Thursday

Final Fantasy Tactics will be released on iOS in just a few days. The game has been unveiled to cost £10.99, which should be around $15.99. Final Fantasy tactics was originally released on the original Playstation and later ported to the Playstation Portable. This version is based on the PSP released with other enhancements added as well.

Mike Lata
Hard Lines Will Soon Get A Massive Update

Hard Lines Will Soon Get A Massive Update

Split Milk Studios is planning to update its arcade title, Hard Lines, in the near future. The update will add Game Center achievements and iPad support. No word on any other features being added yet.

Mike Lata
Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing Goes On Sale

Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing Goes On Sale

Sega's answer to Mario Kart has dropped in price. Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing is currently available for only $1.99 from its standard $4.99 price tag. This is the perfect time to pick up this kart racing title with online multiplayer.

Mike Lata
Cordy Comes To iOS From Android

Cordy Comes To iOS From Android

A new platformer with 2.5D visuals is available on the App Store as a universal app. The game's title is Cordy and it has previously been a fan favorite on the Android Matketplace.

Mike Lata
Boot To Gecko OS Coming To Tablets, Smartphones

Boot To Gecko OS Coming To Tablets, Smartphones

Mozilla has teamed up with Gecko in the hope of creating an open source OS for tablets and smartphones. The OS will be called Boot to Gecko (B2G). Mozilla is also betting on the Web environment over proprietary software and app development.

Mike Lata
Mad Wheels Hitting App Store Tonight

Mad Wheels Hitting App Store Tonight

Mad Wheels and Mad Wheels HD are hitting the App Store tonight. The game is a top-down arcade racer with weapons and fast-paced gameplay. It also features gorgeous 3D graphics and online multiplayer.

Mike Lata
Use Your iPad 2 Camera In: Two Worlds 2 Castle Defense HD

Use Your iPad 2 Camera In: Two Worlds 2 Castle Defense HD

Track your movements and look around corners of your game when playing the latest update of Two Worlds II Castle Defense HD on iPad 2. Now you can use your iPad 2's camera in the game to track the movements of your head and add a virtual reality element to the gameplay. The update brings the title to version 1.2.

Mike Lata