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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
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
The Long Awaited Tactical RPG Is Almost Here

The Long Awaited Tactical RPG Is Almost Here

Final Fantasy tactics has finally been submitted for Apple's approval. It should be released this, or next Thursday. The SRPG has been ported to a number of platforms and has a huge following among Square-Enix fans.

Mike Lata
Back To The Future Ep 5 Coming Tonight

Back To The Future Ep 5 Coming Tonight

Point-and-click adventure game developer, Telltale Games, is releasing the fifth episode of the Back to the Future series tonight. The iPad game is already available in New Zealand and should be hitting other App Stores soon.

Mike Lata
Sail The Seas As A Pirate On Your iPad This Thursday

Sail The Seas As A Pirate On Your iPad This Thursday

Sid Meier's Pirates! for the iPad will be hitting the App Store this coming Thursday. This is the remake of the 1987 original that is available on a couple of other platforms. The game features gorgeous 3D visuals, places to explore, and a sandbox style of gameplay.

Mike Lata
"Apple Is A Very Tight-Knit Company"

"Apple Is A Very Tight-Knit Company"

Apple has a lot of visionaries and people who choose to work for the company out of passion. Their method is to create products that everyone can use and some techies detest that.

Mike Lata