OpenFeint announces version 2.4, now in Fieldrunners

anyone know what game is shown in that picture at the top of the post?

They added OpenFeint at the expense of existing high scores, which are now gone. You also can't enter a name for new local high scores; instead every entry is marked as "You". So much for competing against people in real life who play the game on your ipod. Having OpenFeint active slows down opening the app as it makes a connection.

It's a gimmick, and one that has more cons than pros in regards to its addition to Fieldrunners.

However, the additional maps in the Fieldrunners update are well worth it (even though they cost $1 each). I've gotten more hours of play out of Fieldrunners than any other game for the iPhone. I'd just rather have the old scoring system (and scores) back. This is the second time they've erased the scores because they were adapting to a new system.

As long as there's an easy way to turn this off for users who don't want it. If I go to play a game it's because I want to play the game, not chat with others playing the game. It so annoyed me when trying out one of the free Aurora Feint games, constantly seeing all these chats from other users scrolling along the bottom.

"It's interesting how this sort of sub-culture is burgeoning simply inside individual games, completely unofficially, on the App Store. You have to wonder if Apple is watching any of this"
Jeez Mike, climb out of Apples a$$ for a minute will you?