The blizzard background downloader can be set up to automatically download patches when you are not playing the game.
World of Warcraft will always download patches automatically. There is no way around it. You can always use the background downloader to pre-download large patches ahead of time, but this does not always work as sometimes patches are released really fast to fix a bug in the code.
Updates and patches are downloaded from the PlayStation network. The PS3 system will automatically update when a new version comes out. Game patches will download when you launch the game, if you have PlayStation Plus your PS3 can be set to automaticly check for patches for games you own and download them in the background.
Steam automatically patches the game.
When opening StarCraft 2, the client automatically checks for patches and updates accordingly. If the game runs without updating, then you are up to date!
Yes, you have to download the game client and files unto your computer. It also automatically upgrades the game if there are new patches.
The client will automatically download each patch that you are missing in succession. This could be a few, or a lot if you haven't played in a while.
You automatically download new patches from blizzard downloaded every time you start WoW or click on your short-cut.
As long as you have a EA (or Spores) account, and if yo downloaded the EA Download manager, it should do it automatically when you log in.
You can either sign up to Steam and they will update the game automatically or you can download the Patches from the official SI Games website
Official wow patches are applied automatically, there is no way you can NOT download the patch. If there is a patch available, the client will update itself. If you choose not to update, you will not be able to play.
When making a new creature there should be a option to download default spore. If you have internet access download new patches and new spore will automatically be added to those defaults
The wow patches are compulsory. If you do not download them, you will be unable to play wow. They will automatically download themselves, and depending on the type of patch (content/bugfix) range anywhere from a few hundred megabytes to a gigabyte.