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New & Improved Texas Holdem Debuts On XBLA Today, Details >
2006/11/29 11:01:51: Posted by DM
Microsoft has listened to the cummnity outcrys and today they will debut an updated an dimproved version of the Texas Holdem XBox Live Arcade game. This new version features many enhancements, as well as several fixes. Click read more for the full details.

PRESS RELEASE

This week on Xbox Live Arcade Wednesday we offer a full-featured update to one of the most popular titles on the service – Texas Hold ‘em. We’ve listened to our community and as a result, a host of features and improvements have been added to Texas Hold ‘em to speed up game-play, eliminate cheating and ensure proper competition. As a result, the online multi-player leaderboards will be reset to eliminate the inflated scores that currently appear. In a future update in early 2007, we’ll be adding Xbox Live Vision Camera support as well.

The update will be available for download on Xbox Live Arcade for Xbox 360 beginning today, Wednesday, 29th November, after 0800 GMT

Below is a full list of the new features and changes in the Texas Hold ’em update:

Features

· Game-play is now faster:

o Post the blind and play right away! – Players can now, if they wish, start playing immediately when joining a table by posting the big blind, rather than having to wait for the blind to come to them.

o New ‘Away’ mode – Players can now set their status to ‘Away’. Hands will be auto-folded and blinds auto-posted until the player returns.

o New ‘Auto-boot’ mode – Players who continuously let the timer expire (more than three times in a game) will be booted from the table

o Faster overall pacing – Timers and messaging durations have been adjusted to speed up game-play among experienced players, but still allow novice players plenty of time to play.

· Improved blind structure – Initial blinds, as well as blind increases, are now more proportional to table stakes, ensuring more meaningful increases during game-play.

· Matchmaking improvements – Players are no longer matched into games they cannot afford

· Improved interface controls – Improvements to controls, such as increasing/decreasing stake amounts

· Leaderboard display – A player’s full winnings and rank are now properly displayed

· Art and text improvements – Game art and spelling issues have been addressed

· Online exploits addressed – Certain known exploits that enabled cheating have been addressed. As a result, the online multi-player leaderboards will be reset to eliminate inflated scores as a result of these exploits.

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