Texas Hold 'em added to Xbox Live Arcade releases

Friday 14 Jul 2006 : 17:28 PM



Another game has been added to Microsoft's Live Arcade Wednesdays release list.

Users will be able to download Texas Hold'em on Wednesday 23rd August and apparently it will be a free download.

It's not often that Microsoft gives something away for nothing so it has got us thinking. This is wild speculation of course but it wouldn't seem to sily to suggest that microsoft is slowly trying to get us used to the idea of gambling on Xbox live before entering the massive online gambling market for real ?

Tags: Online Gambling , Texas Hold 'em , Tik Games , Xbox Live , Xbox Live Arcade

Formats: Xbox 360

Xbox Live Arcade preview video.

Thursday 13 Jul 2006 : 15:54 PM



Thanks to Gamevideos.com for this great preview video which includes Street Fighter 2 : Hyper Fighting , Galaga, Pac Man and brand new game Cloning Clyde. We've known about the retro releases for months but we think Cloning Clyde looks like a lot of fun.

Check out our earlier article for release dates and prices - click here



Tags: Cloning Clyde , Galaga , Pac Man , Street Fighter 2 : Hyper Fighting , Videos , Xbox Live Arcade

Formats: Xbox 360

Xbox Live Arcade prices

Thursday 13 Jul 2006 : 13:55 PM



Microsoft has announced the prices of it's upcoming Live Arcade games and they seem pretty fairly priced.

New games and big classics will be $10 and smaller games will be $5. Here's the full list of prices and release dates.

Frogger - July 12 - 400 points ($5/£3.40)
Cloning Clyde - July 19 - 800 points ($10/£6.80)
Galaga - July 26 - 400 points ($5/£3.40)
Street Fighter II' Hyper Fighting - August 2 - 800 points ($10/£6.80)
Pac-Man - August 9 - 400 points ($5/£3.40)




Tags: Cloning Clyde , Frogger , Galaga , Microsoft , Pac Man , Street Fighter 2 : Hyper Fighting , Xbox Live Arcade

Formats: Xbox 360

Street Fighter 2 : Hyper Fighting and more release dates

Tuesday 11 Jul 2006 : 23:54 PM



Street Fighter 2 is set to hit Xbox Live Arcade at long last on 2nd August as part of Microsoft's new promotion - XBLA Wednesdays.

Every wednesday for the rest of the summer we'll be treated to a new XBLA game every wednesday, starting tomorrow with the classic Frogger. The following wednesdays will bring Cloning Clyde, Galaga, Street Fighter 2 : Hyper Fighting and Pac-Man.



Tags: Microsoft , Street Fighter 2 : Hyper Fighting , Xbox Live , Xbox Live Arcade

Formats: Xbox 360

Xbox Live Arcade games in a shop near you

Tuesday 27 Jun 2006 : 23:45 PM



Microsoft plans to release a collection of the most popular XBOX Live Arcade Titles through high street retailers later this year.

Dubbed "XBOX Live Arcade Unplugged", the compilation is rumoured to include the following titles.

- Geometry Wars Evolved
- Texas Hold 'Em Poker
- Bejeweled 2 Deluxe
- Outpost Kaloki X
- Wik: Fable of Souls
- Hardwood Backgammon

There are certainly some great games in there and it should help fill a gap in the 360's release schedule as Microsoft are probably saving up some of the bigger releases to coincide with the launch of the PS3 and the Wii.

The package will apparently hit the shelves in October priced £20.

Tags: Xbox Live Arcade

Formats: Xbox 360

UNO most successful demo on Xbox Live Marketplace

Tuesday 13 Jun 2006 : 16:52 PM




Microsoft says that UNO by Carbonated games has become the most successful demo on XBLM ever in terms of conversions to full paying customers. Apparently between 40% and 45% of users that download the demo have been snapping up the full game beating the previous record of 39% set by Geometry Wars.

The game has been incredibly popular online and will be the first game to use the new XBOX 360 camera which will supposedly hit the shelves in September.

Tags: Puzzle Games , Uno , Xbox Live , Xbox Live Arcade , Xbox Live Marketplace

Formats: Xbox 360