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29 Nov, 2006

Texas Hold 'em updated

360 News | They're just not trying anymore are they?
Microsoft's pledge to release new titles on the Live Arcade every Wednesday hasn't really been all that truthful. Since the announcement, we've had picture packs and weeks with no titles at all. Despite Nintendo's equivalent service releasing games at a rapid rate, Microsoft is using today to patch Texas Hold 'Em.

You'll automatically be prompted to patch the game once you log onto Texas Hold 'Em. The leaderboards have been reset and Major Nelson claims that the team will release another patch to enable the Xbox Live Vision Camera "early next year". Perhaps on a Wednesday?

The full list of upgrades includes:
  • Gameplay has been sped up.
  • 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.
  • New ‘Away’ mode – Players can now set their status to ‘Away’. Hands will be auto-folded and blinds auto-posted until the player returns.
  • New ‘Auto-boot’ mode – Players who continuously let the timer expire (more than three times in a game) will be booted from the table
  • 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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