XBLA Wednesdays continue with PGR3 and poker for free
OK I promise that will be the first and last rhyming headline.
Microsoft announced yesterday some new details about the future of XBLA Wednesdays including:
- Texas Hold-em will be released Aug. 23 and will be free for the first 48 hours.
- 4 Cloning Clyde picture packs @ 100 points each are available today.
- A PGR3 themed deck for UNO will be available later today for 100 points.
- Time Pilot will be available August 30th for 400 points.
- Scramble will be available September 6th for 400 pointsMajor.
Nelson later updated the free poker info with this:
Just to be clear, anyone who downloads this game during the free period, will get the full un-locked version of the game to play. There will be no time out on the version (in other words...you can play as long as you want..whenever you want) as long as you download it during the first 48-hours. After the free period is over, then it's Arcade business as usual - there will be a demo, and the option to purchase the full game.
I don't know about you, but I'm interested to see what gameplay changes the PGR3 Deck will bring as Microsoft has stated in the past that there won't be any UNO Decks that are just a rebranding, that all decks will bring gameplay changes in line with the theme itself. Don't know how you would play racing UNO or Kudos UNO, but for 100 points, I'm willing to try.
UPDATE: it seems that Microsoft has removed all references to the UNO PG3 Theme pack, guess were not getting it today.
Wow
I'm impressed! An obscure 25 year old game like that and somebody identified it in just a few hours. Not bad!
Thanks for signing up just to help out there.
line breaks are done
line breaks are done automagically
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the enter
key
at least it's that way for me in opera
Addicting
I thnk this poker game could be fairly addicting. The persistent bankroll and the fact that you have to build up a certain bankroll to enter the high stake games. Cool.
It bothers me that they are
It bothers me that they are using XBLA wednesdays to release picture packs and stuff like that. I want games, games, games. Please.
They've said all along that
They've said all along that they can't guarantee they'll have a new game ready every week. I think it's cool they released something since they knew they weren't going to have a game available.
Re: 4 way shooting game
I had to create an account just so I could post this, heh.The 4-way shooting game discussed above is Vanguard:http://www.klov.com/game_detail.php?letter=V&game_id=10293 Scramble is a scrolling tunnel shooter too, but only allows you to shoot directly forward, and drop arcing bombs downward.(doh, can't finda way to do linebreaks on this darn thing, FUGLY)