Microsoft guaranteed that Texas Hold 'Em Poker would be a popular Xbox Live Arcade game by offering it as a free download for two days in late August. Indeed, it was soon announced as one of the service's hottest downloads, peaking out at 100 downloads a minute in the early hours.
Microsoft continues to roll out new backward compatible games on Xbox One. Today marks another three joining the service.
Headlining the bunch is Sega’s brightly colored subversive skate game, Jet Set Radio. Originally released on the Dreamcast, it got a new lease on life as an Xbox Live Arcade game.
I would really like to see Mark of the Ninja getting added to the BC list, as well as the Project Gotham Racing games, Ninja Gaiden Black, Trials Evo, Dirt 2, and a few others...
Jet Set Radio Future on the original Xbox is better to me because it's faster, there's more platforming and it's not so incredibly hard. The Dreamcast game still has a great art style though.
Xbox and Sega are playing with my emotions. Seriously...no Sonic All Star Racing Transformed?? But yet Sega would authorize...Sonic The Fighters...
Console Monster writes: "The 9th September has arrived, along with the first downloadable content for the newly-released: The Beatles: Rock Band. Only one Arcade title releases today, after an error with Wallace and Gromit in Last Resort and there's some Game Add-ons for Texas Hold 'em and Buku Sudoku. Here is the full Xbox Live Marketplace update for Wednesday 9th September 2009:
Sonic & Knuckles
Price: 400 Microsoft Points (Free Trial available)
Size: 29 MB
The blue hedgehog and the red echidna were sworn adversaries in Sonic 3, but in this platform adventure, Knuckles realises that he's been just a pawn in the schemes of Dr. Eggman (AKA Dr. Robotnik). Knuckles, the former adversary now supports Sonic to chase the common enemy, and each must use their strengths in order to acquire the priceless Master Emerald and save Angel Island. This game requires the Xbox 360 hard drive or the 512MB Memory Unit for storage..."
I don't have the UGC but I hear that in the UGC they didn't allow S&K connectivity with Sonic 1, 2 & 3, but here, you have full connectivity with all 3 games, so..... yeah.
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For those of you headed to PAX, here's a fun way to win some serious goodies:
Poker fans that are planning on attending PAX should register for the Xbox LIVE Indie Games Texas Hold 'em Tournament, taking place at booth #141 on Saturday at Noon. Everyone selected to participate in the contest will receive a Zune Digital Media Player. The Grand Prize winner will receive an Xbox 360, a Zune, and other swag like a t-shirt, soccer jersey and assorted Xbox 360 games.
OH YAH, put your face into the game with 360 vision
ARE THEY SERIOUS. I know its only poker, BUT...
6.2 is a real low scrore. Thats a score that would not make me want to get this, even though i do have it. this game is SO much fun, even if you suck at it. the graphics are not anything to wow about, but like i said its poker. i think this game at least need a 7.5 or 8. the game play and lasting appeal raitings should both be 10's. I wish someone would give good reviews on games.