So, before I had to head in to work today I took some time to sit down with Texas Hold ‘Em for Xbox Live Arcade. It’s a free download for the next 48 hours and you should definately give it a whirl. It’s a blast. If you like poker, you should enjoy this game. It’s got a nice interface and it’s pretty fun to play. It also keeps a running tally of your money both for single and multiplayer, so that almost gives it a RPG kind of feel. Anyhow, some of the computers in the game I played betted a bit dumb and so I’m not sure how great the poker AI is going to be, but who knows? I LOVE the music in the game. It’s twangy and fun. Hopefully this week I’ll have time for a real review. So far, so good!

So, for those of you who haven’t heard. Microsoft officially unveiled XNA today. This is undenyably a big deal. In fact, I can’t overstate how huge this is to thousands of developers and millions of gamers around the world. Think I’m overdoing it? Think again. (more…)

So it’s been reported a billion places by now. E3, the video game industry’s orgy of fun and tech demos, is being “reimagined” as a more low-key affair. Instead of filling the Staples Center with humungous booths, booth babes, and their humungous boo…*ahem*…smiles, E3 will be more of a low-key affair. There will be press confrences and whatnot, but no longer will it be the harbringer of fortunes for the video game world. (more…)