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:
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A new Play and Win giveaway has started over at Xbox.com featuring everyone's favorite once free XBLA game Texas Hold 'Em.
Xbox 360 Fanboy just got word that new fansite Xbox Live Connection is holding a Texas Hold 'Em tournament via Xbox Live. Anyone who has the XBLA game Texas Hold 'Em and is at least 18 years old can join in on the fun. Qualifying rounds started last night, but will run until February 18th. All the nightly winners will be invited back to square off on the championship table on February 19th with first place receiving a $40 Best Buy gift card and second place a $10 Best Buy gift card. For complete rules, tournament dates, and to sign up please click the 'read' link below. Good luck card players, the $40 gift card would be a nice down payment on a Xbox 360 game.
Major Nelson just released on his blog the top Xbox Live games of 2006
Ubisoft has confirmed today via a press release that the upcoming first person shooter, Rainbow 6: Vegas will include support for the Xbox Live Vision camera. You'll be able to use the Xbox Live Vision camera to scan your face into the game and take your custom character online. This isn't the end of the customisation however, you'll also be able to choose weapons, clothing and camouflage to really personalise your character.
When Texas Hold 'em debuted on XBLA, it broke the one day record with over 100 downloads per minute. Now Microsoft says that the poker freebie was a "thank you" to the community, and but they don't have any plans to do it again in the future.
Like an MVP rushing for 1900 yards, Xbox Live, the first and only unified online games and entertainment network, celebrates record heights surpassing 50 million downloads from Xbox Live Marketplace, doubling the 25 million mark hit just three months ago. Gamers are swarming to Xbox Live at a breakneck pace - logging more than 2 billion hours online - to experience online multiplayer gaming, addictive Xbox Live Arcade titles, the latest game demos, movie trailers and music videos.
Microsoft continues pushing forward with their Xbox Live Arcade releases, and while the world scrambles to download their free copies of Texas Hold 'Em before they have to fork over real-world cash, Microsoft's already planning some more interesting releases that aren't HD-filtered versions of old school classics.
We wanted to be up and ready to tell you the exact moment, it was available for download on Xbox live. It's here, it's free and it's ready to be downloaded RIGHT NOW! (: The soon to be announced record breaking XBLA game Texas Hold 'em! Click read more for more info on this game like achievements..
Just a friendly reminder from xbox360POKER.com to set your calendar/watch for the free download of Xbox LIVE Arcade Texas Hold 'Em Poker.
Live Arcade Wednesday's are set to continue thanks to the success of the last few weeks. If you log on today, you'll find, well some Cloning Clyde gamer pictures. MS also announced that Texas Hold 'Em will arrive next week (August 23rd) for free. However, you'll have just 48 hours to download the game before it returns to 800 Microsoft points.
"Microsoft isn't bluffing" they boast as they inform gamers they can log onto Xbox Live within the first 48 hours after the launch and download Texas Hold 'em ¿ completely free of charge! The poker title for Xbox Live Arcade on Xbox 360 will launch on Wednesday, August 23 at 6pm EST.
According to the product listing page at Xbox.com, our favorite little Poker game has a release date of 8/23/2006!
Xbox LIVE's Major Nelson's (Larry Hyrb) latest podcast on Sunday, June 18th had quite a bit of content... One of the guest's was his good friend 'Ross' (no last name apparently), who works on the Xbox LIVE Arcade team. Of course the first questions coming to mind revolved around the pending release of Street Fighter on Xbox LIVE Arcade. Next big question on the podcast revolved around the free texas hold 'em poker game...