XBLA Texas Hold 'em update

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A revamping might ease the guilt after you've poured your virtual child's virtual college savings account into the maw of greed

On Wednesday, November 29, you soulless poker addicts will be given a new messiah - an update to that abysmal yet somehow popular Xbox live arcade version of Texas Hold ‘em. These changes may alleviate the vast depression that’s been devouring us since we had to score it five out of 10. You can witnessour divine judgmenthere.

When your savior arrives, the current leaderboards, which currently showcase the inflated high scores of cheating varmints, will be buried alive in a North Dakota corn field. And in 2007, all that time you spent practicing your poker face in front of your dingy cocaine-stained mirror will finally be recognized with the introduction of Xbox Live Vision Camera support.

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