A "highly confidential" email is leaked, and 1 Vs. 100's possible replacement is revealed.
Microsoft Game Studios let 1 Vs. 100 fadeaway , but it appears as if the publisher is still intent on making games with the same Primetime structure. Kotaku has obtained a supposed e-mail from Microsoft that calls for beta testers for a title named Texas Heat, a regularly scheduled live poker game that will ask players to "play, win, and compete, against thousands of players around the world." Texas Heat will feature a bankroll to keep track of winnings, and will somehow incorporate unique tells in addition to our custom avatar items and gear. Much like 1 vs. 100 before it, it will also shower winners with prizes as they compete online.
Interestingly, it appears as if Texas Heat is just one scheduled show under an umbrella called "Full House Poker." However, it's also the only game for Full House Poker mentioned in this alleged email.   Sadly, information about Texas Heat and Full House Poker stops at "live" show. Microsoft doesn't even make it clear that Texas Heat will feature the often-televised and much more popular variant of standard poker, Texas Hold 'Em, though its inclusion is implied by the name alone.  Â
 With 1 Vs. 100 gone, I'd prefer The Weakest Link Live, but a poker game will do nicely too. Assuming that Texas Heat will be very similar to the first (and so far only) Primetime title, would you be willing to participate? Or are the ads, the odd transitions, and the structure too much for you?
Why couldn't we have both? Â In all honestly I'd rather have 1 vs 100 over a poker game, I enjoyed playing that game with family & friends on a regular basis. The same family & friends will not be joining me for poker I can guarantee.
Ehh... don't care unless it's real money (or in this case, space bucks). Â When was the last time poker was fun when there wasn't anything on the line?
My first reaction to all this is thinking it strange to pull a quiz show in favour of online poker. I would think that quiz games have a more universal and broader appeal than playing poker. Plus there are already umpteen competive online poker sites out there, but how many online quiz shows are there?
I'm so bummed that I missed 1 vs 100. I had a roommate who had an Xbox 360 so I got games and played them on that. He moved out a couple of weeks before it began and I didn't get myself a 360 until right after it ended.
Drunken online trivia with friends > Drunken online poker with friends. Just sayin'. Â But, hey, this sure beats the hell out of creepy chat-roulette UNO, so... I'd be for it.
the first rule of the poker beta is: you do not talk about the poker beta. the second rule of the poker beta is: YOU DO NOT TALK ABOUT THE POKER BETA! Third rule: anyone yells stop, goes limp, passes out... we collect data.  lol. seriously, that email was intense. im really worried now that if i get in, Sony ninjas will sneak into my room when i go to the kitchen and take pictures or something... and then Microsoft will sue the hell out of me for leaving it running.
I got a request to be part of the beta for this. Email from Microsoft that I had to answer a questionnaire and they would be back in touch with me...d Interesting.....
I am glad to see Microsoft possibly are considering a prime time return if this rumour turns out to be true. However I am sadened by it being a poker game, "The Weakest Link" or "Deal or No Deal" or "Who Wants to be a Millionaire"Â Â would have been more accepted as a game for all to play really.
I'm rather disappointed that 1 Vs 100 is gone; however, I'll give them props for bringing a new event up, not just scrapping these prime time things as a whole. Well played, sirs.
I love how game journalism now involves writing about what other websites are writing.  Fair play Brad for the easy gig, I just think it's a waste of bandwidth.
No more beta solicitations to kotaku anymore lol. Â Aren't you supposed to keep this stuff quiet when you receive it? Â Actually, I got the email as well and here is a bolded line in it:Â
  This beta program is highly confidential . Please do not discuss the game or the beta program with anyone.
Could be fun if done right. A poker tournament takes more then an hour though when you have lots of players. One round of poker takes about an hour. Also this will only be fun if its no limit.Â
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