Posting on the Void Star Creations boards, Drew Card, of the company that created the recent XBLA puzzle game involving connecting cards, told gamers that the title update for Poker Smash had completed certification and was now live. The game has been well received, though several issues have plagued it that nave been notorious in the community surrounding it. The title had a habit of randomly freezing up on people, there was issues with a few of the achievements and there were some stat errors. Fortunately the Void Star Creations guys seem to have patched out those issues, and anyone playing Poker Smash should have a much more enjoyable playing-card puzzler experience than then had before. Happy Smashing!
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Poker Smash receives title update
Posting on the Void Star Creations boards, Drew Card, of the company that created the recent XBLA puzzle game involving connecting cards, told gamers that the title update for Poker Smash had completed certification and was now live. The game has been well received, though several issues have plagued it that nave been notorious in the community surrounding it. The title had a habit of randomly freezing up on people, there was issues with a few of the achievements and there were some stat errors. Fortunately the Void Star Creations guys seem to have patched out those issues, and anyone playing Poker Smash should have a much more enjoyable playing-card puzzler experience than then had before. Happy Smashing!
XBLA in Brief: Poker Smash
It's time for another XBLA in Brief, where we give you a quick look at the most recent XBLA offerings and let you know whether or not they're worth your time. This week's Xbox Live Arcade offering is Poker Smash, a puzzle game with a playing card twist. Of course, there are precisely a gojillion puzzle games available on Xbox Live Arcade. Is Poker Smash any different? Does it do anything to stand out? Read on to find out.
Gallery: Poker Smash (XBLA)
Poker Smash smashes Xbox Live Arcade
Also, don't forget to grab the title update for Crystal Quest that adds a new score multiplier to the game. Oh, and Major Nelson reminds us that there is also a Play & Win contest for Poker Smash in which you can win either an Xbox 360 Elite or 4000 MS Points. All you have to do is download Poker Smash (full or trial version) between February 6 and 13. Seems easy enough to us.
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Poker Smash smashes the XBLA this Wednesday
We're getting good at finding out which upcoming XBLA game will be releasing before the official announcement from Microsoft comes along and this week played out just as expected. Void Star Creations' Poker Smash will release to the Xbox Live Arcade this Wednesday and for 800 Microsoft points you can expect a smashing good time. Or, at least, that's what Void Star promises. Poker Smash's release will also be accompanied by a Poker Smash Play & Win where gamers can win an Xbox 360 Elite and Microsoft points galore.And if the release of Poker Smash doesn't bring happiness to your life, Stainless Games just announced that they'll be releasing a free update to Crystal Quest that'll add a new multiplier element to the game allowing for higher scores and more crazy craziness. As a result of the update, the old leaderboards will be retired, so if you reign supreme high atop the Crystal Quest boards we advise taking some sort of screenshot. Then, in the future, when you talk of your Crystal Quest mastery, everyone will be forced to believe your mad skills from "back in the day".
Gallery: Poker Smash (XBLA)
