World Series of Poker: Full House Pro, a free-to-play card game, is set to release for Xbox 360 and Windows 8 this spring, Microsoft has announced.
Promising a range of game modes, from single player bouts to full online tournaments, Microsoft hopes to give "players the authenticity of a live WSOP event, delivering the most realistic poker experience possible to TVs and Windows 8 devices around the world."
The feature sheet covers cross-platform compatibility, allowing players to continue their games on Xbox and Windows 8 devices, and commentary from ESPN announcers Lon McEachern and Norman Chad.
Find the full Full House Pro feature list below the trailer. Any card-sharps in the house?
- Free-to-Play-Jump in and play with real competitors any time, day or night. Don't worry about losing your chips either, because each day you will receive a free stack of chips to kick start your climb up the leaderboard where you can challenge players at any level you wish.
- With a constant stream of updates and new content, there will always be a reason to come back and see what's new.
- Pick up and play across Xbox 360 and Windows 8 platforms. This means you can resume your game anytime, anywhere.
- Variety of Game Modes - From single-player mode, to single-table games and full-blown tournaments, you never need to worry about finding a game that suits your style.
- World Series of Poker (WSOP) on ESPN announcers Lon McEachern and Norman Chad provide commentary during play, giving gamers the authenticity as if they were on ESPN playing in the WSOP.
- Delve into the single-player game and learn the ropes before jumping online to test your mettle with specialty games including eight head-to-head Pro Takedowns, and an All-in Pro Takedown Tournament.
By Alex Hawksworth-Brookes
7 comments so far...
delmariachi on 17 Jan '13 said:
Nice to see the Official magazine sticking it up a day after CVG but anyhoo on topic...
Looks like an obvious next step for Full House Poker, as its prime for FTP. Nice to see the extra effort made in terms of getting a license and getting known commentators on board, could be great depending ob how it plays, nothing more annoying than the bingo players on Full House Poker but I guess any poker game which plays for fun than cash is like that...
Be nice if we can carry our amounts and XP over to it as well, seeing as i've got 27 million in chips but hey not the end of the world if they don't
CunningSmile on 17 Jan '13 said:
Don't forget CVG has a whole staff just for creating their website and filling it. OXM have Edwin, and he has to review games for the printed mag as well.
FishyGinger on 17 Jan '13 said:
He should find time! Or use this, it works.
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Sandbwoy on 17 Jan '13 said:
Can't go wrong when it's free! Wonder if it will have any achievements?
OXM ETboy on 17 Jan '13 said:
Fortunately, this week I can call on the able assistance of Alex Hawksworth-Brookes, a man of substance and insight. He leaves tomorrow. There may be lamentation.
FishyGinger on 17 Jan '13 said:
No one would miss him in the real world, chain him to a post in the office like a goat, occasionally dropping games and the like within his reach.
karvinjarvis on 19 Jan '13 said:
It's really good to know that microsoft announces free to play poker game. I like poker game so much. So I just wanna to know about how to play poker game in my xbox.
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