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Apple Releases Texas Hold Em Client
Wednesday, July 9th, 2008 at 4:00 PM - by Bryan Chaffin
Apple Inc. released Thursday, of all things, a Texas Hold iEm poker game for the iPhone titled Texas Holdiem. The title is a simulation game, meaning you arenit playing for real money, but you can play up to nine of your friends over a WiFi network for in-game money.
According to Appleis description, you can switch between an immersive first person or top down perspective by rotating oneis iPhone (see the screenshots below), and your virtual opponents will have "secret tells." The game also includes in-game hints, tips, statistics, and player ratings.
The game is available in English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, and Spanish, and it does require the iPhone 2.0 software update. The game is priced at US$4.99 in the U.S.
 Screenshot from Appleis Texas Holdiem, the top-down view |
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 The first-person view fro Appleis Texas Holdiem |
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