Review: Full House Poker (XBLA)

Full House Poker is the final game featured in Xbox 360's House Party promotion and seems to be the closest replacement to the sad demise of 1 vs. 100. I say this not because they play similarly -- one is a poker game and the other is a trivia game (guess which is which) -- but due to the fact that Full House Poker uses only avatars and features specifically scheduled, live events; however, these live events don't feature a live host or prizes. Oh yeah, you have to pay for Full House Poker too.

You may be immediately turned off by the inclusion of a price tag, but it would be a good idea to put that anger in a blender, add some Skittles, and taste your angry rainbow; rainbows fix everything. I say this because Full House Poker is actually a really good game. It is so good, in fact, that it just may be the best poker experience I have had on a console -- I am a rather larger poker fan. Does it do anything deliciously different or ultimately unique? No, it just does Texas Hold 'Em and it does it well.

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Podcast: DF #86: Sabotaging Our Podcast

Another week and another episode of Distributed Failure is here for your listening pleasure! We have a shorter than usual episode as we're down one man (no Dustin this week) and the overall vibe was just off. I hope you find some enjoyment from this week's episode and hopefully we'll be back to our normal selves next week.

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Podcast: DF #71: Who Did Batman Date Last Night?

Another week and another episode of Distributed Failure is here for your listening displeasure. This week's episode features a heavy dose of XBL Indie discussion and spoiler-free impressions for Batman: Arkham Asylum. BigSt3ph3n had to leave the show early, but we still managed to pull off a fairly well-sized show.

This week's "What We've Been Playing" features discussion on a slew of XBL Indie titles, Batman: Arkham Asylum, FUEL, Wolfenstein, G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra, UFC 2009 Undisputed , and much more. We follow that up with some gaming news including the announcement of yet another Wii peripheral, the announcement of new Red Faction: Guerrilla DLC, the possibility of a seasonal subscription fee for 1 vs 100, and plenty more.

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Podcast - DF #65: Battlefield 1943 Breaks the Internet

Another week and another episode of Distributed Failure is here for your listening displeasure. This week's "What We've Been Playing" features discussion on Top Spin 3, Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood, Fight Night Round 4, Battlefield 1943, Final Fantasy IV: The After Years, and more! We follow that up with some gaming news including the latest update on EGM, the addition of prizes to 1 vs. 100, and the announcement of a new Mechwarrior game.

We end the show with a Sausage Dump of massive dumpage, basically to fill in as much time as possible. We talk about a bunch of TV shows, such as The Wire, True Blood, Burn Notice, and plenty of other crap. We also talk about how we're gay and we're proud...yea, but not really. We hope you enjoy the show and don't forget to rate/review us on iTunes.

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