Apple Relaunches 'Texas Hold'Em' Game to Celebrate 10th Anniversary of App Store

[Bin Cook]

A gambling app? Won't someone think of the children?

 

[goodcow]

Can they bring back the Cards app and service?

 

[tobefirst ⚽️]

I am legitimately surprised at the reaction by the MacRumors forum members.

 

[MisterSavage]

Memories! I am so getting this when I get home.

I also remember standing in line for an iPhone 3GS and killing time by playing an awful poker game on my flip phone. Horrifying just to think about it.

 

[citysnaps]

I am legitimately surprised at the reaction by the MacRumors forum members.

That so many here are slamming Apple and their audacity to re-release it?

IIRC, that was my first purchased app from Apple. Enjoyed playing it a lot! Five bucks, right?

 

[casperes1996]

Does it have loot boxes (Surprise mechanics if you're EA), pay to win microtransactions, season passes, battle passes, etc? Was it developed with a heavy crunch period? Were there any stress casualties? Is Apple shutting down the department that made it after it garners record profits only to hire for the same positions again to get cheaper staff? If no to any of this, it's a game for noobs and the hardcore AAA gamers will ostracise you from all gaming if you touch it!

 

[KazKam]

Awesome, I loved this app!

 

[VeryVito]

Awesome! I actually went looking through my old iTunes backups for this last week. It's easily the best free single-player Hold 'Em app I've owned. Downloading now!

 

[SecuritySteve]

I might download it for nostalgia. This is awesome.

 

[coolfactor]

Umm okay but the App Store turns 11 this year...

Yah, someone at Apple can't calculate? Strange.
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Umm okay but the App Store turns 11 this year...

Maybe the app was stuck in the Review Process for a year!

 

[bigjnyc]

This is the first step in iCasino... Apple will allow users to add real money from Apple pay and Apple cash and play against friends... As a fee they will take a 30% rake from each pot lol.

 

[Xenomorph]

Wow, 10 years old, already! 2018 is shaping up to be an amazing year!

 

[The Don Onez]

Whew this game is terrible.

 

[Col4bin]

I actually used to have this game. (Always liked the cute brunette)

And despite what some of the "cool kids" in this forum are saying about this app, it WAS fun to play.

 

[msama]

How did I not know about this? Going to check it out asap

 

[acorntoy]

Apple, back at it again re-releasing things no one asked for. But hey, I'm not mad. This will bring back some nostalgia.

I’ve actually seen plenty of people over the years request this, seems like a cult favorite.

 

[CarlJ]

..If and when it ever becomes legal across all 50 states in the USA

Why do you think they've got geofencing worked out so well?

 

[ikir]

Wifi issues and LTE connectivity issues on my XR, but hell yeah we have Texas Hold em'! Lots of courage

Cmon stop this whining, it is not related to your issue, do you think Apple stopped to investigate bugs for working on this?? I have soo many costumers with Xr and and many friends too, no one have issues.
In my 15 years work in IT, 90% of users who says they have issue with Wi-Fi or cellular was not a device problem.
So download the game and have fun.

 

[xnu]

Jony Ives announces he is leaving and one week later BOOOOOM: Skeuomorphism.

 

[Lozza013]

I loved this game. My dad and I were addicted to this game. Downloading right now.

 

[napabar]

Apples App Store is still in it's 10th celebration year for 2 more days, read carefully....



Wikipedia says July 10, 2018

That's a bit of a stretch. A celebration on the 10th anniversary would have been last summer.

 

[TracesOfArsenic]

Whenever I see a dev touting “stunning graphics” in an app description as a selling point, I cringe at how amateur it looks. I can’t believe Apple still does this.

For me it's "innovative" that reeks of amateur hour. If you're using that word to promote your own app there's a strong chance it isn't.

 

[acorntoy]

That's a bit of a stretch. A celebration on the 10th anniversary would have been last summer.

Companies tend to celebrate landmark anniversaries long after they’re over.


Disneyland celebrated its 50th for 18 months.

 

[topmounter]

A gambling app? Won't someone think of the children?

I am... baby needs some new shoes!!!

 

[japanime]

A gambling app? Won't someone think of the children?

How else am I going to make enough money so my kids can afford all those Fortnite skins?