If you haven’t heard by now, DON’T download the update for Texas Hold ‘Em on the Xbox Live Arcade. The “update” (more of a virus if you ask me) has been reported to make the game unplayable over live - it seems everyone who’s played the game post update has been unable to connect to a live match since updating. Even worse, though, is the effect the “patch” has had on other XBLA titles: a lot of people (myself included) are reporting lost data from many many arcade games.

For more on what the virus fixed, check out this post from Major Nelson. Don’t hold this problem against him though, if you have a problem direct it to gamertag SilverSurfer. That’s Greg Canessa, the general manager of XBLA.

Let’s document any and all problems - leave a comment with your patch problems.

[update 1]

Major Nelson had this to say in the comments on his blog:

“Only the connectivity issues have been addresses.

As far not posting today…sorry. Been in meetings and doing my ‘real’ job. Some days are like that.

But if you’ll excuse me, I have to hurry back to being a corporate tool now.”

I take this to mean that the deletion of content from other games has not yet been fixed. If you’re having that problem, sit tight…. I’ll update again as soon as there is more to tell.

-MIKE KURZ

Tags: XBLA, Xbox 360

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