Online video poker does not offer quite the same challenges as traditional poker. However, there are still some important strategic decisions you will need to make if you want to be successful.

Video poker is one of those few casino games in which the House edge if minimal when playing the game correctly.The poker rooms usually offer a bonus for signing up with them and so does the casinos. And if you are playing using a good sign up bonus you can actually turn the odds in your favour. Here are some ideas to keep in mind if you plan to play video poker successfully online.

Know the Right Play for Every Situation

Although which five cards the game deals you is completely random, what you do with those cards is up to you. There is a mathematically correct way to handle any five card hand. If you want to be a winner, you'll have to know how many cards to draw, as well as how to them.

Fortunately, you don’t have to figure out the right moves yourself. Just go online and find a strategy chart for the online video poker game of interest. Keep it with you whenever you log on. You can then be confident of always making the right moves.

Play to Win the Progressive Jackpot

You don't have to go all the way to Las Vegas to hit the jackpot, most online casinos have this feature as well. The progressive jackpot is awarded to a player who gets a royal flush. Usually a regular straight flush awards part of the prize pool. Everyone who plays that type of video poker on the site pays into the pool. The prize pool can be extremely large by the time someone hits it.

The only thing you need to know is that you must have the full amount of coins played on the deal, or you will win a much smaller amount instead. To avoid missing the jackpot, you should play the full amount on every deal.

Play Full Pay Machines

Not all machines have the same pay table. The payouts vary from game to game and site to site. However, there is a standard pay table to confer the best odds.

You should not play on machines that offer less than the standard pay table. On a traditional “Jacks or Better” machine, what this means is that you should be playing on a 9/6 machine. That machine offers nine coins when you make a full house and six when you make a flush. Any lower payout is not favorable.

Posted by George S. at 3:01 PM | 3 comments  

Labels: Poker

Zen Studios’ Managing Director Zsolt Kigyossy introduced the upcoming Playstation Network exclusive The Punisher: No Mercy. Zen Studios has revealed the game's first screenshots on the official PlayStation Blog.

Zsolt Kigyossy told the PlayStation Blog that the game will check in at 30fps, and leverages the Unreal Engine, licensed from Epic Games. The graphical style will combine modern visuals with a comic book style found in the series. He also revealed the existence of a single-player campaign.

Kigyossy also announced that the recently implemented Trophy System will be supported, and a trailer for the download title will be available within a few weeks.

The approximately 1GB download will also feature weapons, which should be a surprise to no one.

"Creating an impressive arsenal in The Punisher: No Mercy has been one of our top priorities," Kigyossy said. "We've included different categories of weapons that players can choose from (close quarters, long range, and special weapon). As players collect more and more frags or weapon power-ups, the arsenal becomes more and more lethal."

Zen Studios. Ltd is a multimedia and game technology company based in Budapest, Hungary. Zen was founded by a number of experienced game developers in 2000 with the aim of developing innovative new arcade, strategic and action games for the console market.

References:

http://blog.us.playstation.com/2008/09/24/the-punisher-no-mercy-%e2%80%93-your
-questions-answered/

Posted by Lika Todadze at 9:10 AM | 4 comments  

Labels: Game Development, PlayStation

A new videogame allows players to conjure up their own design ideas and create playable content that can be uploaded and shared. And gamers can do it from the privacy of their own home with Sony Computer Entertainment America's LittleBigPlanet.

With LittleBigPlanet, if you think it, you can make it. The game is a collection of intuitive tools that allow players to customize everything from their characters to the levels of game play they'll be challenged with.

LittleBigPlanet will have a huge online component, including team-based multiplayer options for designing levels together, as well as an active community with user feedback on created levels. Media Molecule will continue to support LittleBigPlanet with additional downloadable content moving forward.

Reference:
http://www.littlebigplanet.com/

Posted by Maka Asatiani at 10:09 PM | 3 comments  

Labels: Game Development, Game Reviews, Game Sharing, PlayStation