Texas Hold 'Em on XBLA to Launch August 23rd - Will Be Free for First 48 Hours

Microsoft today announced that the highly anticipated Xbox Live Arcade game Texas Hold 'Em will hit Xbox Live on Wednesday, August 23rd. For the first 48 hours that the game is on the service - starting at 1 A.M. Pacific on the 23rd and going until 1 A.M. Pacific on August 25th - the full version of the game will be absolutely free. If you don't download it in this time period, it will cost you 800 points.

Microsoft also announced that Xbox Live Arcade Wednesdays will continue after Texas Hold 'Em with Time Pilot launching on August 30th and Scramble launching on September 6th.