It’s harsh statement perhaps but when you’ve watched Lucky You, Deal, Poker Night or played any of the hundreds of terrible poker video games you start to get a bit cynical. You can only re-watch Rounders so many times.
That’s why upcoming indy game Lords of New York, which is themed around poker, is so exciting.
What’s the killer feature? It has the potential to be very good, or at the very least unique.
The game, which is being developed by Lunchtime Studios, generated a ton of buzz at recent video game mega-convention PAX with sites like Game Revolution calling it the “most surprising” game they played at the con.