Wednesday, March 10, 2010

Nintendo Detail This Years UK Virtual Console Hanabi Festival

Nintendo Have detailed this years Virtual Console Hanabi Festival. the Hanabi Festival brings games to the UK that were never originally released in the UK. Nintendo UK have currently announced 4 games in this years festival, with one game coming that was never released outside of Japan.

This years games are:
CASTLEVANIA RONDO OF BLOOD - TurboGrafx
Milon’s Secret Castle - NES
IRONCLAD - NEOGEO
Lode Runner - NES

The Hanabi Festival will start on 12th March.

From Nintendo UK


EA Have Released A New Trailer For Tiger Woods PGA TOUR 11 On The Nintendo Wii

EA have released a new trailer for the Nintendo Wii version of Tiger Woods PGA TOUR 11. this trailer details the two new swings, the advanced Plus and Tour Pro, that are in the Nintendo Wii version, showing how to control the ball and what happens when you use them in the game. The video also shows off the new first person camera angle called True View and mentions that it can be used with any swing mechanic.




Microsoft Have Released New Screenshots For Lips: I Love The 80s

Microsoft have released new screenshots for the recently announced Lips: I Love The 80s. These screenshots are in-game and show two different songs being played.

Lips: I Love The 80s



New Zero Punctuation - Aliens vs Predator

This weeks Zero Punctuation is on Aliens Vs Predator. can any of the 3 different campaigns in this game be good enough for Yahtzee to enjoy or is 3 campaigns 3 too many?




Konami Have Released New Screenshots For The Nintendo Wii Game "The Cages"

Konami have released new screenshots from the Nintendo Wii Game, The Cages. This is a baseball style game that appears to focus on the Batting aspect. these screenshots are in-game and show off in-game action. the screenshots appear to show traditional batting practice and also a variety of challenges.

The Cages



Sony Announce Home Update 1.35 Is Out Tomorrow

Sony has announced that Home is going to be updated tomorrow. Update 1.35 will bring improved load times to Home as well as new Navigation. Sony has warned that Home will be down for a brief time before the Update goes live.
Sony has also revealed that there are 12 Million users of Home.

The New Navigation is more streamlined than the current method and has broken down the spaces and navigation into new categories:

* Favorites: Personalize your own section to make locating your favorite places quick and simple.

* Personal Spaces: Your clubhouses and personal spaces are now right at your fingertips. The personal spaces you own and the clubhouses you belong to will be viewable in one convenient location.

* Friends: Finding your friends in PlayStation Home has never been easier. View the current location of your friends in PlayStation Home, and then navigate there to enjoy the action together.

* Explore: Browse all the spaces PlayStation Home offers. Finding a space that suites your taste and mood has never been easier.

* Recommend: Keep up with what’s hot in PlayStation Home. This regularly updated category will feature the newest and most exciting additions to PlayStation Home.


These screenshots show the new navigation screen coming in update 1.35. You can click on the screenshots to see them bigger.

From USA Playstation Blog


EA Have Released A New Trailer For Tiger Woods PGA TOUR 11 Introducing Rory McIlroy

EA have released a new trailer for Tiger Woods PGA TOUR 11. this trailer aims to introduce gamers to the Northern Ireland Golfer, Rory McIlroy. Rory McIlroy Is featured on the box for Tiger Woods PGA TOUR 11, and this trailer details his golfing achievements to date and some things he got up to as a child.