http://www.console-arcade.com Specializing in news and reviews on Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo's downloadable titles for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Wii. Tue, 06 Jan 2009 23:30:30 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Thanks to Hasbro, your favourite board games are coming to Xbox Live  and it sounds like there's something to keep everyone entertained. Under a Hasbro Family Game Night banner, games such as BOGGLE, BATTLESHIP, YAHTZEE, CONNECT FOUR, SORRY! and SORRY! Sliders will begin to roll out in Spring 2009. EA will ... http://www.console-arcade.com/2009/01/07/hasbro-games-coming-to-xbox-live/ Well if this isn't a blast from the past! Witness the revival of 80's mini-sensations the Madballs, the grotesque balls that... well, didn't really do a lot. Still, the license to coincide with their modern day revival has been picked up by Playbrains who are bringing them to the Xbox ... http://www.console-arcade.com/2009/01/05/xbla-madballs-inbaboinvasion/ Nintendo rub in the fact that it's bloody freezing at the moment by releasing Sandy Beach for today's US WiiWare Update. Sandy Beach - 500 Nintendo Points Enjoy a fun day at Sandy Beach as you build elaborate sand castles. You can work peacefully on your sand castle or enter into a ... http://www.console-arcade.com/2009/01/05/us-wiiware-update-sandy-beach/ Bad case of the Monday Blues? Why not cheer yourself up* by reading our review of Lumines Supernova for the PlayStation Network? You can find it HERE. * Not a guarantee. http://www.console-arcade.com/2009/01/05/monday-review-lumines-supernova/ Today, the first update of 2009 for Europeans brings: Fun! Fun! Minigolf - 900 Nintendo Points Play minigolf with your friends in beautiful environments. Choose a character and turn your Wii Remote controller into a golf club. With its easy-to-use controls, all you need to do is aim, swing and see who’s ... http://www.console-arcade.com/2009/01/02/euro-wiiware-update-fun-fun-minigolf-more-strongbad/ Best known as a browser based flash game, Square Enix (yes the same one that produces  the endless tide of Japanese  RPG's ) are bringing  Yosumin Live to the Xbox Live Arcade. The game involves moving the adorable puzzle pieces around to make shapes in order to clear the board - ... http://www.console-arcade.com/2009/01/02/yosumin-live-coming-to-xbla/ It's the end of 2008 and in our concluding part of our feature this week, here's our top five games of the PSN. Read it HERE and once again be sure to let us know what were your highlights. All that remains is for us to wish you a Happy New ... http://www.console-arcade.com/2008/12/31/top-psn-games-of-2008/ If you aren't too busy getting ready for the usual New Years celebrations then you may be interested in today's XBLA release. Merv Griffin's Crosswords - 800 Microsoft Points From the Emmy -winning creator of Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy, and hosted by Ty Treadway, Merv Griffin's Crosswords combines over a thousand ... http://www.console-arcade.com/2008/12/31/today-on-xbla-merv-griffin%e2%80%99s-crosswords/ The second day of our round up of what was good in 2008 - this time for Nintendo's WiiWare service. You can read it HERE - again let us know what were your top five titles. Tommorow, in the third and final part, we'll have a run down of the ... http://www.console-arcade.com/2008/12/30/top-wiiware-games-of-2008/ It's been a little while (hey, we're busy people you know), but we've just added our latest review to the site - World of Goo for WiiWare. Be sure to check it out HERE. http://www.console-arcade.com/2008/12/30/review-time-world-of-goo/ Today the US WiiWare service is updated with: MaBoShi's Arcade - 800 Nintendo Points Featuring three distinct modes and simultaneous play across three game windows, the constantly changing environment of Maboshi's Arcade creates an atmosphere unlike any other. Each of the modes is based on one of three familiar shapes (circle, stick ... http://www.console-arcade.com/2008/12/30/us-wiiware-update-maboshis-arcade-and-pool-revolution/ As 2008 comes to an end, we crawl from the wreckage of Christmas to provide you with a run down of what we think were this years top games on XBLA. You can read it HERE - be sure to take a look and let us know what were your ... http://www.console-arcade.com/2008/12/29/top-xbla-games-of-2008/ Seasons greeting and best wishes to all our readers! We'll be taking a bit of a break over the Festive period while we play lots of games, eat and drink far too much, make idle promises to uphold a load of New Years resolutions and then breaking them straight away ... http://www.console-arcade.com/2008/12/24/merry-christmas-happy-new-year/ No Lumines Supernova for you yet Europe! Instead you get an early Xmas update featuring: Savage Moon Savage Moon sees you protecting a remote off-world mining facility from waves of ravenous space bugs, looking to consume everything in their path. Armed with a fearsome array of defensive weapons, your mission is to ... http://www.console-arcade.com/2008/12/24/euro-psn-update-savage-moon-and-mahjong/ Your Christmas week game on XBLA today is Puzzle Arcade for 800 Microsoft Points. Puzzle Arcade is the online jigsaw game with a twist! With so many jigsaw puzzles at your fingertips, you can play in multiple modes and challenge yourself differently every time. Become Master of the Jigsaw Universe all ... http://www.console-arcade.com/2008/12/24/today-on-xbla-puzzle-arcade/