Ulti has released a new version of his game, Missile Command, adding sound effects and background music.

Hey, it's missile command time! This uses the excellent libwiisprite for graphics and Sndlib BETA 1.0 for sound. The background music is Epoq – Lepidoptera, available for free from the Kahvi Collective. The sound effects were made by me spitting on my microphone.

Current Version

0.4a – Added background music and sound effects (contact me on IRC if you think you can do a better job with the sound effects)

Changelog

0.3a – Added split missiles, missiles now have trajectory lines

0.2a – Added silo health and ammo, marginally better sprites

0.1a – Initial release

Via [ WiiBrew ]

This would probably qualify as "old news", but with the recent release of Guitar Hero: Aerosmith, I figured I'd refresh this leak of sorts regarding the next band to get Activition's exclusive treatment.  Plus, being a big Metallica fan myself, I kinda felt obligated…

 An Activision filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission contains confirmation that the company is planning to release a Metallica version of the massively popular Guitar Hero game in early 2009, ending months of speculation about which band would be featured next.

Gaming sites are already abuzz with the news, but it was actually uncovered by a somewhat unlikely character: Edward Woo, a securities analyst for Wedbush Morgan Securities. The sentence he unearthed reads, "In fiscal 2009, we plan to publish Guitar Hero: On Tour for the NDS; Guitar Hero: Aerosmith, Guitar Hero: Metallica, and Guitar Hero IV across multiple platforms."

The Aerosmith version of the game had already been announced, but this is marks the first time Activision has confirmed — however unintentionally — that Metallica will be the next band to receive the full-on Guitar Hero treatment.

Metallica's blazing riffs make them a natural fit for the game, and the group has shown a newfound willingness to leverage the internet. Hetfield, Ulrich and co. launched a Mission: Metallica site to reach out to fans and draw them in with free pre-release audio clips and in-studio video footage.

However, Mission: Metallica faced a major backlash from fans who called its effort "too little too late" and said they would buy the next Metallica album just in order to share it online.

Some fans of the band came to its defense; they may have to do so again if Guitar Hero: Metallica elicits a similar reaction when it's released (before the end of March 2009, according to the filing).

If I were Lars Ulrich, I'd tell Activision to add a tongue-in-cheek mission to Guitar Hero: Metallica in which the band slowly progresses from fighting the internet to realizing that it represents a way forward. Maybe at the end of the mission, the band could release a videogame similar to this one.

One way or the other, Metallica (and, by extension, Activision), need to address the continuing PR problem that began when Ulrich rode the elevator to Napster's headquarters with those printouts of Metallica-sharing Napster users.

A friend of mine was in that elevator at the time, and he said the mood was pretty tense; maybe it's time for Metallica to exorcise the Napster demon by acknowledging the problem, poking a bit of fun at itself and dissolving that tension once and for all.

Via [ WIRED ]

We've always wanted to have a real life lightsaber battle.  Everyone has… really.  So now the wait is almost over the game "Star Wars The Clone Wars: Lightsaber Duels" is coming to the Wii, and as its name suggests, you'll finally get to use you're Wiimote as a lightsaber.  There will be a similar game coming out for the nintendo DS.  Unfortunately both of these games will be based off of the new cartoon version of Star wars coming soon to theaters.  This means that we won't see spectacular effects and life like heads falling off, but we will see a spiffy cartoon attepmt at it.  More info is on its way and a trailer is set to air sometime soon, so be ready! 

Twilight Hack Update Works on Version 3.3!

For those of you who have been unfortunate and updated, breaking the Twilight Hack, new hope is here. Team Twiizers has come back and released a new version of that hack, working on old and new versions of the Wii system menu. Be aware that updating to version 3.3 will still disable Trucha signed discs! Here's an excerpt from the readme:

Source: HackMii

Download: HackMii | Mirror

In the newest issue of the United Kingdom gaming mag “GamesTM”, a dude called videogamer247 shed some light on the upcoming Call of Duty game.  It is now officially known as Call of Duty: World at War.  For this installment, the game will take you back to World War II.

For the first time ever, the game will include a co-op campaign and vehicles and squad-based elements in multiplayer mode.

It is also confirmed that COD5 will be making it way to the Wii as well as the PS3, XBOX 360, and PC.

It is said that it will be run under the same COD 4 engine, but under different teams.  This is mainly due to the fact that the Wii copy will include compatibility to the Wii zapper and other exclusive peripherals. 

To give you guys a gist of the intensity of the game, here is a quote from videogamer247:

      “The opening scene of the first level we are shown is a Japanese commander stubbing a cigarette out in the eye of a         prisoner before slitting his throat – the blood splatters and dribbles down the side of the tent you are being held in.   He turns towards you to deal out the same treatment but help arrives just in time. Cue a daring level-long escape.”

As of now, however, there has been no release date announced.

Wii Menu version 3.3 disables the Twilight Hack by removing hacked saves. If you have not installed the Homebrew Channel, do not update, as a Wii downgrader is not likely.
(sorry about the late post, our news posting utility was temporarily down)

Well sorry we were gone. Please be patient with the staff as we go through new updates.  The Brew should be back up for a few weeks unless we come across more needed fixes. At least we can add more news for you now. 

Well we are back! Thanks to MonkeyMaximus (I bother that man constantly for you members) the news maker is back up. Over the past week or so when we tried to post some news it would give a file permission error. Now it is fixed

so expect some updates on all of your favorite consoles.

BKF/ Staff 06-13-2008

The full version of the Homebrew Channel, developed by Team Twiizers, was released just yesterday. The channel can be installed on a Wii to load from the Wii Menu, eliminating the need to run the Twilight Hack every single time you need to run a homebrew application. The channel loads any applications from the SD card, so you no longer need to change the .elf on your card when you want to run a new application. This isn't without it's risks, if the installer fails because the Wii loses power or the installer is corrupted, your Wii may brick. Take care when attempting to install the channel. The official website is located Here. Good Luck!

Wii homebrew developer Bushing has created a home-made fix for Wiis that have been semi-bricked by wrong region updates or homebrew mishaps. The files used are edited system updates designed to be put on a disc to be run in a NTSC (American) Wii. Burning the files to a disc and running it recovers the Wii's system software to version 289. This is not quite as effective as the Pandora's Battery, as this fix can ONLY be used on an AMERICAN Wii and it may not fix all bricks (notably total bricks). There is no read-me included, so be careful and do reading on Wii homebrew before attempting. The files can be downloaded Here. Good luck!

[sources: qj.net, tehskeen]