This update actually looks good, which is impressive for me. In general, I am the one that always complains about design changes. Since I am only finding stuff mildly annoying so far, I believe you have done a great job.
I love the banners at the front page, and the black arrow on the image to display the name and the short description.
My only concern is that things are too spaced out, leading to less information per area, just like the new playstation store. For example, on a guide page, the "Guide Navigation" panel is too empty, the lines are separated too much. Every two lines, another one could easily be fit, and it would work even better. The comment section in an article is also too spaced for my taste, it is possible to see only three comments at a time, despite each one being a single line. The same can be said for the topics on a forum. The list probably goes on, but these are the ones that I immediately found irritating.