Street Fighter II For XBox...

by Andreea D

And here we are all ears, after Microsoft threw a bash for the San Francisco games press. But of course, what other reason would they have then to "kick off the Summer of Xbox Live" and show off with the Xbox Live Arcade editions of several beloved arcade classics.

And so, from Wednesday the August 9 they will launch Frogger, Digital Eclipse's reworking of the Konami arcade classic and a new Xbox Live Arcade game will debut on the Marketplace.

But what comes next is one of the most anticipated Xbox Live Arcade releases yet. Fans of Street Fighter rejoice. Both Microsoft and Capcom have finally confirmed that Street Fighter II' Hyper Fighting will finally be available on the Marketplace starting from August 2.

Initially Capcom said that the game would be out in "early 2006." This a something that will make happy the old-school gamers, because this is the first title from the publisher for Xbox Live Arcade. More this is a reworking of the early '90s arcade classic Street Fighter II' Turbo: Hyper Fighting.

This are another "old-school" games that Xbox will release:

July 12 - Frogger

July 19 - Cloning Clyde

July 26 - Galaga

August 2 - Street Fighter II' Hyper Fighting

August 9 - Pac-Man.