After all the rumors and the teasing, Capcom has finally confirmed an XBLA and PSN outing for Marvel vs. Capcom 2. Worst kept gaming industry secret in recent years? It's definitely a contender.

A mysterious counter has appeared online. As of writing, we've got around six days left to ask ourselves... what's it counting down to? If all the clues are in order, it could just so happen to be a counter for some big Marvel vs Capcom 2 reveal. Any of you remember the song playing in the background of the Character Select screen? Hold on to your seats, I wanna take you for a ride... (Tentent, tenenenennt) I wanna take you for a ride... (Tenent tennent tentennt boom boom)

In a few months it'll be a year since Peter Moore left Microsoft to become the head of EA Sports. As he looks back, Moore relates that it broke his heart to leave Microsoft. Full story after the "read more" link below.

Armchair pugilists rejoice - one of the more legendary fighting games of the Sega Dreamcast, Soul Calibur, has just been confirmed by Namco Bandai to make the jump to Xbox Live Arcade, with all the trimmings of an HD remake. Infinitum, another original shooter will be accompanying this classic . All the info you need in the full article, so be sure to click on that read more button.

Chances are, if you're a fan of classic shoot 'em ups, Ikaruga has a special place in your heart. Fret not, because your long lost sweetheart by developer Treasure is making a comeback as a port on the Xbox Live Arcade. We've heard this before, but the big news is that it's finally tagged with a solid Japanese release date. Fly to the full article for more details!

It seems like more goodies will soon be finding their way into the Xbox Live Arcade service for the Xbox 360 if we are to believe the updated database of Entertainment Software Rating Board or ESRB.

The titles added were Wits and Wagers, Assault Heroes 2, and Mr. Driller Online. To know more about these, just head over to the full article after the jump!

Arcade shooter Trigger Heart Exelica, developed by Warashi and published by Sega, will finally be arriving on Xbox LIVE on Wednesday, February 27. Announced a few months back for a winter release, Triggerhearts Exelica will be coming out with a lot of interesting features such as the Variable Boss Attack System (or V.B.A.S.), unique anchor shot element, among many others. Check out the full article for more details and some cool screenshots of the game.

The classic Dreamcast game Rez HD is coming to Xbox Live Arcade. The original game made use of the Trance Vibrator: a device that pulses in time with the music. To bring the concept up to speed with the Xbox 360, the game will instead be using the console's controllers to substitute for the Trance Vibrator peripheral. What's more - the game could soon appear in the PlayStation 3 too. Details in the full article.

Tetsuya Mizuguchi, the man behind memorable Sega titles such as Sega Rally Championship and Space Channel 5, talks about his experiences in creating Rez HD, the next-gen version of his six-year-old title Rez, for the Xbox Live Arcade. He also mentions what changes he made on the remake, as well as future plans of seeing the titles on other console platforms.

Check out the rest of the interview after the jump!

European Xbox 360 owners who find themselves growing a little weary of the contemporary shooting game scene may have  some fresh air coming their way very soon. Game maker Q Entertainment has revealed that they might release Sega Dreamcast and Sony PlayStation 2 classic title Rez HD on XBLA very soon. Go to the full article for more details.