Playing for high stakes

• SNK has released details about their Iroha ( Samurai Shodown Tenka ) dating sim for Japanese cellphones.
• Kind of cool for VF fans; there's a new blog post at the official Virtua Fighter 5R site detailing different methods of hearing music from the different games using a combination of the Start button and other keys before the fight begins on different stages.
• GameWatch has new screens and artwork for Higurashi Portable for PSP.
• Ko-hatsu arcade is doing a huge official Akatsuki Ausf.Achse set of team and singles regional tournaments at the end of the month, very cool.
• At Leipzig Games Convention in Germany today, Midway confirmed the additions of Wonder Woman, Deathstroke, Raiden and Kano to the Mortal Kombat VS DC Universe character roster.
• Gamespot has an article detailing new Mortal Kombat VS DC Universe gameplay details from Leipzig, including talks of the playable version of The Joker and the new Rage system mechanic. New teaser trailer here.
  
• SF2CE Korea / Korean Jungin Arcade Live has completed a King Of Fighters 2000 tournament, and is getting Street Fighter IV soon, which may have a live stream of matches being broadcast in the very near future.
• 1UP has an interview with Yoshinori Ono about Street Fighter IV, Dimps, the Wii, and other topics, from Leipzig.
• Less Than Three's homebrew fighter Skullgirls has undergone some tremendous changes, check out their official site.
• Jeuxactu has new screens of Castlevania Judgement from Leipzig GC08.
• Street Fighter IV will be releasing around the same time as the new Street Fighter: Legend Of Chun-Li live action movie slated for release in theatres on February 27th 2009.
• I somehow neglected to mention that Hardcore Gaming 101 also has an article detailing the Treasure development of Yu Yu Hakusho: Makyo Toitsusen and Bleach DS / Bleach DS 2nd.
• There's a fairly big gallery of Naruto Ultimate Ninja Storm screens over at Hokage's Room; CyberConnect2 confirmed that the PS3 release will see downloadable content from day one release.
• A couple of new promos for EA's Super Punch Out / Ready 2 Rumble knockoff Facebreaker lie here and here.

• Alternate275 updates with Super Smash Bros. Melee match footage.
• itsumobasho updates with Virtua Fighter 5R match footage.
• McWzakky updates with Virtua Fighter 5R match footage.
• tianyuan2k4 updates with Virtua Fighter 5R combo footage, Hokuto No Ken match footage.
  
• Warcueid updates with Guilty Gear XX Accent Core match footage.
• striderzer0 updates with Killer Instinct match footage, Marvel VS Capcom 2 match footage.
• sibladeko updates with Mai-Hime Fuuka Taisen footage.
• gigamsx1974 updates with Super Street Fighter II X footage.
• crowwinters updates with Soul Calibur IV match footage.
• koyori6671 updates with Fate Unlimited Codes match footage.
• shyronin updates with Power Instinct Matrimelee combo footage.
• xdragoninstallx updates with Guilty Gear XX Accent Core match footage.
• getyourtournament updates with Super Smash Bros. Brawl match footage.
• gogetassj4666 updates with Dragonball Z Budokai 3 footage.
• bebesulfan updates with Pocket Fighter match footage.
• bigooooooohh updates with Guilty Gear XX Accent Core match footage.
• Goldenrody updates with Guilty Gear XX Accent Core match footage.