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For the umpteenth time, my sincerest apologies for the lack of consistent updates.

• Twilight Frontier, esteemed doujin circle creators of such esteemed fighters as Eternal Fighter Zero Memorial Edition, Touhou Immaterial And Missing Power and Touhou Scarlet Weather Rhapsody, is releasing an expansion entitled Touhou Scarlet Weather Rhapsody Soku with three additional characters ( Sanae, Cirno, and Meirin ) to be released August 15th at Comiket 76.
  
• August 6th in Japan will mark the release of Kamen Rider Climax Heroes for PS2. This entry in the series will introduce a striker element to the gameplay similar to older King Of Fighters titles.
• August 6th will also mark the release of Tales Of Versus, the Namco branded PSP fighter set in the Tales universe. Approximately 35 characters will be playable from the popular RPG series. Could be a worthy competitor to Dissidia...
• The King Of Fighters XII Official Guide is up on Amazon.jp for 2,000 yen.
• Katekyo Hitman Reborn Battle Arena 2: Burst Spirit ( what a mouthful ) comes to the Japanese PSP August 17th, with a heavy emphasis on character customization. Also, August 12th through 16th there will be a special Shonen Jump sponsored tournament entitled Vongolafest 2009.
• Here is the newest trailer for G.Rev's Senko No Ronde DUO: Dis-United Order, highly anticipated sequel to Senko No Ronde: Rev.X / Wartech: Senko No Ronde. The official homepage has also updated fairly frequently.
• Marvel Vs Capcom 2 will become available for digital download via Xbox Live Marketplace this week on July 29th.
  
• Jingwu Online serves as the spiritual sequel to KwonHo: Hero Of Fist by the developes Ijji and continues to provide online 3D mixed martial arts stylistics. Currently open beta.
• Mizuumi.net has an excellent wiki for Suge9's beautiful doujin fighter Vanguard Princess, very thorough and informative.
• Soul Calibur: Broken Destiny will debut August 27th for the PSP and will feature Kratos of the God Of War series as a playable character.
• The August issue of Arcadia's latest tier lists ( as transcribed by Oichi of versuscity.net ):

The King Of Fighters XII ( as studied by Gaakun and Kameten ):
S Rank: Kyo, Iori
A Rank: Terry, Andy, Joe, Shen Woo, Kensui, Ralf, Kim, Ryo
B Rank: Robert, Ash, Chin, Raiden, Daimon
C Rank: Benimaru, Duo-lon, Leona, Athena
D Rank: Clark

Street Fighter IV ( as studied by Umehara Daigo ):

Overall Tier Rank
S Rank: Sagat
A Rank: Ryu, Akuma, Zangief
B Rank: M.Bison, Rufus, Balrog, C.Viper, E.Honda
C Rank: Abel, El Fuerte, Dhalsim, Chun-li, Ken, Blanka
D Rank: Guile, Vega

Ryu Match-up tier
4:6 Disadvantage: Sagat
5:5 Neutral: M.Bison, Balrog, Dhalsim, El Fuerte, Blanka
6:4 Advantage: Akuma, Zangief, C.Viper, E.Honda, Abel, Chun-li, Ken, Guile, Vega, Rufus

Virtua Fighter 5R ( as studied by Yanaga ):
S Rank: Taka-arashi, Wolf, Lion, El Blaze, Pai, Vanessa, Lei-Fei
A Rank: Goh, Akira, Jeffry, Lau, Eileen, Sarah, Jean, Aoi, Jacky, Kage
B Rank: Brad, Shun

Melty Blood Actress Again ( as studied by Hato ):
S Rank: TATARI Shion (H), Mech-Hisui (C)
A Rank: Nrvnqsr Chaos (ForH), Akiha Tohno (HorC), Kohaku (CorH), Arima Miyako (CorF), Nanaya Shiki (C), Koha & Hisui (C or F)
B Rank: Aozaki Aoko (ForH), Red Arcueid (C), Akiha (F), Koha (H), Haku Ren (F), Satsuki (C), Shion (C), Arcueid (F)
C Rank: Ciel (C), Kishima Kouna (F), Riesbyfe (F), Warachia (C), Tohno Akiha (CorH), Roa (H or F), Ren (H), Neco-Arc (C)

• Tekken 6 Bloodline Rebellion releases for PS3 and 360 on Oct. 27th, with a special limited edition wireless stick bundle for 149.99 available for preorders. The game will have special EX costumes designed by various mangaka, including Masashi Kishimoto of Naruto fame, CLAMP, and Tales series designer Mutsumi Inomata. Namco Bandai is also teaming up with MMA apparel company TapouT for several ingame outfits and actual apparel to be made available to purchase soon.
• Soon, for the first time in North America, Hori will be releasing the Hori Real Arcade Pro EX-SE Seimitsu model for Xbox 360 and the Hori Real Arcade Pro 3 SA with Sanwa parts for the Playstation 3, around September / October, just in time for the fall tournament season and Tekken 6's console debut.
• Melty Blood Actress Again will be available on Play Asia on August 20th for the PS2 featuring new console exclusive characters - be sure to visit through Melty Bread to get a discount if you plan on importing.
• In case you somehow missed it, Garou: Mark Of The Wolves is available on Xbox Live Marketplace for 800 MS points.

• Majestros's excellent SF? Ryu Exhibition that premiered at Evo 2009 / OzHadou Nationals 8.
• daruism updates with Daemon Bride match footage.
• yuushou4u updates with Melty Blood Actress Again match footage.
• sibladeko updates with Vanguard Princess match and combo footage.
• geesendou / joybox updates with King Of Fighters 2002 Unlimited Match footage.
• feichunwong updates with Tekken 6 Bloodline Rebellion match footage.
• soh85 updates with Breakers Revenge, Neo Geo Battle Coliseum, and various other excellent footage.
• JaianRecital updates with Super Street Fighter II X match footage.
• shimatuya updates with Vampire Savior match footage.
• fatty05k updates with Samurai Spirits II match footage.
• Goldenrody updates with Blazblue match footage.
• canon5311 updates with Vanguard Princess combo footage.
• bellreisa updates with Touhou Immaterial And Missing Power match footage.
• TheShend updates with Street Fighter III 3rd Strike match footage.
• ogikage updates with Virtua Fighter 5R match footage.
• ninjagrinder updates with Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 match footage.
• AHOJagi updates with Street Fighter 4 match footage.
  
• yorozuya Dead Or Alive 4 and Street Fighter 4 zoome diary.
• karakurihosi Blazblue diary.
  
• Esaka Navel Street Fighter 4.
• Saikyo Street Fighter 4 diary
• Hatahata Touhou Scarlet Weather Rhapsody diary
• Kantuu Virtua Fighter 5R diary
• Karimero Akira Virtua Fighter 5R diary
• Manatsu Lei Virtua Fighter 5R diary
• Wolfzaka Virtua Fighter 5R diary
• Gamechariot - Blazblue, Gundam Vs Gundam Next, Guilty Gear XX Accent Core, Street Fighter 4, Tekken 6 Bloodline Rebellion
• kabochance Street Fighter 4 diary
• wildpig Touhou Scarlet Weather Rhapsody diary
• and then no one were fever - Touhou Scarlet Weather Rhapsody
• vf5aoi Virtua Fighter 5R diary
• pachakkoaoi Virtua Fighter 5R diary
• ouka-pai Virtua Fighter 5R diary
• hetarei Virtua Fighter 5R diary
• A-Cho Teppei Tekken 6 Bloodline Rebellion
• better days Blazblue diary
• hanagata Virtua Fighter 5R diary
• chinoBrad Virtua Fighter 5R diary
• monr Virtua Fighter 5R diary
• rtaki Virtua Fighter 5R diary
• Game41 Vampire Savior, Hyper Street Fighter 2 AE, Guilty Gear XX Accent Core, Blazblue
• itsumobasho / Reno / Oishi's Taka-Arashi VF3 / VF5R Combo Exhibition ( highly recommended viewing! )
  

Tougeki Super Battle Opera is next month!