An off-handed remark by Microsoft Corporate VP, Peter Moore, during Microsoft's CES 2006 keynote revealed that Capcom is bringing Street Fighter II - its most popular arcade game - to the Xbox Live Arcade. This amazing announcement for classic arcade gamers can only put even more pressure on Midway to either consider bringing the classic Mortal Kombat franchise to the online multiplayer arena.

Often the excuse for not creating a Mortal Kombat that can be played online was that the fast-twitch gameplay was not possible over a wide-area network, such was the reason given in our Midway Arcade Treasures: Extended Play Developer Interview. If Capcom can figure out a way to put a fast-twitch fighter like Street Fighter 2 online, then there should be no excuse for Mortal Kombat to remain offline.

Many of you expressed great interest in getting the classic arcade Mortal Kombat series on Xbox Live Arcade. Does the fact that Street Fighter 2 is coming to Xbox Live Arcade make you want Mortal Kombat II even more on Xbox Live Arcade? Let us know what you're thinking by expressing your feelings by leaving us a comment.