Month: May 2011

Inafune Discusses the Influence of One Fistfight on His Video Game Career

Inafune Discusses the Influence of One Fistfight on His Video Game Career

Keiji Inafune, the man who oversaw the development of Mega Man for many years, has popped up in the news once again. And while some may feel he is no longer relevant to Mega Man because he is no longer at Capcom, we disagree. Following his departure, he has talked openly about his time at […]

Keiji Inafune, the man who oversaw the development of Mega Man for many years, has popped up in the news once again. And while some may feel he is no longer relevant to Mega Man because he is no longer at Capcom, we disagree. Following his departure, he has talked...
Inafune Discusses the Influence of One Fistfight on His Video Game Career

The Unseen Worlds of Mega Man Legends

I think it’s fair to say that Mega Man Legends was pretty ambitious for its time. It was an all new series that departed greatly from what many people recognized as Mega Man then. It was also Mega Man’s first step into a 3D adventure, a game design that still had a lot of unexplored […]

I think it’s fair to say that Mega Man Legends was pretty ambitious for its time. It was an all new series that departed greatly from what many people recognized as Mega Man then. It was also Mega Man’s first step into a 3D adventure, a game design that...
Inafune Discusses the Influence of One Fistfight on His Video Game Career

Slow News Day Leads to Fast Gameplay

Things are just a little bit slow in Mega Man news lately, so we’ve decided to speed things up a little by featuring a video of Mega Man 10 for WiiWare being completed in less than 34 minutes: Yes, this is tool-assisted (you can find the details of that here, and no, we don’t normally […]

Things are just a little bit slow in Mega Man news lately, so we’ve decided to speed things up a little by featuring a video of Mega Man 10 for WiiWare being completed in less than 34 minutes: Yes, this is tool-assisted (you can find the details of that here,...
Inafune Discusses the Influence of One Fistfight on His Video Game Career

Review of Mega Man Gigamix vol. 1

Mega Man Gigamix is a whole new series from famed manga artist and writer Hitoshi Ariga. Whereas the original Mega Man Megamix was done in Japan years ago, Mega Man Gigamix is much more recent. We fans can be thankful for not having to wait nearly as long this time! The following review is written […]

Mega Man Gigamix is a whole new series from famed manga artist and writer Hitoshi Ariga. Whereas the original Mega Man Megamix was done in Japan years ago, Mega Man Gigamix is much more recent. We fans can be thankful for not having to wait nearly as long this time!...
Inafune Discusses the Influence of One Fistfight on His Video Game Career

Mega Man and Dr. Wily Make X-Play’s X-List of the Top 5 Hero/Villain Combos in Gaming

On a (somewhat) recent edition of G4TV’s X-Play, hosts Morgan Webb and Blair Herter counted down their top five hero/villain combinations in all of gaming, and on the list were Mega Man and his arch-nemesis, Dr. Wily: There were one or two noticeable inaccuracies during the brief blurb they gave the Blue Bomber, and despite […]

On a (somewhat) recent edition of G4TV’s X-Play, hosts Morgan Webb and Blair Herter counted down their top five hero/villain combinations in all of gaming, and on the list were Mega Man and his arch-nemesis, Dr. Wily: There were one or two noticeable...
Inafune Discusses the Influence of One Fistfight on His Video Game Career

Inafune Responds to the Cancellation of Mega Man Universe, and the “Twisting” of His Concepts

By now, we all know that Mega Man Universe, a downloadable title initiated by former Capcom executive Keiji Inafune, was given the axe earlier this year. Whether for or against it, many of those who followed the game felt that the project’s cancellation could perhaps be largely attributed to one factor more than any other: […]

By now, we all know that Mega Man Universe, a downloadable title initiated by former Capcom executive Keiji Inafune, was given the axe earlier this year. Whether for or against it, many of those who followed the game felt that the project’s cancellation could...
Inafune Discusses the Influence of One Fistfight on His Video Game Career

Breaking Out the Break Man Customs (Update)

As reported previously, the first volume of Hitoshi Ariga’s Mega Man Gigamix is now available from UDON Entertainment. What’s more, our previous report also included a few preview pages, including one showing off a rather striking image of Break Man, the alter-ego of everyone’s favorite scarf-wearing ‘bot, Proto Man. And as we’ve seen recently, Dr. […]

As reported previously, the first volume of Hitoshi Ariga’s Mega Man Gigamix is now available from UDON Entertainment. What’s more, our previous report also included a few preview pages, including one showing off a rather striking image of Break Man, the...
Inafune Discusses the Influence of One Fistfight on His Video Game Career

The TMMN Megacast #9 – Grega Man Legends

The Megacast is back at ya for another month! And this time we have an all new esteemed guest to speak to, Greg “Grega Man” Moore. He’s the guy at Capcom Unity who toils endlessly to make sure your Mega Man Legends 3 dreams come true. But he managed to find a spot of time […]

The Megacast is back at ya for another month! And this time we have an all new esteemed guest to speak to, Greg “Grega Man” Moore. He’s the guy at Capcom Unity who toils endlessly to make sure your Mega Man Legends 3 dreams come true. But he managed...
Inafune Discusses the Influence of One Fistfight on His Video Game Career

Mega Man Gigamix Vol. 1 Hits Stores Tomorrow

Rejoice Ariga fans, your first big helping of Mega Man Gigamix comes tomorrow! Via a notice from UDON’s Matt Moylan, that’s when you can expect the manga to hit stores. Online orders ought to be forthcoming soon after. We’ve gotten numerous tips over the past couple months concerning how much Gigamix vol. 1’s release date […]

Rejoice Ariga fans, your first big helping of Mega Man Gigamix comes tomorrow! Via a notice from UDON’s Matt Moylan, that’s when you can expect the manga to hit stores. Online orders ought to be forthcoming soon after. We’ve gotten numerous tips over...
Inafune Discusses the Influence of One Fistfight on His Video Game Career

Rockman Online Introduces the Sky Fortress “Atlas”

Been a bit of time since we’ve heard about Rockman Online, but the official blog finally has a new location update. This time we’re introduced to the floating fortress named Atlas. As the wars between the UCA and URA have spread across the world, it’s become necessary to gain ground in the sky as well. […]

Been a bit of time since we’ve heard about Rockman Online, but the official blog finally has a new location update. This time we’re introduced to the floating fortress named Atlas. As the wars between the UCA and URA have spread across the world,...
Inafune Discusses the Influence of One Fistfight on His Video Game Career

Returning Reaverbots to Haunt You in MML3

After polling the Japan and Western devrooms for the Reaverbots people would like to see return in Mega Man Legends 3, the results are in. Coming in top is Gorbesh, the infamous , Joe-esque shield and gun Reaverbot. Following that is Mimic, the classic trap treasure box, Filshdot, the sonic wave emitting fish Reaverbot, and […]

After polling the Japan and Western devrooms for the Reaverbots people would like to see return in Mega Man Legends 3, the results are in. Coming in top is Gorbesh, the infamous , Joe-esque shield and gun Reaverbot. Following that is Mimic, the classic trap treasure...
Inafune Discusses the Influence of One Fistfight on His Video Game Career

MML3 Prototype Contest Update: Extension Granted

Just a quick update. As discussed yesterday, we’re moving the contest deadline to June 14th, midnight PST. Truthfully we were more or less set on this, and most of you who commented appeared to be for it. We do apologize if this inconveniences anyone entering. I think looking at the bigger picture, however, the whole […]

Just a quick update. As discussed yesterday, we’re moving the contest deadline to June 14th, midnight PST. Truthfully we were more or less set on this, and most of you who commented appeared to be for it. We do apologize if this inconveniences anyone entering. I...