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Here’s to Another Rockman Day
It's June 9th, and that means it's Rockman Day - an unofficial day of observance for Mega Man started in Japan. Why June 9th? Check out a past Rockman Day for that explanation. Truth be told, I really haven't seen any commemoration for Rockman Day this year from the...
A Critical Look at Mega Man 5 Stages: Gyro Man
Gyro Man's Stage and Music Gyro Man starts with an elevator lifting us into the sky, where we fight Tattepakken and Pukapelly. The area in the fourth image uses this well, where jumping to hit Pukapelly can leave the player open to Tattepakken, while destroying the...
Rockman Prize Campaign Hitting Japan in Fall
Now we know more about those sudden Rockman products appearing from System Service. As far as Japan is concerned, these are goods intended to be available in crane game and gashapon machines. They plan to be put into service at game centers and such all over Japan...
The Blue Ink Reviews Mega Man #26 – Worlds Collide Part 7: Games People Play
"I will not interrogate my enemies within my inner sanctum. A small hotel just outside my borders will work just as well." --Rule #10 of Being an Evil Overlord ----------------------------------- You would think that deep in the heart of enemy territory, the main...
A Chance for Female Mega Man Characters from D-Arts?
Don't go getting your hopes up, but Bluefin Tamashii Nations USA recently posted the following on their Facebook: "The reception for Sailor Moon gives us great confidence for females from other series. More girls? MOAR GIRLS! Power up for tomorrow night and the Nex...
Project X Zone Demo Now Available on 3DS eShop
A demo for Project X Zone, the big Capcom, Sega and Namco Bandai collaboration, is now available on the 3DS eShop. Unfortunately this demo doesn't feature any Mega Man related missions or characters, but it does have a woman in skimpy bat lingerie, so... there's that....
Proto Man Makes The Escapist’s “Top 5 Stylish Scarves” in Video Games
Top 5 with Lisa Foiles : Top 5 Stylish Scarves Though he may not be a Reploid, Proto Man sees a little love today courtesy of The Escapist's Lisa Foiles and her weekly "Top 5" segment. After all, what list of stylish neckwear in gaming would be complete without the...
Reploid Independence Day is Upon Us Once Again
As he did last year, our resident comic book reviewer for "The Blue Ink," would like to remind everyone that as per the instruction manual for Mega Man X, June 4th is the "Day of Sigma," aka-- as he puts it-- "Reploid Independence Day." It's a century early, give or...
Announcing the Winners for Our Mega Buster USB Giveaway!
Evening folks! It's time to announce the winners of our Mega Buster USB drive giveaway! We got over 240 entries for this prize, and picking three winners was tough! Well, it wasn't really that touch, I just used a random number generator, But still, I wish we could do...
A Critical Look at Mega Man 5 Stages: Napalm Man
Napalm Man's Stage and Music Our first steps into this stage put us in the path of a particularly aggressive enemy, Sumatran. These quickly jump toward us when we or even one of our shots approaches, dealing six damage on contact, and have little delay between...
Get Tabletman’s Battle Memory in Xover for Free
Hey players of Rockman Xover, there's a new special edition Battle Memory to grab, and this time you don't even need to buy a product to get it! Just use the above code, and you can get Tablet Man's Battle Memory. If you'll recall, Tablet Man is one of the runner up...
G.I. Joe: Sigma Six? No, One Sigma is Enough, Thank You
A few days ago in Ripot's Round-Up, we posted a link to an action figure that customizer Jin Saotome had created of Sigma in the Marvel Legends style. We've since heard back from Jin, who informs us that he's created new 5-inch Sigma figure, which is more in line with...
GameTrailers Pop Facts: Mega Man X Street Fighter
Pop Facts GameTrailers has a rather timely new edition of "Pop Facts." However, contrary to its title, this episode isn't about the somewhat-recent Street Fighter X Mega Man game, but rather, it's about the Street Fighter moves found in the first two Mega Man X...
Details on Mega Man’s Collaboration with Universal Fighting System
Today we have official confirmation of the collaboration between Mega Man (and Darkstalkers) and the card game Universal Fighting System. Additionally, UFS mentions on Facebook that: "Mega Man is going to have at least 3 releases over the next 3 years as complete...
The Much Await Results of the Next D-Arts Character Survey are Here…
Do you think your favorite character made it? Can you stand the anticipation? What? You say the top image sorta gives away the results already? Oh, well, moving right along... First off, the response to the second survey was huge. The planned reveal was actually last...
Get a Glimpse of the Expanded Content of MM25: Mega Man and Mega Man X Official Complete Works
Wow, when it rains, it pours-- especially with Mega Man news. In this case, amidst everything else we've had to say on MM25: Mega Man and Mega Man X Official Complete Works, Brelston at Capcom Unity has posted four images of the book's new expanded contents. Above is...
Mega Man X Hits Wii U Virtual Console with a Special Deal
The perennial Super NES classic Mega Man X has arrived on the Wii U Virtual Console today, carrying with it a price of just $7.99. Alternatively, you can pay just $1.50 if you already have the game transferred over from your Wii Virtual Console, allowing you off-TV...
MM25: Full Cover and Other Information
Here is the full cover to UDON's upcoming Mega Man and Mega Man X artwork extravaganza: MM25 Mega Man & Mega Man X Official Complete Works. With the full cover revealed, we can be assured that X is getting the same love and representation as the Blue Bomber...
A Pair of Upcoming Soundtracks to Feature Mega Man
We've yet to hear of any new Mega Man soundtracks coming down the pipeline for 2013 (though I imagine they're on the way). However, a couple other albums are getting a head start by featuring Mega Man in their track list. The first is the 10th anniversary soundtrack...
Rockman Xover Gets Yet Another Collaboration
Not content with mixing things up with Seven Thousands Wars, a new collaboration with Xover is in the works for Sega's smartphone titles Dragon Coins. Labeled as a "coin RPG," Dragon Coins uses this basis of a medal game (i.e. coin pusher) as a mechanic to fight...
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