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Rockman Xover First Impressions – Yeah, It Sucks
Well, here we are. The most infamous Mega Man game ever made is now out in Japan. The level of hatred this title has accrued is practically viscous. And yet, even now with the released game in my hands, I can't bring myself to hate it, or hate Capcom for making it. I...
Rockman Xover is Available in Japan Now
After seemingly missing an earlier release time frame, the iOS social RPG Rockman Xover is now available for download in the Japan iOS app store. Coming with this is the renewal of the Rockman Xover official site, although there doesn't seem to be much new information...
The Blue Ink: Archie’s Mega Man #18 – Vagabond Blues
"Who has not felt how sadly sweet, The dream of home, the dream of home, Steals o'er the heart, too soon to fleet, When far o'er sea or land we roam?" -Thomas Moore, The Dream of Home ---------------------------------------- Blues left home because he was afraid that...
Well, That Was Quick: More From 1UP
If I might be allowed to break from the third-person for a moment: Wow, that was quick. I knew when I posted about the 1UP Cover Story yesterday that I a few of my own writings would come up, but I didn't expect them so soon-- much less two on the same day. If you...
A Look at Worlds Collide Covers, Plus Talk Time with Spaziante
To start hyping up next year's major comic crossover, Kotaku has a look at some of the covers of the 12-part "Worlds Collide" story arc, and a short interview with artist Patrick "Spaz" Spaziante, who is doing the cover art for all 12 issues. Specifically, these...
1UP Cover Story: Mega Man: 25 Years of Theme-Park Levels and Stolen Robot Powers
This week, 1UP.com is running a new Cover Story called "Mega Man: 25 Years of Theme-Park Levels and Stolen Robot Powers." As you might guess from the title, this is a look back at the quarter-century reign of the Mega Man franchise in its many shapes and forms. As of...
Looking Back: Mega Man 5
As part of our celebration of the Mega Man series hitting its 25th anniversary, we are featuring a look back at many of the games of the Classic series. For this entry, I’ll be looking Mega Man 5, a game that makes up for its lack of innovation with "Nintendo Hard"...
Reika Morishita’s Arrangements are Getting a CD Release
Reika Morishita's arranged versions of "Another Sun" and "Your Wind is Blowing" release digitally back in September. Now, much to her hopes, the Legends commemorative tunes will come out via an actual CD release as well. While Ms. Morishita had hoped for a release to...
A Critical Look at Mega Man 3 Stages: Break Man & Dr. Wily Stage 1
After the Doc Robot stages, we enter a stage titled "Break Man," where we fight a ~mysterious~ robot who fights exactly like Proto Man, with the exception that he is immune to all special weapons. This one's similar to the fight in Hard Man's stage, except we have...
Mega Man X3 Composer Plays Zero/Blizzard Buffalo Medley on Piano
We aren't sure whether there was any particular reason behind the posting of this video, but Kinuyo Yamashita, composer for Mega Man X3, recently posted a video to YouTube of herself playing a medley of Zero and Blizzard Buffalo's theme from the game on piano. Enjoy!...
How Much More is R20+ Powered Up?
As we announced previously, the classic art book R20: Rockman & Rockman X Official Complete Works is getting a 25th anniversary revamp, with even more content. So what can we expect? Well while we don't know all the details, a posting on e-Capcom shows that the...
Looking Back: Mega Man 4
As part of our celebration of the Mega Man series hitting its 25th anniversary, we are featuring a look back at many of the games of the Classic series. For this entry, I’ll be looking at Mega Man 4, a game that receives much criticism for both trying new things and...
Air Man Still Can’t Be Beat in New ROCKMAN HOLIC Preview
Here's another song you can enjoy from the upcoming arranged album ROCKMAN HOLIC. This time it's an arrangement of Team.Nekocan's original track that rocketed to amazingly popularity (and can even be played at karaoke): Can't Beat Air Man. This arrangement features...
The Blue Ink: Archie’s Mega Man #17 – Origins
"Playing God is indeed playing with fire. But that is what we mortals have done since Prometheus, the patron saint of dangerous discoveries. We play with fire and take the consequences, because the alternative is cowardice in the face of the unknown." -Ronald Dworkin,...
Famous Last Words
Here's a scene from the Rockman 20th anniversary event Capcom held in Tokyo five years ago. I think it's safe to say right now that Capcom of Japan is probably not planning such an event for the 25th anniversary (although fans are, at least). The event was a veritable...
Looking Back: Mega Man 3
As part of our celebration of the Mega Man series hitting its 25th anniversary, we are featuring a look back at many of the games of the Classic series. For this entry, I’ll be looking Mega Man 3, a game that gets nearly as much love as its predecessor. Mega Man 3...
Break Man Breaks Out in Mega Man #23
Following his third major defeat to Mega Man, Dr. Wily has been pretty quiet in the shadows. But in the 23rd issue of Archie's Mega Man, it appears Wily will be pushing forward with the first move of his next major scheme, and with perhaps his most powerful piece yet:...
A Critical Look at Mega Man 3 Stages: Doc Robot K-176
Each of the revisited stages contains two fights with Doc Robot K-176, who takes on the attack pattern of one of the Robot Masters from Mega Man 2. These aren't quite the same, as Doc's sprite is bigger than even Wood Man, and he's often slightly more difficult in...
New ROCKMAN HOLIC Sample, Plus Xover Bonus Item
Here's another sample from the upcoming album ROCKMAN HOLIC for you to enjoy - in fact, it appears to be a complete track! And unlike the previous sample, perhaps you can even sing along to this one. This is "Together As One," an arrangement of the Wily stage theme...
Rumor: Project X Zone is Westward Bound
TSSZ News is reporting that Nintendo has confirmed at a recent press event in Spain that the game no one (relatively speaking) thought had any chance of leaving Japan is doing just that. As seen in the picture at right (click to enlarge), Project X Zone-- the...
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