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Gameside Reveals Cover Design for R20+5
We've already told you about some of the new content the revised "R20" will be getting, but now you can take a look at the cover design. This comes from Action Gameside Vol. A, which is running a special Rockman 25th anniversary spread. It's also revealed that the...
Reika Morishita’s Mega Man Legends 15th Anniversary Tribute
A while back we reported singer Reika Morishita was collecting Mega Man Legends artwork from fans. And this compilation image is the result of those efforts. You can see a much larger version here. In truth this was intended to be the cover for her recently announced...
“We are ROCK-MEN! 2” Track List and Other Details
Alongside ROCKMAN HOLIC, We are ROCK-MEN! 2 releases in Japan this month on the 19th. And now thanks to Famitsu, we have the full track list plus some other details: 01. METAMORPHOSE （Original） 02. THEME OF ROCKMAN Xover （from Rockman Xover） 03. NAPALMMAN STAGE （from...
Looking Back: Mega Man 7
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 7, famous for being the first original series game to go beyond 8-bits and...
A Fantastic Mega Man 3 Arrangement for Chiptune Lovers
Now here's an arrangement I can really get behind! Chiptune artist RushJet1 (whose work has been featured on the album Chiptuned Rockman), brings us a chiptune arrangement of Mega Man 3's superb soundtrack nine months in the making. But wait, doesn't MM3 already have...
Rockman Xover Reaches Top 3 on iTunes
Just days after releasing, Rockman Xover has achieved third place on iTunes' Top Free Apps. While that's not necessarily a feat in itself, the bigger news might come from it being #63 on iTunes' Top Grossing Apps and climbing, ahead of Beeline's (Capcom's mobile...
A Critical Look at Mega Man 3 Stages: Dr. Wily Stage 2
Wily Stage 2 Here we see a return of the floating platforms from the second visit to Shadow Man's stage, except this time they act only as a minor annoyance on the way to a few more items. There's a split in the path with one way leading to an extra life, but unlike...
From 1UP: Mega Man’s Comic Career & The Social Retrospective
Finishing off this week's 1UP Cover Story, "Mega Man: 25 Years of Theme-Park Levels and Stolen Robot Powers," is a two-story main event for the weekend. First up is Jeremy Parish's "Mega Man: The Social Retrospective," which is described as "a randomly irreverent trip...
Looking Back: Mega Man 6
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 6, a game that marked the end of the NES era with some of the best...
More 1UP Features & Retronauts Lunch Break Takes on Legends
Continuing our coverage of 1UP's Cover Story this week, our suspicions have been confirmed: Retronauts Lunch Break will be taking on Mega Man Legends, "the series' three-dimensional debut that didn't receive the critical reception it deserved." For those unfamiliar,...
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!...
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