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Aug 26• 2011 Mega Man
Capcom Offers a Limited Edition Mega Man 3DS Case
If you're like me, you carry around your Nintendo 3DS everywhere you go, probably with the tiny glimmer of hope that you'll somehow get more street passes. Inevitably, your nice and shiny system is going to get banged up a bit. So, who better to protect your system...

Aug 25• 2011 Reviews
A Review of GigaMix Volume 2
I am a huge Hitoshi Ariga fan, and on top of that, Mega Man V was one of my favorite Classic games, hands down. So when GigaMix 1 was released in Japan, and it hinted that the next story involved the Stardroids, I about lost it. This story arc builds up on the events...

Aug 24• 2011 Site Developments
The TMMN Megacast #12 – Protodude’s Self Looply Corner
Heat Man may have temporarily left us to go adventuring in Japan, but that won't stop the MegaCast! We still have what's left of our rag tag crew including myself (Jesse "Main Finger" Gregory), resident conspiracy theorist Andrew "AWD !" Dickman, and Tabby "I don't...

Aug 24• 2011 Community Developments
Go Nuts with Custom Volnutts
While it may be a while before Capcom fulfills the needs and desires of Mega Man Legends fans again, at least some of those same fans are taking it upon themselves to do something with the series and characters they know and love so well. In this case, one Ryan...

Aug 23• 2011 Site Developments
Sayonara, Suckers
Folks, I must say it's been a great pleasure working on The Mega Man Network for approaching four years now. It may possibly be the longest tenure I've had with a Mega Man website in my 14 years of activity in the Mega Man community. That's half the time I've been...

Aug 23• 2011 Community Developments
Inafune and Mega Man’s Cancellations: Post Hoc Ergo Propter Hoc
Some of you may remember that about a month ago, a well-spoken gentleman by the name of Andrew Eisen addressed Nintendo of America and their seeming decision not to release any of the "Operation: Rainfall" games (Xenoblade Chronicles, The Last Story, and Pandora's...

Aug 22• 2011 Community Developments
Let Legends “Shimeji” Invade Your Desktop
Here's an adorable way to customize your Windows PC, and show some Legends support. "Shimeji" is a freeware program that makes little characters run around your desktop. Furthermore, you can make your own image sets for new Shimeji characters. The characters will just...

Aug 21• 2011 Mega Man
New Adventures of Mega Man Now Available in English
You may know of The New Adventures of Mega Man, or more colloquially called That Portuguese Mega Man Comic Where Roll's Naked A Lot. This peculiar comic was published in Brazil by Estúdio PPA in the 90s. Personally speaking, I don't even know much about it myself. But...

Aug 21• 2011 Community Developments• Mega Man
Devroom Contents Saved for Your Consideration
The Japanese branch of the Mega Man Legends 3 Devroom is now closed for good, which is why I'm not bothering to even link to it now. If you didn't go through and save anything, you pretty much lost your chance. Or so it would have seemed! However, a plucky Legends fan...

Aug 20• 2011 Community Developments
GamePro Examines Colonel Capcom’s Secret Recipe for Mega Man
Ever wonder what secret ingredients Capcom used to come up with all the different types of Mega Man game we've seen over the years? GamePro has, and to that end, they have assembled the following flowchart which shows how things come together to form a heaping helping...

Aug 19• 2011 Mega Man
A Closer Look at Mega Man Gigamix Vol. 2
Matt Moylan of UDON Entertainment is confident you'll eat up Mega Man Gigamix Vol. 2. He boasts it's the beginning of the most immense adventure Mega Man has ever faced, and incorporating the greatest number of characters. In order to help you get more excited, he's...

Aug 19• 2011 Mega Man
ESRB Indicates Mega Man X2 Headed to Virtual Console
The good ol' ESRB has clued us in on another upcoming Mega Man release. This time the entry for Mega Man X2 has been updated to include the Wii as a supported console. This would definitely indicate the sequel is headed for the Wii's Virtual Console. As has been the...

Aug 19• 2011 Community Developments
Dorkly Bits: Dr. Light’s Gift to Mega Man X
...and that's why some people choose to go through the game without finding any of Dr. Light's capsules. Source: Dorkly

Aug 18• 2011 Mega Man
D-Arts Zero Hits Japan this Weekend
Bandai's D-Arts figure of Mega Man X has been getting all of the spotlight so far, but that's about to change soon. Bandai has announced their D-Arts figure of Zero will be coming to Japanese store shelves this Saturday, the 20th, for ¥3,675 (roughly $47.96 US)....

Aug 17• 2011 Mega Man
Ben Bates Handling Art Duties for Third Mega Man Comic Story Arc
While no official announcements or solicitations have been forthcoming for any issues of Archie's Mega Man comic beyond the eighth issue, at least one little bit of information has managed to sneak its way to us. According to a comment from his blog, Ben Bates will be...

Aug 17• 2011 Mega Man
Dr. Wily’s Revenge Slated for Europe eShop September 15th
Japan has got to enjoy Mega Man: Dr. Wily's Revenge since the 3DS eShop launched back in June, but the rest of us have had to wait. But at least Europeans have some confirmation now. A release schedule from Nintendo of Europe pegs Dr. Wily's Revenge as releasing on...

Aug 17• 2011 Community Developments
Art Up with Art Buster
A ways back, fan Soul-Rokkuman began a project of collecting pieces of Mega Man fan art that were unfortunately not accepted in UDON's Mega Man Tribute. The finalized collection, the Art Buster Fanbook, is now out and available for download. This single PDF file...

Aug 16• 2011 Mega Man
Why Was Capcom Going to Charge for the Mega Man Legends 3 Prototype Version?
When the Mega Man Legends 3 Prototype Version was announced, we also learned that there had been plans to charge those who wished to download it from the Nintendo 3DS eShop 200 Yen, or about $2 USD. Though such a prospect fit in perfectly with prior statements from...

Aug 15• 2011 Mega Man
Solicitation for Mega Man #8 and Chad Thomas Gives Us Oil Man
It's that time again! Wait, already? The new solicitation and cover for Archie's Mega Man #8 is now available, and it looks to be a doozy! The Blue Bomber is going to have his hands quite full when the issue hits stands this December! Plus, it appears we have an...

Aug 14• 2011 Articles
Editorial: Mega Man Must Reach for a New Paradigm
Mega Man has had a pretty tough run this year, that much is obvious. What I believe may be less obvious, however, is that the recent cancellations are a symptom of a much more troubling problem that has been deep beneath the Mega Man games for a very long time now:...
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