TMMN Staff
Keiji Inafune Starts His New Company
Dec 14, 2010 | Other News
As reported by Andriasang, while it's still uncertain what Keiji Inafune's future plans are, he is starting to hand out business cards labeled with a new company: Comcept. This comes from a tweet by a video game analyst in Japan who had a run in with Mr. Inafune....
Prepare to Battle This Winning Mecha Design
Dec 13, 2010 | Mega Man
It is decided. The winner of the Bonne mecha design contest is Donner Wels, coming from the Japan side of the Devroom. The entrant of this design may actually be someone familiar to you, he goes by CAP Kobun. We credit CAP's online journal here at TMMN quite a bit....
Your Mega Man Holiday Gift Guide
Dec 13, 2010 | Community Developments
If you're still out looking for holiday gifts for pals, truth be told you're hitting crunch time pretty quick here. And truth be told, shopping online becomes something of a gamble now as we approach Christmas. But if you're willing to take a risk, or you have friends...
A Look at Production Kotobukiya Roll Kit
Dec 10, 2010 | Mega Man
Kotobukiya's Roll figure kit should be released in a matter of weeks if not days. As a sign of its impending production, a hobby magazine has released some shots of the figure crafted with a test run of the mass production parts. This should give you an idea of what...
Here Are Your Bonne Mecha Finalists
Dec 9, 2010 | Mega Man
We are nearing the completion of another phase of Mega Man Legends 3 fan-assisted development. The finalists have been decided, both for the Japanese devroom and the Capcom Unity devroom. Over 250 entries were received on the Capcom Unity side, and I'm pretty sure...
Some Clarification on Mega Man Tribute’s Rules
Dec 9, 2010 | Mega Man
Following yesterday's announcement of UDON's upcoming Mega Man Tribute compilation art book, we noticed there were some concerns among those of you interested in contributing or simply purchasing the book. As such, we brought these before them to find out some...
Wordy Mega Man Update, Plus El Hombre de Proto!
Dec 9, 2010 | Community Developments
David Stanworth wrote to inform us that artist Josh Mirman's "Wordy" Mega Man "Super Fighting Robot" shirt we wrote about previously can apparently be had at Shark Robot for $17.95, and in more sizes than LevelUpStudios has available. And if that weren't enough, for...
UDON Announces Mega Man Tribute
Dec 8, 2010 | Mega Man
After five days of hype, UDON Entertainment's big announcement has come. How many of you got it right? The big project is the Mega Man Tribute book. And in the vein of past Tribute books, UDON is looking for submissions from talented artists to be included in the...
Archie’s Mega Man: Coming in…
Dec 8, 2010 | Mega Man
"The epic adventure starts here!" proclaims what may or may not be the final cover design for the first issue of Archie's Mega Man comic book series. But while we know that the book will make its debut in 2011, well, that is still pretty vague. With 365 days, 52...
Mega Man Gets a Little Wordy
Dec 8, 2010 | Community Developments
Recently, a lot of buzz was made around numerous video game websites when an image of Mario surfaced, comprised entirely of words describing the Goomba-stomping, gorilla-chasing, princess-dating plumber hero. And now, a second image in this style has appeared,...
Not-Mega Man Fights for Everlasting Safe Sex
Dec 8, 2010 | Community Developments
While this does not involve Mega Man directly, the creator of this video was apparently inspired by the exploits of the Blue Bomber, along with some other video game heroes. Watch as the protagonist, who is clearly not Mega Man, does what is necessary to enjoy some...
Let’s Welcome Reo Uratani, Composer
Dec 7, 2010 | Mega Man
Tonight we are introduced to another member of the Mega Man Legends 3 development team: Reo Uratani. Uratani is the main composer for the music in Legends 3. AndI think we're all aware that getting into the music of Mega Man is serious business, so I don't envy the...
Mega Man Legends 3 Event 3: The Townspeople
Dec 6, 2010 | Mega Man
Things certainly are cruising along with Legends 3 development. Coming a day early (more or less), the Townspeople Event has now kicked off at the Capcom Unity Devroom. We have been given a selection of townspeople (see above), and there are two separate projects...
Mobile Rockman 9 Goes a Little Easy
Dec 5, 2010 | Mega Man
Rockman 9 released for purchase on mobile phones in Japan earlier this week, adding to a long list of Rockman games supported by cellularly. And we now know of some features this edition includes. First of all, it is reported to come with all the DLC that could be...
Watch Live Communicated Rockman Now
Dec 4, 2010 | Mega Man
Not sure how long this has been going on, but here is the live stream of Live Communicated Rockman, the live Rockman music hobby event headed up by Ippo Yamada, Hally and Seiko Kobuchi. Hopefully after the show is over, there'll be a replay to catch all the action!...
“Playing Games Older Than Me” Plays Mega Man 2
Dec 4, 2010 | Community Developments
Sometimes, when you've been doing something for a long time, it's easy to forget that there are newcomers to that job, hobby, or other pastime who are a bit younger than you are, and are very likely inexperienced at it. For example, someone born in 1992 would be...
Bonne Mecha Contest Voting Back on Track
Dec 3, 2010 | Mega Man
Good news! The devious Birdbots have finally been reckoned with, and voting is back on at Capcom Unity's side of the Mega Man Legends 3 Bonne Mecha design contest. Because of the delays, the voting deadline has been extended to Wednesday, December 8th, midnight PST....
What Is Your All-Time Favorite Mega Man?
Dec 3, 2010 | Site Developments
We're conducting a fun little survey for the next couple weeks here. As 2010 comes to a close, we want to know what is your favorite Mega Man game of all time! And to tell us, all you need to do is write us at this e-mail with your favorite Mega Man game ever as the...
Rumor: VA for Mega Man in MVC3
Dec 3, 2010 | Mega Man
The Mega Man in Marvel Vs. Capcom 3 rumors will not die. After already seeing somewhat curious images, our latest report comes from IMDB. There, one Zachary Gordon is listed as voicing Mega Man in the game. I suppose we'd assume this is classic Mega Man, though there...
UDON Teases “Biggest Mega Man Project Yet”
Dec 3, 2010 | Mega Man
That's pretty much the whole story in the headline there. UDON Entertainment is planning to announce their biggest ever Mega Man project next week. And as a means to build the hype, they are releasing pieces of an image each day until then. The first of five, which...