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100,000 Strong to Represent at Mega Rock Fan Festa, Seeking Funding for Big Project
A few months ago, we brought you word of a new fan-run event to celebrate Mega Man in Tokyo, Japan, called "Mega Rock Fan Festa." Some new information has come up about the event, including the attendance of Hitoshi Ariga, Ippo Yamada, and Yoshihiro Iwamoto. What's...
Facebook Group Forms to Tell Capcom “We Like the Maverick Hunter Idea”
Remember "Maverick Hunter," the recently-revealed Iron Man meets Metroid Prime first-person shooter concept which had just a smidge of Mega Man to it, and was ultimately denied the coveted green light of progress by Capcom? As it turns out, though a lot of people...
The Mega Man X Costume Featured on Nerdist Can Now Be Yours!
Remember the Mega Man X cosplay featured on the Nerdist YouTube channel a few months ago? Originally worn at the New York 2012 Comic-Con, this piece can now be yours! The costume now sits on eBay, pre-owned (of course) but "in excellent shape," and is waiting for a...
Exploding Rabbit Analyzes the Game Mechanics of Mega Man X
In working on Super Retro Squad, Jay Pavlina of Exploding Rabbit (of "Super Mario Crossover" fame) is going through some classic retro game titles to research the mechanics which made them so much fun to play, and has decided to share the experience in a series of...
Mega Man Makes List of “10 Examples of Fan Service That Fans Hated”… Twice
GamesRadar has been celebrating their annual "Week of Hate," and today's feature involves "10 examples of fan service that fans hated"-- instances where companies try to do something to please fans of a certain franchise, only to have the whole thing blow up in their...
Capcom Unity and Archie Showcase Their Favorite Mega Man Comic Moments
Archie's Mega Man comic series has surpassed two years now, and it's currently running through its highly anticipated "Worlds Collide" crossover arch. You might say the series has garnered some history now. So Brelston at Capcom Unity and Archie are listing off their...
Fan’s Custom Backlit NES Celebrates 25 Years of Mega Man
Over on Facebook, Platinumfungi dropped us a line letting us know about a little something he managed to whip together for Mega Man's 25th anniversary. With a bit of help from Custom Nes Guy, he's created a Nintendo Entertainment System which is not only adorned with...
Mega Man Fans Take to Miiverse in Support of the Blue Bomber
It's been a bit over half a day (as of this writing) since the original Mega Man for the NES arrived on the Wii U's Virtual Console, bringing with it an accompanying Miiverse community through which fans can share pictures and messages. Of particular note are the...
Celebrate Mega Man ’13 with Yacht Club Games
Yacht Club Games, developer of the upcoming Shovel Knight (featuring original Mega Man composer Manami Matsumae) are going to be partaking in their annual tradition of playing through as many Mega Man games as they can, "in an effort to remind us of what great...
Super Mario Bros. Crossover 3.0 Trailer
It's been over a year since we last reported on "Super Mario Crossover," and while the developers at Exploding Rabbit have gone on to start work on their own property in the crowdfunded Super Retro Squad, they haven't forgotten the title which brought them there in...
Teacher-Student Game Project Seeks to Continue the Mega Man X Story
While fans the world over would love nothing more than for Capcom to continue the Mega Man X saga where it left off, one school teacher and his students have taken matters into their own hands to demonstrate to Capcom how they feel...
Mega Man Takes on Giant Bomb in This Fan Game
Here's a rather unusual item to land in our Inbox: A new fan game from Giant Bomb featuring evil robot duplicates of their staff taking on Mega Man, fittingly called "Mega Man X Giant Bomb 2013." More details can be found here, while you can download it here. The...
GameTrailers’ Memo to Capcom
Recently, GameTrailers has been issuing video "memos" to numerous top video game companies, including the likes of EA, Square Enix, and Disney. Their latest, seen above, goes out to the Capcom crew and, since one part of the video specifically mentions our favorite...
Get an In-Depth Taste of Mega Music Mix
Last month we informed you of "Mega Music Mix," a new Rockman fan album fronted by doujin circle Colis Records. A bit has changed since then, however. While originally having a scope of 15~20 tracks, it will now be a 27 tracks, two CD album covering all the series,...
Check Out This “Rockman Xero” Fan Animation
Yesterday we showed you some sweet fan art, now here's a sweet fan movie. Animated solely by GiM, "Rockman Xero" appears to be an interpretation of the beginning to Mega Man Zero, but with Roll instead of Ciel. Though I'm not sure canon is all that important when just...
A Truly Fantastic Mega Man Character Piece
This piece of artwork started making the rounds in social media the other day, and I felt it was worth a showcase. This awesome picture, representing 25 years of Mega Man heroes and heroines, was done by Japanese artist Kinniku as a promotional image for February's...
Sample Manami Matsumae’s Original Track with World 1-2 Pre-Order
One Shot, One Kill by Manami Matsumae Some months ago we informed you about "World 1-2," a game music album project bringing together a number of artists from the game industry. This includes an original track by Manami Matsumae, one of the original composers of Mega...
Check Out (and Maybe Buy) These Custom NES Consoles
A while back, we posted about a cool custom Mega Man Nintendo Entertainment System which went up for auction on eBay. Several of you enjoyed it, and following that posting, a gentleman by the name of "Custom Nes Guy" reached out to us about the article. As it turns...
Help Mega Ran on His U.K. Underground Tour!
It's been a while since we last posted anything from good ol' Mega Ran, but he came to us for some help spreading the word about some upcoming events he's doing, and how you can help. Most immediately, he wants you all to know that he'll be at Nashicon with DJ DN3 in...
More Reviews of “Worlds Collide” Part 1
As you may have already seen, we posted our "Blue Ink" review of the first part of Archie's "Worlds Collide" crossover event last week. And this week, some others are getting in on the act. The video review above comes our way courtesy of our friends at the...
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