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Putting the Brakes on Turbo Man

Putting the Brakes on Turbo Man

They say you can't teach an old dog new tricks, but if the dog did something you never knew of? Imagine my surprise when I was (as usual) watching a skillrun of Mega Man 7 on Youtube.com and the player pulled off a rather amazing trick with the fight against Turbo...

Putting the Brakes on Turbo Man

Lightman Comes to Save the Day

We've been keeping tabs on Capcom's Top 30 Mega Man Tribute countdown, but thought this one was amusing enough on its own to share separately. Capcom*Unity member Miguel decided to see what would happen if he combined an episode of the old Ruby-Spears Mega Man...

Putting the Brakes on Turbo Man

Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Ultimate All-Stars Packshot

Behold! Gaze in shock and amazement as Zero, Roll, and MegaMan Volnutt fight for recognition among the sea of faces that is the packshot for Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Ultimate All-Stars! Just look at Zero's expression; you know he's planning on killing everyone there,...

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Niitsuma Talks Zero and Other New TVC Characters

Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Ultimate All-Stars Producer Ryota Niitsuma recently made a blog post for Capcom about the new character additions to the upcoming version of the game. And over at the Capcom*Unity, they took the liberty of translating the post so that we can all...

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Rockman and Blues to grace Kubrick toy set

No, I don't mean the director. Kubrick is a Japanese figurine, somewhat similar to a Lego figure. However, a large variety of Kubrick figures are modeled after characters from movies and so forth, including a number of limited edition figures, making them a popular...

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New Videos of Tatsunoko vs. Capcom with Zero

It seems that we're a tad late with this, but after IGN revealed that Zero was the final combatant in Anime vs. Video Games: Geeks Wage War-- er, I mean, Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Ultimate All-Stars, GameSpot provided some new videos of the crimson Reploid showing the...

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Mega Man ZX and Megamix English Covers Revealed

Following our recent interview, UDON Entertainment Managing Editor Matt Moylan added the English covers for the Mega Man Megamix and Mega Man ZX manga to the blog on his "LittleFormers" web page. Check them out: Fun times lie ahead... I can't wait to see what they'll...

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Rockman EXE OSS homepage updates

There are some new and some not so new updates to Capcom of Japan's Rockman EXE Operate Shooting Star homepage. The first new section shows Star Force MegaMan's special abilities: his lock-on attack and shield. He also still has his rapid fire buster. He will of...

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MM Official Complete Works, Chip Tuned Rockman on sale today

Mega Man merchandise is always great, and today a couple pieces of Mega Man merchandise are now available for sale. First off is Mega Man Official Complete Works. Translated and edited by Udon, this huge format, 200 page book contains tons of artwork, concept art and...

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TVC: Ultimate All-Stars to Retain Japanese Voices

While we would all (well, many, at any rate-- we know who we are) love the opportunity to hear Lucas Gilbertson take up the microphone and perform the part of Zero once again in Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Ultimate All-Stars, it seems that is unlikely to happen. Despite...

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EXE OSS demo goes live in Japan; footage and screens

As we reported just yesterday, a demo of Rockman EXE Operate Shooting Star was set to become available later this month. Well, today is later this month! Those with a Japanese Wii, primarily people living in Japan, can connect to the Everyone's Nintendo Channel and...

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IGN unveils Zero in Tatsunoko Vs. Capcom

Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Ultimate All Stars at IGN.com He is revealed at last, and it's the X series Zero to boot, marking the first time a Mega Man X character has graced a fighting game, to my knowledge. Aside from the above video, you can also catch some additional...

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Ariga comments on character submissions, gives us some pointers

A few days ago, we posted that Hitoshi Ariga was taking applications for fan created characters to appear as "throwaway characters" in upcoming issues of Rockman Gigamix. So far he is purely delighted about the number of submissions that have come in so far, including...

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Updated: A little CoroCoro brings a little bit of info

The latest info from CoroCoro is out on 2ch, but so far info seems a bit sparse.Here's a basic rundown on the facts: A playable demo (likely they same one at TGS) will be available in Japan on the Wii's Nintendo Channel. Bass will be an enemy character in the MegaMan...

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e-Capcom offers special edition OSS drinking cup

I've ordered Rockman EXE Operate Shooting Star already. I'll get it and probably enjoy it. But I did not order it through e-Capcom, so I will not be getting this special edition drinking cup which they are giving to people who preorder through e-Capcom. Sadness. The...

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Joystiq Confirms UMD Legacy Titles With Chris Kramer

With the release of the PSP Go, we're seeing a huge influx of UMD Legacy games on the PSN store. Capcom had been planning the big PSP/PS1 push on PSN for quite some time now and it looks like those plans are finally coming to fruition. A blog entry detailing the...

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A Peek at Rockman Gigamix

Akihabara Channel has posted a quick look at Hitoshi Ariga's Rockman Gigamix, a manga volume which covers Rockman 3, Rockman Battle & Chase, and Rockman 7. And simply put, it looks awesome. Check out the following images of Super Rockman challenging Turbo Man and...