Mega Man
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...
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...
Xtreme Wave Fan Illustration Book
If you pay attention to the fanart scene, you'll know there's something very popular in Japan called "doujinshi". Basically, comics or illustration books done by fans. You'll also know that outside of Japan, it's very rare to see a doujin. If you're one of the lucky...
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...
Capcom Issues Last Call for Mega Man Tributes
Over on Capcom*Unity, JGonzo has issued a reminder that tonight marks the end of the Great Mega Man Tribute Contest, which marks the first anniversary of the release of Mega Man 9. All submissions need to be turned in by 11:59PM PST, which means you have approximately...
More Chip Tuned Rockman Fun
You've already seen some of what we have to say about the upcoming release of the album Chip Tuned Rockman, but there's more to be seen and heard about the musical compilation. During the Tokyo Game Show, composer Ippo Yamada conducted the following interview about...
Sword Man Has Really Pulled Himself Together
Here's another little blast from the Blue Bomber's past, dating back to sometime before Mega Man 8 hit the scene on the original Sony PlayStation and SEGA Saturn. The following scan comes from an issue of a magazine known as Game On! that was promoting Super Mario 64,...
Detailed account of OSS from TGS
Tokyo Game Show 2009 has come and gone, and to close up our coverage we have a report from MMN reader Fireman, who was fortunate enough to get to attend the event and try his hand with some of the Rockman EXE Operate Shooting Star demos on hand. So we shall tie up our...
The TGS 2009 experience details post
Perhaps this needs a better name. At any rate, Tokyo Game Show is going on as you know, and now it's open to the public. The purpose of this post is to collect details from peoples' reports back about what went down. This post will be updated and bumped as needed with...
Takeshi Horinouchi looking to do more EXE
If the revival of the Battle Network series via Operate Shooting Star has got you excited, well, you may have reason to continue being excited. This coming from Inside Game's report of Operate Shooting Star's special stage event yesterday. The other details match the...
Rockman EXE OSS – TGS stage report
Dengeki Online has a report in from the first of Takeshi Horniounchi's stage events for Rockman EXE Operate Shooting Star, giving a little insight to some details about the game. First is the confirmation of something we generally figured. As the game progresses,...
MegaMan at TGS: Time to Get Serious!
Posted by Capcom's Chris Kramer at Capcom*Unity: "Why so serious, Mega Man?" Says Capcom's JGonzo, "everyone looks so depressed! It's infectious!" Now MegaMan (or shall I say "Rockman?"), is this any way to get people excited about your game?
Update: Subtitled Rockman EXE Operate Shooting Star official trailer
Courtesy of Famitsu, here is Capcom's TGS 2009 trailer for Rockman EXE Operate Shooting Star, which we have graciously subtitled for you. Here are some interesting notes to point out about the video: -Contains arranged version of the MMBN main theme, but the rest of...
Tatsunoko Vs. Capcom also with… Mega Man X?
No, not quite. However, we do know that Frank West from the Dead Rising will be available. We also know that Frank likes to use various Mega Man items when crushing zombie hoards... and will do so to crush licensed Tatsunoko characters as well. As witnessed in the...
Capcom Unity announces The Great Mega Man Tribute Contest
It has been one year today since Mega Man 9 came out, and in honor of the occasion Capcom Unity is ANNOUNCING MEGA MAN 10!!! Haha, no. Actually they are having a contest for one of the few remaining Mega Man 9 press kits, in all its retro NES cartridge glory. What do...
Mega Man 9 Turns Turns One Tomorrow
Tomorrow marks a day of special significance... That's right, tomorrow marks the first anniversary of the release of Mega Man 9 on WiiWare, which was followed shortly thereafter by releases on Xbox LIVE Arcade and the PlayStation Network, respectively. Now normally,...
Operate Shooting Star seemingly not to have wi-fi
It has been questioned for some time now whether or not Rockman EXE Operate Shooting Star would have wi-fi gameplay or not. Wireless gameplay has been confirmed, but any indications of a wi-fi connection have been missing in OSS preview articles and the alleged box...
Mega Man 9 is Highly Recommended by Nintendo Channel, But Most DS Games Not Included
Recently, Nintendo has updated the Wii's "Nintendo Channel" with a new layout and new features. One such feature is the ability to make recommendations for DS titles. However, there are two small problems here, where a site such as ours is concerned. The first is that...
Mega Man: Complete History Canceled
We have some bad news. It looks like the "Mega Man: Complete History" book we posted about back in July has been canceled. Here's the official word: "Unfortunately this book will not be published, but we are coming out with a Street Fighter book. I let the person who...
Operate Shooting Star site updates
Capcom of Japan's Rockman EXE Operate Shooting Star homepage receives updating tonight. What you'll probably be wanting to see most is here, the game info area. This now has sections for OSS's storyline, scenarios and game systems. In the game system, we see that...
