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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...
Largified CoroCoro scan for your perusal
To compliment our previous report, that sexy Protodude has got a sexy big scan of this month's CoroCoro report on Rockman EXE Operate Shooting Star. There isn't any integral new information, but from the image we can confirm the existing of GutsMan, FireMan and...
Inti Creates announces “Chip Tuned Rockman” 8-bit themed album
The album project that Ippo Yamada mentioned on the Spiceman blog a short while back has been revealed, and it's indeed Mega Man themed. Called "Chip Tuned Rockman," the album will feature 20 tracks from a wide selection of classic Mega Man/Rockman titles that have...
Irregular Hunter X/Rockman Rockman Value Pack on sale
For your importing pleasure, the Irregular Hunter X/Rockman Rockman Value Pack has gone on sale in Japan today. The budget compilation includes both Irregular Hunter X and Rockman Rockman for PSP, as well as a special soundtrack containing a selection of 30 total...
Rumor: Rockman.EXE Operate Shooting Star Packshot Revealed
With Mega Man Star Force 3 having been released not very long ago, it feels kind of weird to think that another game is coming out so soon. Of course, Japan has had Ryuusei no Rockman 3 for some time now, but it's easy to forget. And now, rumor is that a tentative...
CoroCoro shows Operate Shooting Star battle system w/ Star Force MegaMan
As we previously reported, Rockman EXE Operate Shooting Star would contain what appears to be MegaMan Battle Network's classic battle system. A couple of images from the latest issue of CoroCoro reveals that both MegaMans will be playable in this format. The first...
“Anything Else You Need to Know?”
"Energize Your Excitement." "Mega Man 3. Anything else you need to know?" "Help Mega Man turn Proto Man into spare parts." These were just some of the slogans which Capcom used in the magazine ads for their games way back in the day, for title such as Mega Man, Mega...
Zero a new character in Tatsunoko Vs. Capcom?
With the announcement that new characters are slated to be added to the US release of Tatsunoko Vs. Capcom, fans have been hopeful to find out who those characters are. Now we may know, but unfortunately I must file this one under speculation. According to COCOROG, a...
