Mega Man

Check Out the Rockman Xover Boss Nominees

Check Out the Rockman Xover Boss Nominees

The selection process for the Rockman Xover boss character contest has come to a head. Of the total 816 entries submitted, 50 have been chosen as nominees. You can view the whole roster here. Over at Rockman Unity, Ucchy selected ten of those 50 to comment on,...

e-Capcom Offers Up a Comfy Mega Man Helmet and Buster Set

e-Capcom Offers Up a Comfy Mega Man Helmet and Buster Set

A new special edition Mega Man product is hitting Japan. The e-Capcom shop has opened up pre-orders for a Mega Man plush helmet and buster set, perfect for looking cool, staving off head colds or taking a Mega nap. The plush wear, which is an e-Capcom exclusive...

Nintendo Power on 15 Years of Mega Man

Nintendo Power on 15 Years of Mega Man

Here's a neat image from Nintendo Power back in 2003, focusing on Mega Man's 15th anniversary. This is from a time when the Battle Network and Zero series were shiny and new (although Zero gets no mention here, curiously). I love how Mega Man 2 is propped as the best...

…But At Least We’re Getting R20+5

…But At Least We’re Getting R20+5

Okay, so that last item sort of blew up in our faces a bit. Feel free to picture a writer covered in black soot with his eyes poking through, blinking in a stunned fashion. This one, however, we're a bit more confident about. At their own PAX East panel, UDON...

New Mega Man Game & Statue Announced at PAX East

New Mega Man Game & Statue Announced at PAX East

Update: Slag everything but the statue for the next two paragraphs-- Joystiq clarifies that apparently "Capcom has clarified Elston's comments, saying that a new Mega Man game has not been confirmed. The company is having "ongoing discussions about Mega Man," but it...

Rockman Ultrabook Package Contest Opens

Rockman Ultrabook Package Contest Opens

The Rockman Ultrabook endeavor has moved from polls to a contest. There is now a contest open for designing the package for the fan-fueled laptop PC. The winner, not surprisingly, will get their own Rockman Ultrabook. The rules are as follows: -Can contain any Mega...

Check Out Rockman Xover’s Boss Character Entries

Check Out Rockman Xover’s Boss Character Entries

Rockman Xover's first ever original boss character contest is about an hour away from drawing to a close. As of now the venture has secured about 740 entries. Still a far cry from even the roughly 8,000 Rockman 2 garnered back in an age without internet, but... yeah....

Rockman Crossover Introduces “Legend Armor”

Rockman Crossover Introduces “Legend Armor”

A short while back, a mysterious Rockman Xover screenshot was teased showcasing what appeared to be Mega Man joining in the amazing running-straight-ahead adventure. However Ucchy has revealed the truth of the image. This is not Mega Man but a special armor that...

Tron and the Servbots to Join Cast of Onimusha Soul

Tron and the Servbots to Join Cast of Onimusha Soul

Mega Man Legends may be down, but it's clearly not out. In addition to sharing the words of support from Inafune, 100,000 Strong for Bringing Back Mega Man Legends 3 reports that Capcom of Japan has announced a special promotion for their browser-based strategy RPG,...

Solicitation for Sonic the Hedgehog #250/”Worlds Collide” Part 9

Your “Worlds Collide” Update of the Hour

We saw the "Team" variant covers for Sonic the Hedgehog #250 previously, now have the regular cover, as illustrated by Patrick Spaziante! And while you're at it, feel free to dig into the interview from whence it came over at Comic Book Resources as writer Ian Flynn...

Solicitation for “Worlds Collide” Part 8

Solicitation for “Worlds Collide” Part 8

Here's some more comic news coming from the "Worlds Collide" department. Coming from Comics Alliance, part eight of the crossover story arch (which begins next month!) has now been detailed along with its cover art. This issue has Mega Man and Sonic battling a beast...

NeoWiz Officially Announces Rockman Online’s Cancellation

NeoWiz Officially Announces Rockman Online’s Cancellation

According to Ruliweb, South Korean developer NeoWiz has quietly but officially announced what we all suspected anyway. According to the article, Rockman Online was officially ceased back in November of last year. The decision comes following consultation with Capcom...

Capcom Celebrates 30 Years with a Megafied Wallpaper

Capcom Celebrates 30 Years with a Megafied Wallpaper

Here is a Capcom 30th anniversary wallpaper featuring a host of characters done up in 8-bit Mega Man style. This was given out to those who registered to the newly opened Capcom moble site, My Capcom. But outside of Japan, you can get the wallpaper just by coming...

Preview Pages for Mega Man #23 Now Available on Destructoid

Preview Pages for Mega Man #23 Now Available on Destructoid

Well, this is admittedly a little awkwardly-timed, given that Erico just reviewed this very issue in the latest edition of "The Blue Ink" just last week. But then, you probably avoided that if you didn't want spoilers (unless you had to edit it, anyway), so this works...