Mega Man
D-Arts Full Armor X Announced for September
Seems with Rockman X out the door, Bandai is looking to speed things up. We have Zero on the way for Japan in August, and now AmiAmi's pre-order is showing Full Armor X is set to release in September. This is yet another new figure, and not just replacement parts as...
Keiji Inafune Reveals Capcom’s Past Development Secrets
This isn't strictly Mega Man-related, but given who it focuses on and what he is talking about, we figured the relevance was enough that you might be interested. Keiji Inafune, former Capcom employee of 24 years and who is often hailed as the "Father of Mega Man,"...
The Results of Capcom’s Desired Figure Vote
It's been about six weeks now, with the vote having begun back on April 1st. But voting is done and the results are finally in. 6,602 total votes were received, and now as promised Ucchy-san delivers us the results. The top three most desired characters to be turned...
Ucchy-San Visits Bandai, Gets Figure Scoop
Ucchy-san details in a blog post about recently visiting Bandai to report on the results of the recent character vote for desired figures. Bandai must have been pleased as punch to see Zero as number one, and AT-san, the man Ucchy met with, displayed their Zero figure...
Rockman DASH 3 Updates of Mystery and Intrigue (Updated with the Good Stuff)
Heat Edit: You see folks, this is what happens when you're as incredibly awesome and important as I am, and a maven of fantastic Mega Man coverage. Can't even leave the compound for an ICEE without being extremely needed! Hahaha, I kid I kid. But the new trailer does...
Mega Man Legends 3 Prototype Version to Launch on June 6th
Nintendo has just announced that, contrary to previous reports, the Nintendo 3DS eShop will be launching on "the evening of June 6 Pacific time." As such, this means that the release of Mega Man Legends 3: Prototype Version will also be delayed, and while nothing...
The Mega Man Network Interview with Archie Comics: Your Questions Answered! (Part 1)
It has been a little while since we put the call out to you for your questions for the Archie Comics creative staff behind the new Mega Man comic. The folks there have been working at a feverish pace to get the book going, and as some of you have already seen, the...
VC Mega Man X Glitching Out?
AWD! directed me to this GoNintendo story concerning Mega Man X on the Wii's Virtual Console glitching out. The user making claims these glitches occurred immediately after purchasing the title from the Wii Shop. In the first part of the video, the user starts the...
New Details on MML3 Prototype Version
Here's some delicious news if you've been hotly anticipating the Mega Man Legends 3 Prototype Version (and all of you should be). 4Gamer.net reports that the downloadable title will indeed be chock full of content. Like previous demo editions of Legends games, the...
Tomopop’s Review of D-Arts Rockman X
Been wanting to know more about Bandai's newly released D-Arts Rockman X figure? Toy and collectable site Tomopop has a very fine review up covering the figure's quality, poseability, and how it stacks up to previous Rockman X toys from Bandai. The consensus is its a...
Resonnant Vie Tracks for You to Enjoy
For Endless Fight in Resonnance Break Out in Resonnance Cold Smile in Resonnance You may be a little hard pressed to pick up a copy of this album so far with its currently limited release. But in the meantime, you can still give the music a listen. User Zacharia Vi...
UDON’s Mega Man Gigamix Delayed?
Delays, delays, delays... always with the delays. We received word from reader Tony Ponce earlier (who, we should add, has a neat article about Dr. Wily, which you can read up on here) that Amazon has apparently sent notices out to its customers that Hitoshi Ariga's...
Grab Your Kotobukiya Mega Mans from Capcom
If you've been looking forward to Kotobukiya's Mega Man model kits, but haven't felt like importing or would just rather they be Mega Man branded, you should head on over to the Capcom Store. They currently have Mega Man, Roll and Proto Man on pre-order, $29.95 each,...
MM2 Snags Honorable Mention in Smithsonian Vote
You may recall earlier this year the Smithsonian American Art Museum was running a vote for games to showcase in their 2012 Art of Video Games exhibit. Eighty titles have been selected to represent the various systems and generations of gaming over the past 30 years....
A Quick Note on the Mega Man Comic
Just a quick note for those of you who are getting the first issue of Mega Man from Archie... The original solicitation for the book stated that the comic was to arrive at comic shops today, May 4th. And following that, a number of stories on this site (including last...
More on Japan’s View of Mega Man’s Popularity
Last month, Siliconera ran an article with some talk from Capcom's Seth Killian, admitting that some people internal to Capcom of Japan didn't view Mega Man as being especially popular in the U.S. Since then, a thread at Capcom Unity was opened on the matter and both...
Final Design for Winning Reaverbot “Calamity”
Following a previous "before and after," here we see the Devroom's winning Reaverbot design dubbed "Calamity." On the left is the original submission by kankan, and on the right is Ishihara's final design of its in-game appearance. And you might notice... it's not...
More Kotobukiya Zero Prototype Pics
X series Zero got his reveal earlier this week, but don't forget that Zero series Zero is in the works at Kotobukiya. The prototype model kit is presently being shown off at an in-store event. The prototype is still uncolored, but now we can see it various angles as...
The Truth Behind Mega Man X5’s Maverick Names Revealed
Grizzly Slash. Duff McWhalen. The Skiver. These were just three of the eight highly-unusual names which greeted fans when the Mega Man X series made its return to the PlayStation in 2001's Mega Man X5, and which contributed to plenty of subsequent controversy. Some...
Countdown to Archie’s Mega Man, Day 5: Dreamwave’s Mega Man
Our final stop on our trip back through Mega Man's adventures into the North American mainstream comes not from the United States, but Canada, and a small comic book company once known as Dreamwave. Though Archie's first issue of Mega Man will be available in comic...
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