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Kotobukiya Roll Figure Now in Color, Ready for Pre-order

Here is a flyer showing off Kotobukiya's Roll figure for the first time in color. The figure is slated for a December release, and will cost ¥3,150 (roughly $36.74 US), which amazingly is not much more than Rockman will go for in September. Remember, this figure...

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The Mystery of the Sour Servbot

The image above, featured on Capcom Unity, is described only as a "Sour Servbot." Nothing more is given regarding what it is, except "We like teasing things here on Unity. Sometimes we're more obvious about what we're teasing than others... That said, enjoy!" Any...

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See Ariga and Swaile at FanExpo Canada

This news is a little late in coming; honestly, I thought we had already reported it, but nope.* For those interested, fan-favorite Mega Man manga artist Hitoshi Ariga is scheduled to appear at FanExpo Canada, which takes place from August 27th to 29th, courtesy of...

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A Little Mega Man Talk with Inafune

Anime News Network has an interview with Keiji Inafune up, and while the majority of the discussion concerns Dead Rising 2, they did take the time to ask him some Mega Man related questions: Will you make movies about any other CAPCOM games? Like a live-action Mega...

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Mega Manga Updates: Delays, Delay-Oh, Nevermind

I understand your tortured souls, everyone. How much the waiting gets to you, the madness it induces. But at least now we know when we're waiting to. UDON's managing editor Matt Moylan has given us word today that both Mega Man Megamix vol. 2 and Mega Man ZX vol. 2...

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1Up Pillow Gives You Sweet Dreams

Following Capcom's Mega Man 10 promotion with the E Can pillow, the e-Capcom store will be receiving yet more merchandise you can rest your head on. This time it's the 1Up cushion, a rounded orange pillow with the Mega Man 1Up smiling brightly at you. It measures...

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Rockman Online Preparing Closed Beta

We haven't heard very much about Rockman Online, the Korean-developed Mega Man MMO, for a little while, but our Korean reader, RockMaster, says that Neowiz is preparing for a closed beta service, with recruitment advertisements being passed out. RockMaster speculates...

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Servbot Bobble Budds Coming to Capcom Store

A little while back, Capcom introduced a fun little Mega Man-themed toy: the Servbot Bobble Budd. Unfortunately only 1,000 were made for the Comic Con attendees to pick up. But if you were craving one before and couldn't get to the venue, worry not, Capcom will be...

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Mega Manga Updates: Delays, Delays, Delays

The alignment of our real-world 21st century years with the 200X timeline inhabited early on by Rock and company seems to have affected and distorted the chronological placement of the manga adaptations which chronicle his adventures, resulting in mass hysteria. That,...

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Reversible Robot Master Posters

The slow news week continues on. So if you need something to do, have some cash getting dusty, and are in a serious lack of geek chic decor, why not head over to Etsy and grab up one of these reversible Robot Master themed posters. The stylized art comes in Quick Man,...

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Kotobukiya Roll Figure Coming December, Blues Not Far Behind

At the 2010 Summer Wonder Festival in Japan, Roll's prototype figure was shown off alongside Rockman's finished figure. An info card notes the Roll figure coming out in December, though the image is too blurry to make out if there's a price (albeit there probably...

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Capcom Reveals Street Fighter x Tekken

At San Diego Comic-Con, Capcom has just made their next big announcement: Street Fighter x Tekken. Why are we mentioning this? Only so we can show the trailer-- stay tuned to the end: Does that little bit at the end mean anything? Maybe, maybe not-- we'll let you...

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Inafune Grateful for Fans, Fears Comic-Con

It sounds like Comic-Con has been pretty overwhelming for Keiji Inafune, at least according to his own blog.* At yesterday's "Capcom 2010 and Beyond" discussion panel, the hall, which can house up to 2500 people, was fully packed. Inafune was astonished by the strong...

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Rock-ahem, Mega Man Universe JP Homepage Opens

Tonight Capcom of Japan opens their homepage for Mega Man Universe. Normally this would not be an unusual happenstance, but... something about it feels odd. I just don't know what though. So far only two sections exist for the site, one having the teaser trailer we've...

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Roll Joins Her Bro Kotobukiya Style

There sure has been a lot of figure news this week. But it ends not! One of the most notable Mega Man figures to release this year is Kotobukiya's 1:10 scale, ultra poseable and customizable Rockman. However, his sister Roll will be joining him not too long after, and...

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Mega Man Inadvertently Revealed in Marvel Vs. Capcom 3?

I've got no leaked footage to confirm anything on this. No anonymous tipsters, no website code hacking. What I do have is Capcom's Niitsuma-san, the producer of Marvel Vs. Capcom 3. Over at Capcom Unity, you can check out a recording of yesterday's MVC3 livestream,...