Mega Man
Kotobukiya’s Rockman Figure Revealed
Back in February we reported an announcement from Japan's Wonderfest that Kotobukiya, a maker of highly detailed and poseable plastic figures, would be creating a Rockman figure. A Kotobukiya showcasing has now revealed a prototype of the figure, which is a 1/10 scale...
Mega Man Powered Up Doesn’t Make the Cut for PSN in North America
Those who have been a little late to the PlayStation Portable party and hoped to get their hands on Mega Man Powered Up by way of the PlayStation Network should probably start making other plans. According to Capcom's Vice President of Strategic Planning & Corporate...
It’s Just a Jump to the Left, and then a Step to the Right
TMMN resident Maverick-Jin brought my attention to an interesting article on Press The Buttons today. It's a little feature in many Mega Man games I never thought much about, but immediately recognized its persistence when it was brought to light. So you're playing a...
Capcom Unity MM10 Art Contest: The Secret Meaning of Duo
Last week, we posted this little blurb about the judging of Capcom's Solar Man fan art competition, the results of which can be found here. And at the time, this week's contest had but a single hint: a picture of Duo, which led to some fun speculation. But as it turns...
Haven’t Seen the Commercial for Rockman 6?
While it would seem that we've seen Japanese commercials for nearly every Rockman game under the sun, with each featuring original animation (if only the Mega Man titles received that same love), one* has remained conspicuous by its absence: Rockman 6. However, that...
Solar Man’s Art Contest Judging Yields a Most Curious Clue
If you've been following the Mega Man 10 art contests at the Capcom Unity, then you know that they have nearly reached the end of the road with the judging for Solar Man, which runs through the weekend, if I'm not mistaken. But just because they've run out of Robot...
Mega Man 10 Releases for PlayStation 3 Today
Hey PlayStation owners in North America and Europe. You may be freaking out over the announcements for the Sony Move, but don't forget that Mega Man 10 is coming on the PlayStation Network today. The game will run you a scant $9.99, and deliver plenty of retro action...
Price Glitch Affects UDON Books, but Should Be Cleared Up Soon
Last weekend, Amazon and other online book retailers began offering books like Mega Man Official Complete Works for the cutthroat price of $14.99. A pretty good deal, but not a deal that was intended to happen. And while Amazon honored the orders at first, it seems...
Rockman 10 DLC Scheduled for Japan
The launch dates for Rockman 10's downloadable content has been revealed, and continuing the trend they're getting the goods slightly after us. At least according to an information page from the Wii, Forte Mode and and Special Stage 1 will be available on April 9th,...
Capcom Reveals English Bass Trailer, is Taking Questions
A few days ago, we brought you the Japanese trailer which shows off Rockman's rival, Forte, kicking 'bot and taking names as only he can in the special downloadable content for Rockman 10. And now, thanks to Capcom Unity, there is an English version of Bass breaking...
Pictures Aplenty from Mega Man 10’s Launch Party at the Nintendo World Store
Last week, we reported that Capcom and Nintendo would be celebrating the March 1st WiiWare release of Mega Man 10 after-the-fact at the Nintendo World Store at Rockefeller Plaza in New York. Of course, save for the most devoted (with plenty of spare cash and the...
Megamix’s Hitoshi Ariga Now Answers Your Questions!
Mega Man mastermind Keiji Inafune has had his chance to answer questions from the fans... twice, even. Now, it's time for the maestro of Mega Man Megamix to take his turn at bat, courtesy of the Capcom Unity and the Blue Bomber's 22nd birthday celebration held back in...
Mob Robos Revealed: Get Your Magnifying Glasses Ready
You may remember, some months ago, Hitoshi Ariga held a "Mob Robo" contest for his upcoming comic Rockman Gigamix Vol. 2. Basically, Ariga accepted entries for throwaway characters created by fans, who would appear briefly in the comic and then get destroyed. Truth be...
Rockman 10 “Box Art,” Live and In Your Face
Much attention has been paid to the large, triptych box art for Mega Man 10, which once more follows in the footsteps of the art for the release of the original games on the NES some 20+ years ago. Likewise, Capcom of Japan has continued to emulate the style used for...
Fan-Made Mega Man 9 HD Remix
For those out there who bemoan the 8-bit retro chic look of Mega Man 9 and 10, I'd just like to point this out to you: it could be worse. Of course I don't mean to disparage the work of Eric Ruth, the man behind this fan-made HD remake of Mega Man 9, and also known...
The Lost Commercial for Mega Man 10
If there is one thing that the original Mega Man games for the Nintendo Entertainment System did not get a lot of around these parts (i.e. North America), it is some televised commercial love. Sure, there was that secret agent ad for Mega Man 3, and Mega Man 6 was...
Rockman 3 announced for PSN Game Archives & Rockman 10 promotional contest
Much in the same way Capcom of Japan announced Rockman for PSN Game Archives, known as PSOne Classics in the West, the release of Rockman 3 Complete Works has been announced as a tie-in with the release of Rockman 10.
Bass in Action
To get you more excited about Mega Man 10's downloadable content, here's some promo footage of Bass doing what he does best: looking cool and blowing stuff up. Exhibited are Bass' abilities to shoot in multiple directions, rapid fire, dash, use Treble Boost, and even...
Capcom of Japan Announces “Rockman 10 Image Soundtrack”
The merchandise just keeps coming. We have the Rockman 10 Original Soundtrack coming the 23rd of this month, but many have also been hoping for an arranged album. The Rockman 10 Image Soundtrack appears to be just that, containing 21 arranged tracks from Rockman 10....
Famitsu Reveals Bass in Mega Man 10 (Updated)
If you ever wondered what Bass would look like drawn in classic Mega Man style, your thoughts have been answered. Famitsu has officially unveiled images and screens pertaining to the Bass Mode DLC, coming in April (though the release for Japan is as of yet...
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