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Keiji Inafune’s Got Some Stuff to Say at PAX
Keiji Inafune's got some things to say, and the folks at PAX will be streaming it live. The presentation begins at 4:30 PM Pacific time, 7:30 PM Eastern (and 8:30 AM here in Japan). While Inafune is no longer with Capcom, he is bound to have some interesting stuff to...
Christian Svensson Resigns Amidst Capcom US Layoffs
Well here's a real bit of unfortunate news. Word is out today via Polygon that Capcom US has had to lay off, according to their PR, several employees as the result of internal restructuring. As a part of this process, Capcom's senior vice president Christian "Sven"...
You’ll Have to Drop Mad Cash for this Gold and Diamond Mega Man
Has none of today's slew of Mega Man merchandise been expensive enough or blingy enough for your tastes? Well jeweler TraxNYC has you covered with this custom made Mega Man pendant (yeah it's actually Mega Man X, a common mistake). The pendant is made of 10k white...
Original Mega Man Composer Joins Production of Shovel Knight
Wow, you guys must really be excited about this news, given all the tips we've gotten. Never let it be said we don't live to please... For everyone else who doesn't know, Shovel Knight is a game being developed by Yacht Club Games, a studio formed by former employees...
Mega Man Music and Game Genie: Nostalgic and Hellish
Time for a little bit of story. When I was a kid, I used Game Genie. Call me a cheat if you like, but NES games were tough, and sometimes it was nice to have a crutch. But on top of that, it was just a lot of fun to goof around with the games and see what weird stuff...
A Little Something to Get You in the Holiday Spirit
An oldie but a goodie. Animation by Andrew Dickman.
Famous Last Words
Here's a scene from the Rockman 20th anniversary event Capcom held in Tokyo five years ago. I think it's safe to say right now that Capcom of Japan is probably not planning such an event for the 25th anniversary (although fans are, at least). The event was a veritable...
The Nightmare Zero You Haven’t Seen
Following Mega Man X2's 1-Up trick, here's another X series secret you've likely not seen. This time, however, it's due to a glitch. In the not so revered title Mega Man X6, it's supposed to be possible to face an ultra-powerful Lv. 4 Nightmare Zero. Not only that,...
Mega Man’s First Foray into 3D?
Well, not necessarily as far as games go, but here's a neat piece of merchandise I've not come across before. This is a 300 piece 3D puzzle for the game Rockman 6, released back in 1993. By 3D, I mean both the featured artwork is 3D, and the puzzle itself creates a...
Ever Know About This Trick in Mega Man X2?
Because Redmage1987 thinks maybe you haven't. A lot of people know about the old style Batton M-501 in the original Mega Man X that drops loads of 1-Ups. But did you know the Rideroid G in Wheel Gator's stage does too? You just have to be able to catch it outside of...
Magicka DLC Lets You Be a “Mega” Villain
Hear about this one? A game on Steam called Magicka, where you play as a robed mage fighting against an evil sorcerer, added some new DLC this week that's, let's just say... a bit "Megafied." If you're anyone who considers themselves a Mega Man fan, you can probably...
You Are Dr. Wily!
That's how this advertisement for Rockman 2's boss contest sells itself. This apparently comes from a pretty old issue of Family Computer Magazine. Most of the text just tells the story of Rockman, questions what Dr. Wily's true form really is, promises some huge...
DDT Pro Wrestler Kenny Omega Gets Megafied
I doubt a lot of you know much about Japanese pro wrestling - I certainly don't. But today the stars have aligned and we get to talk about Kenny Omega, a Canada-born pro wrestler in Japan's Dramatic Dream Team circuit. Kenny's character gimmick is that he's a big...
Remember that Time Centaur Man Turned Out to Be a Woman?
While we in the west have done pretty well getting translated Mega Man manga these past few years, it still doesn't scratch the surface of all that's been made in Japan. One of the earliest and yet most prolific original Rockman series was by Shigeto Ikehara. Starting...
Game Center CX Interview with Inafune Translated
Back before Keiji Inafune worked on games where giant spaceships wore his face, and magician's pulled their spines out of their mouths, he was a high up guy at a certain company called Capcom. One of the games he was known for was this game Mega Man. Maybe you've...
Ciel and the Birdbot: Newlyweds
This is pretty offbeat for Mega Man news, but then what isn't these days? Over the weekend, voice actor Koichi Yamadera announced on the internet that he became wed to Rie Tanaka. Ms. Tanaka (or, perhaps Mrs. Yamadera now) of course is well known to us for providing...
Homage to old-school gaming on Community tonight
Cult favorite TV sitcom Community is renowned for doing stylized and spoof episodes based on all kinds of popular culture and tonight's three-part season finale is no exception. The first episode of the night, Digital Estate Planning, will have an old-school gaming...
Mega Man Games Part of Viral Nostalgia in “Go Right”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kiePaAHK3jE The viral video "Go Right", a compilation by RockyPlanetesima of over 130 videos of gaming through the ages, is getting attention throughout the internet. Whether or not this proves games are art will continue to be debated,...
Hey that looks like…
Meet Chapit. This assistant robot developed by Japanese robotics company Raytron in 2007 has since appeared at various robotics and technology expos in Japan. But really, I can't help but feel it looks a bit familiar somehow... Designed to be small, simple, and easy...
Surprise Character in Smash Bros De-make!
What do you get when you combine Super Smash Bros with the GameBoy...? Why, a retroesque, low-resolution, greenish de-make called Super Smash Land of course! This PC fan-game, which has been in the works for quite a while, is now finally available free for download,...
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