Tag: Capcom

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 the original Famicom Rockman […]

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 squeezed in alongside the top-loading […]

There is plenty of excitement surrounding the release of Mega Man 10 on WiiWare today, with subsequent releases to come on the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. And while Capcom and Nintendo have both proudly announced the game’s availability to anyone with a Wii and a wifi connection, they kept mum about something many of […]

There has been a lot of toy news on the Mega Man front recently, and we’re just going to lump everything into one big mega post here to help catch things up, okay? First, we remember that Capcom put out a call to we the fandom about the Mega Man Kubrick figures, and it looks […]

We all like Mega Man here, or as he’s known in Japan, “Rockman.” Or at least, one would think so; if not, we can only assume that this is your first time experiencing the wide world of the Blue Bomber, so we welcome you and hope you’ll enjoy your stay. Now, where was I? Ah, […]

As promised, Capcom has come through with the second batch of questions for Mega Man mastermind Keiji Inafune, as posed by members of the Capcom Unity. 6) Snppls asks: What is your stance on fan made material? Like fanart, sprite comics, remixes, fangames or the Rockman movie currently in production in the US. Do you […]

On the left: Japan’s E-Tank energy drink, released to commemorate Rockman 9 in 2008. On the right: Japan’s new E-Tank energy drink, released to commemorate Rockman 10 in 2010. As you can tell just by looking at the glasses, the new version is different from the old, despite the similar-looking cans. Whereas the old was […]

We here at The Mega Man Network would like to take this opportunity to offer our condolences to the family, friends, and coworkers of Capcom USA’s Chief Operating Officer, Mr. Mark Beaumont, who passed away on the morning of Tuesday, February 23rd. Some thoughts from Capcom’s press release: This sudden loss has left us with […]

Now that this battle station is fully-armed and operational once again, we can now bring you the final preview page of UDON’s Mega Man Megamix Volume 1, which will be available in comic shops everywhere this Wednesday. This last preview page gives us details of a fan-favorite Robot Master whose past is more mysterious than […]

Here’s a curious little story from GoNintendo. Apparently two Capcom trademarks have surfaced in the US trademark database. They are EXE D and EXE S. Already speculation has it that these are pointing to the Rockman EXE series, and if this were in Japan I’d say that’s a good possibility. But as the series is […]

The first volume of UDON’s Mega Man Megamix is only one week away from release, and as promised, they have passed along another preview page from the book’s profile section: Click to enlarge. Did any of you guess correctly? LanceHeartlocalhost/tmmn

Throughout today, the Capcom Unity had been offering a series of challenges to its members, with each success revealing another piece of a puzzle for a mysterious image. The Unity came through, and the following image was revealed: Indeed, there is a new piece of “iam8bit” art for those who love the self-parodying style Capcom […]