Tag: Japan

One year ago today, Mega Man Battle Network celebrated its tenth anniversary. I guess that makes it a “grown up” series, so to speak; many of players who became fans at the start are beginning to enter adulthood today! (To say nothing of those who practically were adults at the time… eh.) In some regards, […]

For those of you looking forward to the PlayStation Vita, SCEA has confirmed which PSP games from the North American PlayStation Store will be compatible at launch. Among them is Maverick Hunter X, the only Mega Man related downloadable PSP release outside of Japan. That doesn’t necessarily mean you won’t be able to play other […]

A new minor Rockman game joins the keitai lifestyle on Capcom Mobile today: Rockman Solitaire. And its snazzy logo aside, the game is basically your standard version of Solitaire. The Flash-based game is free to play for all those already a member of Capcom Party (a ¥315 monthly fee). The game has no music and […]

Considering the infamy of the line, we’re sure some people will take this the wrong way, but here goes… Capcom published a new Ask Capcom Q&A video yesterday at Capcom Unity, and as one might expect, the subject of Mega Man came up. More specifically, the subject of the 25th anniversary was brought up by […]

Heat Man just passed along to us an item of interest off of the Japanese Rockman Unity blog. There, it is revealed that the popular debut* of the Rockman X series on the Sony PlayStation and SEGA Saturn, Rockman X4, will be coming to the Docomo and AU cell phone services in Japan. IF you […]

When we reported that the next Bandai D-Arts figure from the Rockman X line would be none other than Vile, some people were a little disappointed by the design. Specifically, the way the shoulder cannon was placed on the figure, which seemed to go through the shoulder and its armor, much as it did in […]

The time is nigh! And if you’re anything like we are, then you have no doubt been chomping at the bit in anticipation of the release of the third and final volume of UDON Entertainment and Hitoshi Ariga’s epic Mega Man Gigamix manga series. Thankfully, after some reported scares from Amazon.com about the book being […]

The 100,000 Strong for Mega Man Legends 3 Facebook group has posted a very special update to their page: a translation of a recent post to Keiji Inafune’s official blog in which he recognizes and throws in his support for the fans who are fighting to get Mega Man Legends 3 back on track. Following […]

A couple of months ago, we learned from MMN reader Mimi that Capcom had begun contacting members of the Devroom who had their submissions chosen to be used in the now-canceled Mega Man Legends 3, informing them that they would soon be receiving prizes from the development team itself as thanks for their contributions. And […]

Since the cancellation of Mega Man Legends 3, perhaps even prior to that, fans have wondered why Keiji Inafune left Capcom before the game could be completed. After all, he has frequently cited his fondness for the game and how hard he had to fight in order to even get it underway, so what’s the […]

by Zerothemaster Whether your robot army is composed of Servbots, Metalls, or Pantheons, there is one thing that every evil dictatorial tyrant needs: A uniform for his military! And Kotobukiya is here to please! Click to enlarge. Kotobukiya is releasing eight new Rockman-themed t-shirts, with a possibility of more to come closer to October’s release […]

Transformers: The Movie, this ain’t. …the old one, we mean. Pre-Michael Bay. 1986. In that movie, when Autobot leader Optimus Prime died (spoilers), his last words were that “one day, an Autobot shall rise from our ranks and use the power of the Matrix to light our darkest hour.” On the other side of things, […]