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Here’s a Sunday riddle for you all. How do you make one of the most poorly made and most weird Mega Man games even worse? By playing the unfinished version of it! Protodude’s Rockman Corner has some details on a recently leaked beta copy of the game which, among other differences, contains many sketched placeholders [...]

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This weekend in Baltimore, Maryland, from Friday, July 30th to Sunday, August 1st, will be Otakon. And what has become a part of the annual Otakon experience for many a Mega Man/Rockman fan is the gathering of like-minded individuals known affectionately as “OtaRockman.” Each year, a fans tend to converge for cosplay photos and Mega [...]

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There has been a fair bit of buzz around Rockman figures and models as of late, what with the Kotobukiya figure and the custom Legends/DASH figures coming to Wonderfest. But in the case of the latter, it appears they won’t be alone.

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If you’re a fan of Mega Man and the artistic stylings of UDON Entertainment, then you’re in luck. Debuting at this month’s San Diego Comic Con will be the 280-page follow-up to the company’s Art of Capcom book, appropriately titled UDON’s Art of Capcom 2. Within its pages, you’ll find the past three years’ worth [...]

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Truth be told, this doesn’t really count as “news,” since the subject of the story is actually rather old. Nonetheless, it seemed interesting enough to write about. To your right (click to enlarge) is a piece of kids furniture manufactured by Itoki Design in 1994. But don’t try to sit in this chair; odds are [...]

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Something new has been churned out by the rumor mill, and it has the potential to please fans of the Mega Man X series, the fourth installment to be precise. Word is that Lucas Gilbertson, the voice of Zero in Mega Man: Maverick Hunter X, Mega Man X: Command Mission, and Mega Man X8, is [...]

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It has been a long road for the contestants in the Capcom Retro Idol contest, and now, only three games remain: Mega Man X, Street Fighter II, and Mega Man 2. Three of Capcom’s mightiest titles from yesteryear, but in the end, there can only be one winner. …that is, unless there is a tie. [...]

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1. can·on – a basis for judgment; a standard or criterion 2. con·ti·nu·i·ty – an uninterrupted connection, succession, or union A canon, in terms of a fictional universe, is a body of material that is considered to be “genuine” or “official.” The use of the word “canon” in reference to a set of texts derives [...]

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Late last week we broke the story of Rockman Online’s latest developments, and gave the details. However, there was one detail I was remiss in pointing out at the time. Given that I don’t know Korean, and machine translations are sketchy at best, I didn’t feel confident about putting it out. But after looking into [...]

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As promised (if a touch late), here is the embed of The Returners’ Megathon, now in progress. You’ll find the videos and chat embedded after the cut.

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A new batch of info and images pertaining to the Korean game Rockman Online is released today. Most notable of all is that the game is more definitively using the Rockman X series, and so far stars Rockman X and Zero. However, there will be other NPCs. The game will employ 3D graphics but maintain a 2D [...]

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This weekend, from Friday, June 4th at 7pm EST (6pm CST) to 7pm EST (6pm CST) on Monday, June 7th, The Returners will be hosting a Mega Man marathon (or “Megathon” for short) to benefit the Alzheimer’s Association. Over the course of 72 hours, they will be playing through as many of the games as [...]

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A few weeks ago, we informed you of Capcom Unity’s plans to proceed with a contest called “Capcom Retro Idol,” wherein fans of Capcom’s 8- and 16-bit software would get a chance to step up and defend their game of choice to the world. Or, at least the part of the world that plays video [...]

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Matt Moylan over at UDON Entertainment has some small updates for us to announce about their Mega Man products. Mega Man Zero: Official Complete Works is now back in print! If you missed out on it before, you can order it once again from Amazon.com or your local comic book retailer. Stock of Mega Man [...]

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