Today we launched game development. It’s a short development time, but I think it’ll turn out to be a pretty enjoyable game.

For now, thanks curry.*

Next one’s already reaching a climax, yet…

Of course, per usual it’s not mentioned if this game has anything to do with Mega Man. Though I will say, since I’ve been following Spiceman, all the projects Ippo has vaguely mentioned before have been about Mega Man. I hate to stir the speculation pot, but I can think of at least one thing this game could be!

*The “thanks curry” line is part of a running pun on the site, derived from the word “otsukare” meaning “thanks for your trouble.” The Spiceman crew often talk about curry on the blog.

For the time being, I must make final adjustments to game data and arrange music by the start of next week.

Soon after that is April 30th, the release day of the Image Soundtrack. This merchandise is arriving next week, so I also have to arrange the delivery. It’s an album worth listening to you, and I hope you enjoy it.

Also running into the next game, and the next CD for June…

Of course the only thing here that’s without a doubt connected to Mega Man is the Rockman 10 Image Soundtrack. The rest is uncertain, but Ippo has more games and albums on the table it appears.

Simply put: Capcom might be using it themselves.

According to Siliconera (via Destructoid, Capcom USA has trademarked the name “Mega Man Universe,” leading them to believe that perhaps this is what Capcom Community Manager Seth Killian recently hinted at.

Siliconera goes on to validate their report by noting that they had also previously uncovered trademarks for Okamiden, Sengoku Basara: Samurai Heroes, and Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth. Capcom USA has “a pretty good track record when it comes to using trademarks,” they add.

Reference: TARR Trademark

It’s good. I don’t want to say nobody has seen it coming. Somebody may have seen it coming. But it excited me and when I heard about the project, I was like, ‘Holy crap. That’s rad.’ I actually haven’t seen anything that’s going on with the project right now but the idea was exciting.

This is still kicking around as a concept. But there are exciting ideas in the Mega Man space.

I’m sure trying to ask Seth about what these surprises could be is about as good as trying to ask him what the Mega Man 9 secret is. But it’s always good to know that more Mega Man is in the works.

News Credit: GoNintendo

Now, here are the details that we can gather. The game seems to star both BN MegaMan and SF MegaMan in the BN time period, although it’s unaware if you can play as both. Right now, it appears as though SF MegaMan is the playable one. Furthmore, Harp Note appears too, making it likely that other SF cast members will show up.

There is a new Navi, ClockMan. He is an advanced Net Navi that was created in the SF time period, but of course has come back too. He may be the final design of the boss contest winning entry Clock Genius, but this apparently hasn’t been determined entirely. For now it appears he’s probably an enemy. His dialogue in the picture reads “By the way, I expect this plan to be fulfilled in 32 hours, 8 minutes and 12 seconds!!” This is likely the character indicated by the mysterious post on the RnR3 website.

A lot of the game’s graphics appear to be taken directly from the original Battle Network. Mayl’s room and the internet areas look exactly the same. However, the facial avatars appear to be new. Also, it looks like the game has a map system like BN5DS had.

The game will contain a slick opening movie.

This is what we can gather so far. The game’s battle system has craftily not been shown off yet, and these new revelations will likely bring up many new questions. Hopefully updates later this month will make things a little more clear. Stay tuned.

Also, much thanks to Protodude of Protodude’s Rockman Corner who helped keep track of this news, since I injured my shoulder earlier this week. This report is essentially from both of us.

News Credit: 2ch, Dark Messiah Blog

As a remake of the first EXE game, this does make it very curious how Operate Shooting Star will intertwine elements from the Ryuusei series, and the boss contest winner Clock Genius. We will just have to see.

News Credit: COCOROG

News Credit: Dark Messiah Blog and COCOROG

It seems even Dr. Wily is feeling the pinch of the recession, and has taken to drilling for oil in the sea. But since everything Wily does causes trouble, his drilling activities begin to earthquakes above ground, and now only Mega Man can stop him. Thankfully he has a robot dog who can transform into a submarine. According to the fact sheet released by Capcom, Mega Man Rush Marine carries the following features:

• Exciting side-scrolling aquatic shooter.
• Explore three aquatic environments including Shallow Water, Volcanic Reef and Deep Water.
• Battle through ten levels and defeat as many robot masters, each with a unique weapon that you can capture and use for good.
• Fight your way through expansive levels teeming with 14 enemies and numerous hazards.

With the ability to gain new weapons, it’d stand to reason you can select stages in any order. Now the major thing to wonder is if there will be any new robot masters, or all returning robot masters that have been modified for aquatic activity.

No word yet on when it’ll come out, but with Capcom cooperating on other mobile titles like 1942, Cash Cab and Where’s Waldo?, there’s a good chance we’ll get some more details at E3.

Update: According to Capcom’s press site, Mega Man Rush Marine is set to release Q3 of 2009, and the three above screenshots are concept images.

News Credit: Examiner

First of all, Seth is still adamantly quiet towards the fabled “Mega Man 9 secret,” as would be expected. Christian then asked what Mega Man games we could be looking forward to besides the summer-bound Mega Man Star Force 3. According to Christian, Seth’s response was merely “You’ll be waiting a while.”

Of course, this isn’t hard to believe. We already have been waiting a while. Nevertheless, we will try to make confirmation with Seth and see if we can perhaps get some clarification. And of course we’ll be keeping our eyes peeled to CAPTIVATE ’09, just in case.

Thanks for the tip, Christian.

UPDATE: We received word from Seth concerning the comment. While he does not recall the specific conversation, he was incredibly busy at the event and it likely could have happened. Regardless, he does condone the idea, so if he didn’t say it then he’s certainly saying it now. And in his own words, “Of course as to how long ‘a while’ might be, I have no comment ”.

Incidentally, if you were someone who applied to the contest, I may have some bad news for you (unless you’re Japanese). Only one USA entrant made it as a runner up, and may be the only foreign entrant to place. The lucky guy is one Lou Smith. Unfortunately they didn’t show pictures of any of the runner ups, so I don’t know what the entry was. But if you’re reading this, Lou, major congrats to you. You may win a minor prize.