You can check out both manga here! Stayed tuned for English and Spanish fan-translations, too!
Capcom will be presenting their E3 2021 showcase live on June 14th at 2:30 PDT (US time). The stream will feature news on their latest games, including the recently announced The Great Ace Attorney, Monster Hunter Stories 2, Monster Hunter Rise and Resident Evil Village.
No word if we'll see anything from the Mega Man front. However, we are anticipating the next major title in the franchise to launch between mid to late 2022. Tentatively dubbed "Rockman Taisen" (Taisen in this context= "versus", "war", "bout", "battle" "match-up"), this elusive project came to light during the November 2020 data breach. It's still a ways out there so no telling if E3 2021 is too soon or not.
We also have the unannounced Rockman X DiVE Steam port. I don't see E3 as the "right" venue for that kind of announcement, though. Maybe one of the DiVE YouTube streams we hear from time to time. Your guess is as good as mine.
In terms of Mega Man Battle Network stuff... eh. I wouldn't be too hopeful. We're still in the thick of the recently-confirmed delayed. Considering we've yet to hear anything from certain partner products -- the highly-anticipated Rockman.EXE Kotobukiya kit comes to mind -- I don't foresee E3 being the end-all-be all moment we've been waiting for. I really think these delayed announcements will be grouped together via a Rockman Unity Twitter thread, a post or something. E3 is not the place.
Whether or not E3 brings news, take heart that there's different things in the pipeline. We shall see.
Mega Man Battle Network 20th anniversary announcements may be delayed, but the slow drip of licensed goods continues. This time, it's a pair of brand-new Roll.EXE and Mayl stickers! They're part of Capcom's ongoing line of B-Side label stickers, illustrated by Jbstyle.
If you want to add the dynamic duo to your collection, you can pre-order them from AmiAmi and Play Asia. They're due out later in September. The back-catalog of B-Style stickers is really slick, too. You can find those from the links above as well!
Thanks for the tip, Susie!
A thing of beauty, isn't it? This is the very first image of the English-language version for Capcom and Artec's Making Mega Man: Code Legend. Artec are open to thoughts and feedback from fans -- but, really, what's not to love here? It looks great!
The Making Mega Man: Code Legend tool kit is slated to ship later in July. There's still time left to pre-order a copy from the official Kickstarter page. Only 1,000 units are expected to be produced, however, so you might want to jump on this soon.
While not a guarantee, Artec have expressed interest in offering additional kits on other platforms. We'll be keeping an ear out for that. For now, though, pre-ordering through Kickstarter is the only method to obtain a copy of the English-language version. There's four different tiers to choose from but a minimum "pledge" of $204 gets you the kit, ten how-to guidebooks and a 20% early bird discount.
Want to learn more about Making Mega Man: Code Legend? Watch the overview trailer here or check out the Kickstarter page!
Roughly two years after the show's conclusion, WildBrain and Dentsu Entertainment are finally - *finally* - freeing Mega Man: Fully Charged from the confines of Cartoon Network. Too little, too late? Yes. But this is pretty good news!
The officially-licensed Mega Man Youtooz figure was supposed to drop on January 22nd, 2021. The day came and went and... nothing. No one who pre-ordered the figure got it, let alone a shipping notification. The manufacturer had nothing to say on the situation, either. It was really weird.
But now, friends, we have an actual update!
Five months later, Youtooz just sent an e-mail out to everyone who pre-ordered the figure. Apparently -- and you can read their own words after the break -- a paint-related issue was found during inspections. The issue was so significant that Youtooz had to go back and re-paint every figure from scratch.
The process will reportedly be complete within the next few weeks. After that, they will ship your figure. You can expect it to arrive within the following 5 to 15 days depending on your location.
All in all, the situation has been sorted out. That empty spot on your shelf will soon be filled at last... but, hey, it's a bit of a bummer this wasn't communicated earlier? Meh. Hit the jump below for more info.
The Star Force mod scene made a big splash today with the release of the hotly-anticipated "Mega Man Star Force DX". This is a patch for Mega Man Star Force 1 (Pegasus) that both enhances and "modernizes" the game to make it more in-line with its successors. It features several QoL improvements that are sure to please longtime series fans, among other tweaks.
Some points of interest:
For the full list of changes, screenshots and, of course, the download link itself, head over to our friends at The Rockman EXE Zone! Do note that you need a North American copy of Mega Man Star Force Pegasus to use this mod.
If Star Force 1 wasn't your cup of tea, maybe this will do the trick!
One of the Rockman EXE Treasure Box's big exclusives isn't so exclusive anymore. "Runaway Blues", the brand-new one-shot by Ryo Takimashi, has been fully scanned and translated into English. Yay! Grab it here and give it a read!
In true Takimashi fashion, it's a lighthearted story with enough humor to make any EXE diehard smile. It's roughly 27-pages long. Short, sweet and a nice nod to the 20-year-old source material, "Runaway Blues" is a worthy addition to Takimashi
Bit of a bummer we won't see this stateside officially. Viz Media (to my knowledge) still hold the NT Warrior license... but they've been sitting on it for close to fifteen years. But hey, that's why we have fan translations! So a big thank you to Enbypigeono, Axl_Bullet, Digi148, Steph_o_Dell, nonbinarycriore and Bagpie.
Enjoy!
You can check out both chapters here!
Don't forget -- we have previous chapters translated in English and Spanish, too! You can read those here and here.
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