Mattson Tomlin ('The Batman') is Writing the Live-Action Mega Man Movie

The live-action Mega Man movie has a brand-new writer. Mattson Tomlin is penning the script for the video game to film adaptation, reports The Hollywood Reporter. Tomlin is known for his work on various short films and is currently co-writing the much-anticipated The Batman (2021) with Matt Reeves.

Tomlin is either replacing or teaming up with Ariel Schulman, who was previously announced as the film's writer in 2018. Nothing has been officially announced on this front, however.

As previously reported, the live action Mega Man movie will be directed by Henry Joost. It will be produced by Chernin Entertainment, the studio behind the popular Planet of the Apes franchise, with Masi Oka attached as the lead producer. 20th Century Fox/Disney are no longer distributing the movie, as Chernin Entertainment recently cut ties with the company.  A new distributor has not been announced.

More news on this project as it comes. Stay tuned!

Source: THR

"REMASTERED TRACKS ROCKMAN ZERO: Idea" Booklet Translation

Released on May 28th, 2004, REMASTERED TRACKS ROCKMAN ZERO: Idea contains the remixed soundtrack of Rockman Zero 2. As opposed to previous (and future) releases, this album doesn't have ANY drama tracks. Instead, it comes with four "EX tracks": Mark of Justice - Resistance Anthem with chorus by Surugadai Club, L'oiseau du bonheur sung by Rie Tanaka (Ciel's voice actress) with French lyrics, Red Time, an unused track that was planned for the VS Mode and Clover sung by Toru Itoga.

You can find the full booklet translation (courtesy of Sidier) after the break!

Mega Man Zero/ZX Legacy Collection "Chosen Ones" Trailer

Mega Man Zero/ZX Legacy Collection is just about a month away! And in anticipation of the latest "Legacy Collection", Capcom have whipped up a brand new trailer focusing on Biometals, the living totems of heroes long passed.

Mega Man Zero/ZX Legacy Collection dashes to Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC on February 25th, 2020.

First 4 Figures Mega Man 11 Statue Launch Live Stream/Pre-orders Announced

First 4 Figures will be holding a "launch live stream" this Friday, January 224th at 06:00 PST (09:00 EST | 14:00 GMT | 15:00 CET | 22:00 HKT) to show off their 1/4 Mega Man 11 statue in all its glory followed by Q&A session. The stream will coincide with pre-orders openeing up. They will also offer a 10% discount to early buyers.

As a reminder, the statue is going to be released in both a resin and PVC versions. First 4 Figures promise to show the difference between the two during the live stream; however, we already know that one is bigger than the other. Only the resin version will be available this Friday for pre-order.

More news soon!

Source: First 4 Figures Official Website

TV Tokyo Interviews: The Past and The Future of the Rockman EXE Series

Nearly 19 years have passed since the release of the first Rockman EXE game and, as such, Tokyo TV had the opportunity to interview Masakazu Eguchi (aka Mr. Famous, known as Eguchi Meijin in Japan) and other members of the Rockman EXE development team in a two-part interview.

Nothing groundbreaking was revealed here but, nonetheless, it is a very interesting read. Topics discussed include the origins of the game, how the EXE world was able to predict the technological future of our own society, and other interesting topics. You can read our translation of the interview after the break!

Watch the Rockman Live 2020 Concert Here!

Direct link to the video HERE.

The last concert of the Rockman Live 2020 tour finished some hours ago and, as we reported, it was streamed via Niconico Live. Unfortunately, the stream was cut off for non-premium users after the first few songs. What's more, the stream will apparently disappear from the Niconico archives on January 19th at 21:30 JST.

Thankfully, we here at Rockman Corner - in our continuing attempt to preserve Rockman / Mega Man history - have recorded the concert. We managed to save the concert straight from the servers rather than a plain screen capture. And while Niconico is not known for their streaming quality, we got the best sound and image possible.

But that's not all! Our friends Michael and Rock Miyabi split the concert into individual videos and made an MP3 album respectively.

UPDATE: You can download an alternative MP3 edit done by me with some extra content HERE.

Enjoy the concert! This one is for the ages!

Capcom's Newest "Secret File" Contains a Mega Man/Street Fighter Tribute by Bengus

"Capcom Secret File Vol. 28" – the first volume in Capcom's adored mini-magazine in ten years – has a little something extra for Mega Man fans. If you order it from E-Capcom, that is.

Exclusive to the E-Capcom Street Fighter V: Champion Edition Premium Package, Secret File Vol. 28 will include a special illustration by Bengus featuring various SFV characters re-imaged as Mega Man-inspired characters. Dubbed "Street Fighter V: Mega Edition!", the image depicts Chun-Li as Mega Man, Dhalsim as Fire Man, Birdie (or Abigail) as Bomb Man, Zangief as Guts Man, and Ken as Proto Man. I'm not entirely sure who Guile is supposed to be, though. Search Man? Commando Man?

Anyway, there are a few other characters present, too, but they're a little hard to make out from the small preview image. Try your luck at identifying them after the break below!

The First Annual "Mega Man Awards" Have Begun

A new year, a new decade, a new tradition... The "Mega Man Awards!" It's a year-long event headed up by myself, ShadowRockZX, Twitch, ColeMan X, and other prominent members of the community where we host different Mega Man-themed polls for you to vote on. At the end of the year we host one final poll to pick the winners of each category in a grand, Oscars-like celebration.

Hit the jump below for all the details!

More Mega Man Mii Fighters Coming to Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Today, Masahiro Sakurai revealed the fifth and final DLC character for the Super Smash Bros Ultimate Fighter's Pass 1 - Byleth from Fire Emblem: Three Houses - and several new and returnin Mii Fighter costumes! All the details of the presentation after the break.

It Looks Like the Grandista Mega Man Figure is Coming Stateside

The chubby-cheeked Grandista Mega Man figure from Bandai appears to be making the jump stateside. An auction for an English localized version (with "Mega Man" branding) recently appeared on Yahoo! Auctions Japan. Its very existence suggests that the figure will be sold at U.S-based retailers both online and in-store in the very near future. A listing from Previews World also supports this, with a suggested March 25th shipping date.

Currently, the only method to obtain the figure is to import it from specialty stores like Nippon Yasan and previously Ami Ami. It was also previously available to win as a prize from Capcom Japan's exclusive UFO Catcher app but stock is no more. With a little patience, you might be able to find this friendly-looking fella at a store near you soon! Big Bad Toystore and ToyWiz have already begun accepting pre-orders. Other retailers will shortly be following suit - stay vigilant!

Source: Yahoo Auctions, Previews World

Rockman X DiVE "Weapon Design Competition" Online Voting Open

Starting today and until January 20th, we can vote for our favorite fan-submitted designs in the Rockman X DiVE Weapon Design Competition. Out of several participants, the development team have chosen the best 30 entries. You can vote via the official website  and you'll also get 50 metals to use in the game just for participating in the process! Find all the details after the break!

The Final Rockman Live 2020 Concert Will Be Streamed Live

Next weekend, the last two Rockman Live 2020 will take place in Osaka. And this time, we might have the chance to watch the final evening performance live via Niconico! Find all the details after the break!