First Rockman X3 "25th Anniversary Band Album" Music Samples Are Live

Once again, GMStore is gearing up for the release of the Rockman X3 25th Anniversary Band & Piano Albums and today they published the first music samples from the Band Album.

Track available are:

• Capcom Logo
• Opening Theme
• Title
• Password
• Opening Stage
• Zero
• Stage Select
• Stage Start
• Blast Hornet Stage
• Blizzard Buffalo Stage
• Gravity Beetle Stage
• Toxic Seahorse Stage
• Volt Catfish Stage
• Crush Crawfish Stage

You can listen the samples here. The release date for the full albums are unknown at this time. As a reminder, there are no plans to release these albums on CD. If you want them, for now, you will have to purchase them digitally!

Rockman EXE Music to be Played at the Latest Japan Game Music Orchestra Concert

The Japan Game Music Orchestra (JAGMO) will be holding a double concert called "Doppel Symphony -Progressive & Nostalgic-" on June, 29th at the Grand Hall of Shinjuku Cultural Center in Tokyo. Among the games represented, music from the Rockman EXE will be part of the performances.

Rockman X 25th Anniversary Ensemble Album Track List Announced

GMSTORE announced today the results of the poll they conducted for the creation of a Rockman X 25th Anniversary Ensemble Album. People that purchased the Rockman X1 and Rockman X2 Band/Piano albums had the chance to vote for their favorite songs from Rockman X1 to Rockman X8, Rockman X Command Mission and Irregular Hunter X.

Rockman X2 25th Anniversary Band & Piano Albums Available to Purchase

Starting today, the Rockman X2 25th Anniversary Band & Piano albums are available to purchase in MP3 and WAV format, and also PDF Score for those who want to play the music by themselves. The albums in MP3 format are on sale until April 30th and the individual instrumental tracks (Guitar, Bass, Keyboard & drums) are deeply discounted – 540 yen (normally between 1,620 to 2,700 yen).
The Rockman X2 albums can be purchased here. And in case you missed the Rockman X albums, they can be purchased here.

Full list of prices after the jump.

First Rockman X2 "25th Anniversary Piano Album" Music Samples Are Live

Samples from the Rockman X2 25th Anniversary Piano Album are finally here! Most of the tracks are available.  You can listen to them right here.

GMStore will be regularly adding more samples to that page until they provide samples for all the tracks in the album. Alternatively, the majority of the Band Album samples are available and you can listen them in the link above. Release dates for both albums have yet to be revealed, but we are close to the announcement.

First Rockman X2 "25th Anniversary Band Album" Music Samples Are Live

GMStore are gearing up for the release of the Rockman X2 25th Anniversary Band & Piano Albums because today, they published the first music samples from the Band Album.

Track available are:

• Capcom Logo
• Opening
• Title
• Metamor Mothmeanos Stage (Morph Moth Stage in Enlish)
• Flame Stagger Stage (Flame Stag Stage in English)

You can listen them here. The release date for the full albums is unknown at this time. What's more, unless GMStore changed their mind, there are still no plans to release these albums on CD.

Also, it seems they will be making some changes after the release of the Rockman X1 albums in regards to how many repeats the tracks should have, outros, price tag, etc. They're accepting feedback from listeners – share your opinion with GMStore here.

Celebrate Valentine's Day with New Wallpapers and Mega Man 11's OST on Steam

While the Rockman Unity App hasn't uploaded any new wallpaper's for this month, Capcom themselves managed to sneak a few out that you might like.

The three mobile wallpapers pictured above were designed by the Rockman 11's UI team (via Rockman Unity's Twitter account and blog. Thee Roll-themed wallpaper on the right was specially created to celebrate Valentine's Day. The bottom wallpaper is for your desktop. It's a hi-res version of the Mega Man 11 Original Soundtrack cover art. You can download all these wallpapers right here!

Speaking of which, the soundtrack is now available to be purchased Steam for  $12.99 or 10,79€. It's also available to listen to for free on Spotify, as we reported some days ago.

Several Mega Man Soundtracks Land on Spotify

Capcom recently added a bunch of soundtracks to Spotify, featuring albums from Resident Evil, Monster Hunter, and Street Fighter to name a few. Mega Man is there, too, of course...

Watch Mega Ran and Bit Brigade's Live Performances at MAGfest 2019

Fan-favorite Bit Brigade and Mega Ran headed back to MAGfest this year to perform live shows. They don't need any kind of introduction for veteran Mega Man fans, but just in case you need a little introduction, Bit Brigade is a band that performs rock covers of full NES game soundtracks while speedrunning live. Mega Ran, meanwhile, is a "nerdcore" rapper that became notoriously famous among Mega Man fans with his 2007 album, "Mega Ran", a tribute album to Mega Man with rap lyrics. You may also remember him for his appearance in the Mega Man 30th Anniversary livestream where Mega Man 11 was announced. He also had a song featured in Mighty No. 9.

Mega Man 2 composer Takashi Tateishi attended both Bit Brigade and Megan Ran's concerts. Although he didn't perform, Tateishi actually had the chance to do some singing with Mega Ran (speaking of Takashi Tateishi, you may want to check what he had to say about Mega Man 2's development).

Hit the jump and enjoy the music!

No Plans to Release the Rockman X 25th Anniversary Music Albums on CD

We reached out the publisher of the new Rockman X piano and band arranged albums to find out if it will be released on CD. According to them, they have no plans to release either album on CD at this time. They chose the "digital only" format in order to reach a wider, international audience.

GMSTORE Corp. seems to be a small label with not much work done before this particular Rockman X project. Releasing a physical CD worldwide not only would be a logistical challenge, but it presents a financial risk for them as well. It seems their goal is to offer equality for fans in both Japan and beyond, rather than doing a physical release just for Japan and a digital only version for the rest of the world (which has been pretty typical lately).


They are tackling an ambitious project here; literally creating two albums for each game in the X series (minus the Game Boy games). That's a total of 20 albums, 790 songs plus an additional ensemble album with 10 songs selected by fans.

The success of this project rests in our hands! Head over to the GM Store to listen some samples and decide by if it's something you'd be interested in.

Rockman X 25th Anniversary Band & Piano Albums Available to Purchase

A week ago GM Store announced the digital release of new arranged albums based on the Rockman X soundtrack, arranged and played by a band and also by piano independently. And starting today, on the 25th anniversary of the X series, they're now available to purchase.

Rockman 11 Soundtrack Announced + Rockman 1-3 Sound Collection Vinyl Tracklist

Rockman 11 Original Soundtrack will be released on November 14, 2018 for 3,456 yen, Capcom announced. The soundtrack will ship on two CDs: the game's soundtrack on one, and special arranged bonus tracks and sound effects on the other. The jacket of the CD will feature a new illustration, too.

More info after the jump!

Rockman 11 at Tokyo Game Show 2018

Today, Capcom announced their lineup for the upcoming Tokyo Game Show (September 20th to 23rd). Among the titles they will exhibit is Rockman 11. The game will be playable with four stages/bosses and three difficulty choices. No word yet on which stages will be playable, though. Fuse Man, Block Man, Torch Man, and Blast Man, maybe? We'll see.

Capcom are also planning to hold various stage events and some form of live streaming for the folks at home. More information will be revealed at a later date. And lastly, what's a TGS without some exclusive merchandise? Check 'em out after the jump!