ASICS Japan x Mega Man Product Collaboration Coming Soon

ASICS, a popular sport apparel company, will be producing a number of Mega Man products available at select locations in Japan and online starting November 1st.

The Mega Man Live-Action Movie is Probably Shelved

Back in October 2018, Capcom announced a live-action movie revolving around the Blue Bomber tentatively titled "Mega Man". It was intended to be produced by Masi Oka and written and directed by Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman, respectively. Since then, no major updates on the flick had emerged until this past Tuesday.

Following Disney's acquisition of 21st Century Fox, news recently surfaced from Variety that Disney would be making some big changes, including a major refocus of Fox's movie projections and a complete overhaul of their upcoming projects. Only a few of the projects projected over the next five years remain: remakes of Home Alone, Night at the Museum, Cheaper by the Dozen, Diary of a Wimpy Kid, and a slate of unannounced superhero projects. Of the 250 projected films removed from the road map, Mega Man was included.

It is important to note, while it looks as if the Mega Man movie was shelved, it is potentially possible for another studio to pick up the project. Disney has no legal ownership of the movie's theatrical rights, mind you. Capcom and the creative team behind the project could be shopping it around as we speak.

Should more news surface in the future, we'll be sure to let everyone know!

Source: Variety

Mega Merch: Post-E3 Round-up - Current and Upcoming Items

Every year during E3, Capcom sets up cases of current or in-progress merchandise for their series. This year at E3 there was once again a wide selection of Mega Man merchandise showcased for fans to get excited for. Now that the show has come and gone, here's an in-depth look at what you can expect to see this year and beyond for our little blue bomber.

Mega Merch: Super Groupies x UBIQ™ Low Cut Sneaker Review

Here on Rockman Corner we promote a lot of products that are announced by Capcom and its various retail partners. With this mini-series, I (Chloe/Yink) would like to discuss some of the products on the market, giving a small review of the item(s) and some information on where to find it!

Today, we've got a neat product: a nifty pair of shoes from a collaboration between Super Groupies and UBIQ, priced in at ¥9,800 JPY (at this time, approximately $88 USD).

Chapter 3 of Rockman X: The Novel -Irregular Report- Has Been Fan-Translated

A passionate group of fans have been working on a fan-translation of Tsubasa Todoroki's Rockman X: The Novel -Irregular Report- for almost two years. Today, they released Chapter 3 (Spark Mandrill), which is available to read here.

The chapter discusses X's battle with Spark Mandrill, as well as a little more than X bargained for...

Anyone is able to read from the cover of the novel up to Chapter 3 at this point, so consider reading all of what's done so far. The project is still under way, so please be patient with the group as they continue to release updates.

Please also support Todoroki's novel! The novel is available on Amazon (JP) for purchase.

Enjoy!

Mega Man Mastermix Volume 4 Available for Pre-Order

Recently announced by Focus Attack, Udon Entertainment has made pre-orders available for the fourth volume of the Mega Man Mastermix manga, with another 80 gorgeous full color pages. It's due out on November 28th.

Both cover options (A and B) are available for pre-order, and sport some swanky art. Cover A (seen on the left above) is done by Hitoshi Ariga himself, and Cover B (seen on the right above) is done by Andrew Dickman.

If you'd fancy adding these to your collection, you can find the pre-orders here:

• Cover A
• Cover B
  

If you like what you see, be sure to check out the other three volumes and their alternate covers as well!

Mega Man 11 Demo is Live for US/EU PlayStation 4 and Xbox One!

Yesterday, Capcom US announced the release of the much-anticipated Mega Man 11: Demo Version for the US/EU Nintendo Switch eShop, with promise of the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One version releasing September 7th. 

Keeping to their promise, Mega Man 11: Demo Version is now available to play for US/EU via both systems! Links to both console versions as well as their US/EU counterparts can be found below:

PlayStation 4

• US
• EU

Xbox One

• US
• EU

Enjoy the demo, everyone! If you fancy it, remember to grab Mega Man 11 when it fully releases worldwide on October 2nd.