An Up-Close Look at the Nendoroid Mega Man

Good Smile Company's Nendoroid Mega Man is shipping out to a mailbox near you. While you wait, check out this photo report of the figure in action.

Rockman X3 Prototype Footage Surfaces

YouTuber Steven Seventyeight has secured an early Rockman X3 prototype. The build is dated August 23rd, 1995; four months before the game's December release.

While not terribly earth shattering, we can see a number of small aesthetic differences. The intro cutscene is missing background effects, Blizzard Buffalo's stage has a slightly different background, and the stage select is missing a few key visuals. Keen-eyed fans may spot even more!

As we've come to learn, Mega Man prototypes often hide even more interesting differences inside the data. Hopefully it won't be too long before this gets dumped! We'll keep you posted.

Mega Man: Master Edition Volume 1 Cover & Solicitation

Archie Comics' Mega Man adventures may be over, but the publisher isn't quite done with our blue robot yet. Mega Man: Master Edition Volume 1 chronicles the first three trade paperbacks in one handy book.

Europe - Mega Man Battle Network 6 Heads to Wii U Virtual Console

In case you didn't hear, Mega Man Battle Network 6 Cybeast Falzar and Cybeast Gregar are hitting the European Wii U Virtual Console later today. Both versions can be picked up for €6.99 / £6.29 a piece.

As per usual, you can acquire multiplayer-exclusive Battle Chips through the Comms menu. You'll need them to complete your Library. Unfortunately for die hard completionists, the Otenko and GunDelEX chips remain Japanese-exclusive.

Japan Gets Some Very Interesting Rockman Stickers

When it comes to random merchandise, leave it to the house that built Mega Man to deliver. While fans in North America are gearing up for sweet headphones, Capcom Japan are teaming with B-Side Label for some very quirky stickers. Premium artistic stickers.

Mega Man 64 Debug Version Dumped and Released

Our first "prototype" release of the new year is a debug version of Mega Man 64! This is an early work-in-progress build of the Nintendo 64 port of the PlayStation classic with some interesting oddities.

Mega Man Content Coming To Monster Hunter X

Today, Capcom Japan announced a special collaboration between Mega Man and Monster Hunter X, the latest entry in their breadwinning franchise.

Starting February 25th, players can outfit their Palico with "Rocknyan" armor, the Rush Hammer and engage in a "Yellow Devil" event hunt. Special Rockman guild cards and titles will be available as well. View the trailer for the collaboration above.

Source: Nintendo Everything

Rock Out With These Official Mega Man Headphones

So yeah; I think I found something that hasn't exactly been announced yet. Check out these officially-licensed Mega Man headphones by EMIO. They're styled after classic Mega Man's helmet and feature LED lights. Pretty spiffy, wouldn't you say?

You can pre-order these headphones right now for $99.99 USD with free shipping. Before you buy, do note EMIO did not provide audio specs. We don't know how good these actually are. They're certainly neat to look at, though. You'll find more images at the link!

Related-ish, EMIO also has Mega Man analog stick thumb grips.

All of Rockman EXE Stream Has Now Been Subbed

Thanks to the efforts of Irregular Hunter Productions, all 51 episodes of Rockman EXE Stream have been translated. Fans can enjoy the 51st and final episode of the show's fourth season in English for the first time!

This marks the end of a project that began ten years ago under Hi-C. Hi-C dropped Stream with episode 26, leaving the show in limbo. Irregular Hunter Productions swooped in two years back and rescued it. Not only did they sub previously untranslated episodes, they went back and polished much of Hi-C's work. That's commitment.

A big congrats to the team and EXE fans everywhere! Irregular Hunter Productions have their sights on Beast+ next!

Rockman EXE 4.5 Hits Japanese Virtual Console Next Week

The leaked eShop listings were indeed on the money. Rockman EXE 4.5: Real Operation is headed to the Japanese Virtual Console next week in Japan, Nintendo announced. The game will be available on Wii U January 13th for 702 Yen.

To accommodate the loss of the Battle Chip Gate accessory, players can press L and R simultaneously at the navigation screen to unlock BCG-excluisve Net Navis. Beyond that the game will play the same as it would without the BCG.

There's little to no chance we'll see this one on our storefront. If you're interested though, various methods do exist to play this one outside Japan like this fantastic translation patch

Rockman & Forte Manga Reprint is Looking Sharp

Rockman, Forte and King strike a pose in the 2016 reprinted edition of Koji Izuki's manga adaptation. The 402-page tome hits Japanese bookstore later this month. This is the first time the story has been collected in a single volume. It has been out of print since 1999.

Source: Fukkan

Win! Mega Man Legacy Collection Collector's Edition

Let's kick the new year off with a little sweepstakes! Starting today, you have the chance to win a free copy of Mega Man Legacy Collection Collector's Edition. The rules for this one are simple: leave your contact info in the comments below between now and February 1st, 12:00pm EST. I recommend leaving out '@'s and '.com's'.

One winner will be chosen entirely at random. I'll give you a ring if you've won. Shipping is on me, too.

Have at it!