Mega Man Confirmed for Universal Fighting System

The official Universal Fighting System Facebook page has confirmed Mega Man (and Darkstalkers) are headed to the popular trading card game. In fact, you can look forward to new Mega Man sets over the next three years!

"Mega Man is going to have at least 3 releases over the next 3 years as complete sets. We cannot disclose which characters will be in those sets yet, however ProtoMan and Mega Man are expected in the Summer Releases this year."

If that wasn't enough, the UFS Facebook page is giving you the opportunity to win an exclusive Mega Man play mat. Simply like their page and you're in! A winner will be drawn on July 4th.

Thanks for the tip, RockX!

D-Arts Character Survey Results are Here

Voting is done, the results are in. 17,603 entries were received, and now as promised Ucchy-san delivers us the results. The most desired characters to be turned the next D-Arts are:

• Zero (Mega Man Zero): 4,985 votes
• Mega Man Volnutt: 3,083 votes
• Roll (Mega Man 8 version): 2,997 votes
• Iris: 2,907 votes
• Ciel: 2,659 votes

At the end of the day, Zero came out on top. If you're disappointed with the results, I'd like to remind you the top three characters of Bandai's first poll all went on to become figures: Zero (MMX), Full Armor X, and Vile. Who's to say it won't happen again? Just keep those fingers crossed and hope for the best.

For the statistics behind the remaining top 24 characters, swing on over to The Mega Man Network.

Feast Your Eyes on MM25 Preview Pages!

Over on Capcom Unity, Brelston has posted four images from MM25: Mega Man and Mega Man X Official Complete Works. These pages are just a small sampling of the book's newest material.

Toru Nakayama is responsible for my personal favorite of the lot (the colors!). Click here to check out the other pages!

Source: Capcom Unity

Full MM25 Cover and Hardcover Details

By way of UDON Entertainment's own Matt Moylan, here's the full cover for MM25: Mega Man & Mega Man X Official Complete Works. Rest assured X fans; the Maverick Hunter has his own spotlight on the back of the book.

Matt also sends word that a hardcover edition is indeed in the works. The Diamond Comics listing, however, is incorrect; book stores will only be receiving the softcover edition. The hardcover edition is inteded to be exclusive to conventions and UDON's own online store. Price is still TBA.

Thanks for the heads up, Matt!

Runny Nose? Rush Has Your Back!

Here's another quirky product from Capcom Japan: a plush Rush tissue box! Just in time for those pre-autumn allergies, E-Capcom will be shipping this puppy out in September for 4800 Yen (roughly $47.40).

With that price you'd expect it to actually jet across the room to tend to every sneeze. Nope! Still kinda cute, though.

Source: E-Capcom

MM25's Printing Proof is a Monster

This towering pile of paper, my friends, is the printing proof version of MM25: Mega Man and Mega Man X Official Complete Works. Not to worry; the final book won't be this thick. This format helps UDON's editors check for errors.

"While the final book won’t measure the 3 or 4 inches tall that this print stack does, it does hopefully give you an idea of just how BIG a deal MM25 is going to be!" proclaims UDON chief Erik Ko. "Replacing our Mega Man Official Complete Works and Mega Man X Official Complete Works, this 430+ page MONSTER faithfully reproduces the recently released Japanese edition, R20+5!"

MM25 is due in August. If you're interested, preorders are live on Amazon.com, Amazon.ca, and on Barnes & Noble.com

Source: UDON Blog

Mega Man Joining the 'Universal Fighting System' Card Game?

Teased on the official UFS Facebook page, it would appear Mega Man -- and other Capcom characters -- are coming soon to the Universal Fighting System. The silhouettes of the super fighting robot himself and Darkstalkers' Hsien-Ko would seem to suggest a forthcoming Capcom themed deck.

Produced by Jasco Games, The UFS is a popular collectible card composed of cards from licensed franchises, mostly fighting games. It's appeal lies in the ability to create dream showdowns. Imagine pitting Mega Man against the likes of Soul Caliber, Street Fighter, and King of Fighters characters. Legendary battles, to say the least.

Hopefully we won't have to wait too long for an official confirmation.

Source: UFS (thanks for the tip, tokotamer!)

Amazon Opens MM25 Preorders, Cover Revealed

Well here it is: the English edition of MM25: Mega Man & Mega Man X Official Complete Works. The cover isn't quite as flashy as its Japanese counterpart, but I rather like it (a Mega Man X sprite thrown in for good measure wouldn't hurt though).

Joining Barnes & Noble, preorders are now a-go on Amazon. Unsurprisingly, we have two conflicting release dates: September 10 (Amazon) and August 28 (B&N). I was previously informed B&N's is accurate. Plans may have changed, though. In any case we will be getting more details (and clarification) from UDON in the very near future.

Stay tuned!

Closer Look at Custom Backlit Mega Man NES

Remember the custom Mega Man 25th anniversary NES we featured a few weeks ago? Hackaday brings us an up close and personal look at Platinumfungi's creation. We get a great look at the ins and outs of the console -- heck, the ilumination looks even better in motion!

You can check out more of Platinumfungi's works at his site here.

Rockman Xover Crossovers with 'Seven Thousand Wars'

Typical of a great many social RPGs, Rockman Xover will enter a cross promotion with another franchise. The Mega Man Network reports character's from Namco Bandai's Seven Thousand Wars – Season 2 will appear in Xover as special Battle Memory cards in a lottery. Seven, meanwhile, will see the addition of Rockman themed equipment, as well as five SP cards featuring OVER-1's incarnations with medieval/fantasy weaponry. And lots of dirt.

The Seven Battle Memory cards will appear towards the end of June. Xover equipment is now available in Seven until the end of the month.

Source: The Mega Man Network

Iron Man is Mega Man. That is All.

This one-minute, 22-second video by CineFix retells the 2008 Iron Man movie in classic 8-bit Mega Man style. It's a terribly entertaining mishmash. Spoilers abound, of course (how have you not seen Iron Man?).

Anyone else agree this would make a great game? Get on it.

Source: Geekosystem

Mega Man X Hits NA Wii U Virtual Console Next Week

  
Mega Man X is making its way to the North American Wii U Virtual Console next week on May 30th. It will run for $7.99, or $1.50 for those transferring over from the Wii. And that's all there is to say, really!

Source: Wii U eShop