USB Mega Buster On Sale Next Week, Packed with Content

Next week the Capcom Store will begin selling an official Mega Man USB drive shaped like a Mega Buster! It has 8GB of storage and comes pre-loaded with the following goodies:

-Mega Man #1~4 (Digital Comic Book)
-Mega Man Tribute Art Book (Digital)
-Mega Man X Complete Works (Digital)
-Street Fighter X Mega Man soundtrack (via A_Rival)
-SFxMM Wallpapers
-A link to download Street Fighter X Mega Man

All this for just $19.95. Once it goes on sale, our buddy Brett Elston will toss up a reminder. Look forward to it!

Source: Capcom Unity

Mega Man Boss Battle Tribute Art Show is This Weekend!

Just a little public service announcement/reminder: the Mega Man Boss battle Tribute art gallery is open to the public this Saturday, March 2nd from 7pm to 10pm at the Gauntlet Gallery in San Francisco, CA. 

The gallery will play host to a vast number of tribute pieces from over 130 fans and professional artists. It lasts the whole month of March, ending the weekend of GDC. You can check out the full list of contributing artists here.

Source: Gauntlet Gallery

Rockman 6 Graces Japanese PSN Store

Here's a treat for those of you with access to the Japanese PlayStation Store. Rockman 6: The Great Battle in History is now available for a mere 600 Yen. This is the last title in the "Complete Works" line, which feature remixed music, new modes and bonus content.

No word when the game will hit the “Japanese Classics" library in North America. Then again, we're still waiting on Rockman 5.

Source: Tarbo (via The Mega Man Network)

"Tangible" Mega Man Item for PAX East?

Capcom hasn't confirmed any goods or paraphernalia they will be selling at their Penny Arcade Expo (PAX) booth yet. However, Senior Community Manager, Brett Elston, was nice enough to drop a little tease about what we can expect from Mega Man:

"Also, "MM25" in the US will extend through 2013, so we have several months left to get some fun stuff out the door. For example, I have something in the works for PAX East that's something I always wanted to see at Capcom show booths. Not a game, obviously, but something tangible for those at the show (and SDCC, NYCC etc). And no, I'm not talking about MM25 pins (which will also be there, FWIW)."

I think it's safe to assume this will be some sort of event-exclusive item. It's a vague tease so it could be anything, really (except for a game). Question is, what has Brett always wanted to see at Capcom booths? Hm...

PAX East kicks off on March 22nd in Boston, Massachusetts. We'll hopefully learn more about this mystery as we inch closer to the date.

Source: Ask Capcom

Rockman Ultrabooks Are Going to be a Thing

Pretty cool news coming from Rockman Unity tonight: Capcom will be producing Rockman-themed Ultrabook laptops. Don't throw money at your monitor just yet; there's some work to be done before you can buy one.

The Rockman Ultrabook Project is asking for user input to dicate the creation of these laptops. The current poll is asking what design you'd like featured on the outer case. Choose which of the four designs you like (or suggest your own), toggle your age, and click the submit button. In the weeks ahead, Capcom will be tossing up two more polls.

So what's under the hood? There's a third generation, energy efficient CPU, and a solid-state storage drive (capacity not specified). Outside, we've got a 14.1″ anti-glare LCD display and 19mm thin form factor. The non-existent disc drive contributes to an overall weight of no more than 1.67kg (or 3.68 lbs). Hey, not too shabby!

When all the polling is done, the Ultrabooks will be made to pre-order on March 29. Units will ship out in July. Alas, this initiative sounds like a Japan only thing. But in case we hear otherwise, stay tuned.

Source: Rockman Unity [thanks for the tip, RockX!]

Cosplay Confidential Presents: Mega Man X

"Cosplay Confidential" is a series of documentaries following the escapades of various 2012 New York Comic-Con cosplayers. This week's episode spotlights Martin; a Mega Man afficiando who walks the showroom floor as none other than Mega Man X.

At first glance, it isn't a true-blue translation of X's classic representation. But Martin has designed a costume made to be practical and proportionally attuned to the human body. Intentional or not, it also carries a streak of X's Mega Man Zero incarnation. Pretty cool, if I do say so myself.

Source: Nerdist

8-bit Mega Man Tunes Get SNESed

What if Mega Man 1-4 were released on the Super Nintendo? Well, the music might be right up Mega Man 7's alley. Capcom Unity member Rebecca took it upon herself to remix these classic 8-bit tunes into MM7 style. And as a MM7 fan myself, I simple can't help but tap a finger to the beat!

Swing on by Rebecca's YouTube channel for the complete playlist.

Credit: Capcom Unity

Captivate Will Not Be Held This Year

According to Christian Svensson, Captivate, Capcom's annual showcase of upcoming games, is not scheduled this year. "This year we're likely to be looking at announcements around other events or not at events at all," he writes. "So there isn't a Captivate planned this year."

In previous years, Captivate was home to Mega Man news and announcements. But with the event no longer happening, we can look forward to Capcom's presence at PAX and Comic-Con instead. If there are any significant announcements on the burner, these events could play host.

We'll keep an ear out.

Source: Ask Capcom

Rockman Xover Headed for Android, Boss Design Contest Announced

Everyone's favorite social RPG Rockman Xover is making the jump to Android, Rockman Unity announced. Due out later this year, the Android version will be compatible with OS 2.2 and higher. It's still Japan-only.

In other Xover news, Capcom and Nico Nico Seiga are giving players the opportunity to design their very own boss. The winning entry be turned into a combatable Master Boss, which yields its very own Battle Memory card. Three second place winners will have their designs turned into a Battle Memory, and twenty-one runner ups will receive a batch of limited edition cards.

The contest is pretty much open to anyone with a Nico Nico Douga account. You may sign up for it here. Everything's in Japanese so do take advantage of Google Translate to get you through the forms. There's no limit to how many entries you may submit nor the image's dimensions. However, the file size must be 10MB (JPEG, GIF or PNG format).

The results will be posted in May following the unveiling of the nominations in mid-April

Source: Rockman Unity (translation credit: The Mega Man Network)

Capcom Offers Some 25th Anniversary Reassurance

The folks at Capcom have made a lot of noise about plans in the works for Mega Man's 25th anniversary. However, that doesn't mean you'll be hearing announcements all the time. When questioned about what's going on with the whole "no news" thing, Capcom's Brett Elston made this response...

Maverick Hunter X Free on PlayStation Plus

Here's some pleasant news to brighten those Monday blues. Mega Man: Maverick Hunter X will be free for PlayStation Plus members following tomorrow's PSN Tuesday update. The game is compatible with PlayStation Vita, PSP, and PSP Go.

As per usual, this is a limited-time-only deal. Once downloaded, any free PlayStation Plus game can be redeemed at any time as long you're subscribed.

If you've yet to play MHX, now's as good a time as any!

Source: PlayStation Blog

Amazon Lists Worlds Collide Trade Paperback

Amazon has posted a pre-order listing for the first Mega Man/Sonic the Hedgehog "Worlds Collide" trade paperback for a retail price of $11.99. However, it isn't due until November, so if you don't subscribe to the comic and want to remain unspoiled, you have quite the wait ahead.

If tradition holds true, this book will presumably collect the arc's first four issues: Mega Man #24, Sonic Universe #51, Sonic the Hedgehog #248, and Mega Man #25. Subsequently, we'll probably see two more trade paperbacks that collect the remaining eight issues.

Source: Amazon.com