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You would think with the deluge of Mega Man merchandise in recent months that the franchise was celebrating some kind of anniversary or whatever. Bandai is poised to release Classic Mega Man in its D-Arts figurine line, an expanded edition of Mega Man Official Complete Works will be published soon, and the music of Mega Man 1-10 was compiled into one giant Rockcan. That's not all! No less than five new albums are scheduled for the fall. This past week on October 10, a pair of 25th Anniversary Rockman CDs hit the scene. Coming in "Rock" and "Techno" flavors at ¥3150 (over $40) each, these albums contain contributions by notable Japanese composers, such as Yoshitaka Hirota (Shadow Hearts), Takeshi Hama (Devil May Cry), Kenji Ito (SaGa), Hitoshi Sakimoto (Final Fantasy XII), and many more. Out of left field is the Rockman EXE Transmission Soundtrack on November 2 for ¥2625 (about $33.50). The 2003 GameCube game, better known as Mega Man Network Transmission out West, never received an official OST from Capcom. Co-composer Shinji Hosoe (also known for his recent work on Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors) was finally able to obtain the license to release this through his music company SuperSweep. Finally, We Are ROCK-MEN! 2 and ROCKMAN HOLIC both arrive on December 19 for ¥2100 (about $26.75) and ¥1980 (about $25.25) respectively. ROCK-MEN! 2 is a follow-up to last year's We Are ROCK-MEN!, covers of Classic, X, and Legends tunes by an in-house Capcom band. HOLIC will predominantly feature vocal arrangements in jazz, rock, and dance styles, performed by doujin artists working with the SOUND HOLIC music label. Even for an avid Mega Man nut like myself, this avalanche of goodies borders on excessive. Not that I won't get my hands on each item eventually, but Capcom isn't giving me a break! You know what's missing from the celebration, though? A new game. I know that Rockman Xover is coming soon, but even if -- and that's a huge "if" -- it winds up not being complete garbage, I can't picture it making any waves in the gaming community. And with Capcom's Senior Vice-President Christian Svensson telling us to "keep expectations in check" regarding a new game announcement, the outlook doesn't look rosy. I've been thinking about this over the past few months, and I'm no longer sure I even want Capcom to announce a new Mega Man game. The company hasn't exactly done much to inspire confidence in any of its output outside of maybe Monster Hunter. Whether it's on-disc DLC in Street Fighter X Tekken, an update to Marvel vs. Capcom 3 not even a full year after the original's release, the negative critical reception of Resident Evil 6, the failure to properly sell fans on what's shaping to be a decent game in DmC, or the continued insistence that Lost Planet is anything better than a middle-of-the-road series, Capcom seems to have lost all direction. When the most exciting product in a company's lineup is an HD remaster of a pair of niche fighting games, what kind of message does that send? Did you know? You can now get daily or weekly email notifications when humans reply to your comments.
8:30 AM on 05.21.2013 Don't panic! Resident Evil Revelations has weeks of DLCI know you're all worried to the point of a nervous breakdown over whether or not the recently released console version of Resident Evil Revelations will have lots of downloadable content. You may now put your terrors to bed,...
4:30 PM on 05.20.2013 Hop through time with the fifth Mega Man comic collectionLadies and gentlemen, a new Archie Mega Man graphic novel is arriving this Wednesday, May 22. I have confirmation from fellow editor Chris Carter that he's been picking up back issues and graphic novels to prep himself for th...
2:01 AM on 05.20.2013 Review: Resident Evil Revelations (Wii U)Resident Evil Revelations was a great action horror title. So good, it absolutely humiliated Resident Evil 6 by being superior in every single way -- a fact made especially delicious considering it was a 3DS game in contrast ...
5:00 PM on 05.18.2013 Buy the Mega Man 5 OST and fend off the 'Blues'After nearly a month since the last soundtrack release, Capcom has made available the Mega Man 5 OST to celebrate the classic platformer's arrival on the 3DS eShop. As with the MM4 OST, the album costs $8.95 and contains both...
9:30 PM on 05.16.2013 Resident Evil Revelations: What version do we review?[Update: Poll CLOSED! Wii U dominated. Look forward to our review soon. Update: MAJOR upset! It has come to light that a PC copy WILL be made available for review purposes, and will be added as a late starter in the poll. A P...
7:15 AM on 05.16.2013 These Monster Hunter 4 shots are magically deliciousWe now have some new screenshots of Monster Hunter 4, compliments of Capcom, and they show off a pretty cool looking ice world as well as two new monsters: Arselnus and Skuagil. I have a thing for frozen tundras, so I'm excit...
8:00 PM on 05.15.2013 Capcom explains digital-only Ace Attorney: Dual DestiniesWhen Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Dual Destinies leaves Japan this fall, it'll be available exclusively through the 3DS eShop. This reality of the publishing business has been met with backlash from some percentage of fans ...
1:45 PM on 05.15.2013 Ace Attorney - Dual Destinies gets a Japanese web demoCapcom has finally slapped a proper localized title onto Ace Attorney 5, hereby known as Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Dual Destinies, and will be bringing it out West this fall. Unfortunately, it will be an eShop-only relea...
8:30 AM on 05.15.2013 MM25 Complete Works up for pre-order in North AmericaIf you're a Mega Man fan, you're probably aware of the rare Mega Man and Mega Man X Complete Works books that can fetch a price anywhere from $100-$200 each. Thankfully, after years of demands for reprints, UDON is on the cas...
1:45 PM on 05.14.2013 Capcom confirms crazy costumes for RE: RevelationsToday is your lucky day, as Capcom, in an odd twist of fate has actually confirmed content that is not DLC. It seems as if three new costumes will be coming to the console and PC version of Resident Evil Revelations, in the f...
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