As I mentioned before – I’m in dire need of a last minute gift to satiate my wife’s Valentine’s Day needs. I’ve had a bunch of suggestions – thanks for that – but I don’t think this one is going to fly. Here are a bunch of really cool video game valentine card, that my wife will almost certainly throw back in my face. More »
newVideoPlayer( {"type":"video","player":"http://www.youtube.com/v/EuTt8uLr2eM&hl=en&fs=1&hd=1","customParams":[] ,"width":500,"height":332.5,"ratio":0.615,"flashData":"","embedName":null,"objectId":null,"noEmbed":false,"source":"youtube","wrap":true,"agegate":false} ); The first two official trailers for Mega Man Online, the sidescrolling MMO, were both two minutes of nothing but cinematics. Here’s more than twice that amount, all of it gameplay. More »
What do you get when you cross Capcom’s 8-bit hero Mega Man with the deadliest fighters this side of Outworld? You get the most adorable collection of cold-blooded killers ever. More »
Mega Man Universe, which will be making an appearance at this weekend’s PAX, looks pretty great. More »
Smashing the holiday hopes and dreams of MegaMan and Smash Bros. fans everywhere, Keiji Inafune has stated uncategorically that at this time, Megaman is not going to be a character in Super Smash Brothers Brawl. In the most recent Bionic Commando podcast, Inafune says:
Well, I really do love Super Smash Brothers. It’s a great series…but, Nintendo hasn’t asked me yet if they can use Mega Man in their game. I’m still waiting…we have a little bit of time left, it’s not coming out for another few months. They might get around to asking us if we’d like to put Mega Man in Super Smash Brothers. Maybe if somebody from Nintendo is listening to this podcast, they’ll give me a call.
I know this is going to come as quite a blow to all of you out there had been keeping your fingers crossed for Megaman’s appearance, but it looks like you’re out of luck this time. Or are you? As he says “we still have a little bit of time left.” But will it be enough time for some last minute coding?
This week is not only notable for the Christmas holiday but (possibly even more importantly) this week also happens to be the 20th Anniversary of MegaMan (aka RockMan). Website Platformers.net has taken a little look back at the long running franchise. It’s a nice medium length retrospective that will be perfect for holiday reading if you want to learn a little bit more about the man in blue and all his various games.
Happy Anniversary, MegaMan. May you see twenty more without becoming boring and repetitive.
Japan Focus| Happy Birthday Rockman! [Platformers.net] The Official Megaman Website [Capcom] [Thanks, Graham]
