Four SEGA Genesis games have been added to the Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack membership plan... including Mega Man: The Wily Wars! The Japanese version - Rockman Mega World - is available today as well.
Not much else more to say than that! If you're a subscriber, boot up your Switch and give this one a spin! It's one of my all-time favorites.
Surprise! Mega Man Battle Network Legacy Collection was announced on today's Nintendo Direct Mini. It will feature ten ".EXEcellent" adventures, blasting on to Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 and PC (Steam) in 2023.
Featured games include:
Rockman X DiVE is in the middle of a quiet period with no additional characters. Since the distribution of Dr. Light The Martial Artist on June 8, the game has seen a share of reruns. These include the Bridal event, the 2020 summer event and the 2021 summer event this week.
Obviously, fans of the game are wondering what's coming next. To that end, the development team took to social media today to provide a look into the next few months of content.
Find all the details after the break!
While the Asian version released RiCO to celebrate its first anniversary, the global version won't be waiting for its respective anniversary milestone: RiCO's gacha capsule will be available in the NA server next Wednesday. The capsule comes packed with a single free 10-pull.
The event stage "ViA's Deep Log Training" will be available at a later date.
When it comes to the EU server, they are getting Bass.EXE GS and the LATAM server will get Sigma (X4 2nd Form). Both capsules include a single free 10-pull too.
When Kotobukiya's Mega Man X Fourth Armor Rising Fire Ver. was announced, it was accompanied by the kit above: Mega Man X Rising Fire Ver. While on the surface it may appear to be an X recolor, it does bring its own flavor to the table. Besides, X having recolors is a huge part of the games in the first place, right? After the break, let's see what makes this kit more than just a simple recolor.
Fan translation group Espresso Scans and Azure Wind Productions have released a full, English-translation of Rockman EXE: Operate Shooing Star VS. It's an obscure one-shot originally published in Bessatsu CoroCoro Comic Special in 2009.
Unlike any previous Rockman EXE manga, this short story takes place in the real world - the one we live in. It focuses on Amino Raito, a young boy who is determined to come out on top against a mutliplayer Operate Shooting Star battle with his rival Mieharu. The 32-page story is essentially a promo for the game, really. You won't find any kind of Takamisaki-style high stakes here.
All in all, it's an interesting, if not obscure commodity. Head over to Esspresso Scans here and check it out!
He shares gacha capsule with the Arc Cracker, a weapon based on Violen, one of the X-Hunters from Mega Man X2 and the A rank sprayer Virus Sprayer.
What's more? During the next two weeks of X-Hunters event players can get the X-Hunters card and enough memories to unlock the Virus Sprayer.
You can watch the official trailer here!
It's no secret that some characters in Rockman X DiVE were distributed without voices because they lacked spoken dialogue in their original games. And in some case, like Iris, Forte and Ciel, intended recording sessions for new voiced lines were impacted by the COVID pandemic. Many were put on hold.
Iris received voiced lines in July 2020. Forte and his many iterations followed only a week ago. And now, it's finally time for Ciel to stop being mute because her original voice actress, Rie Tanaka, is back to voice her!
The last time Rie Tanaka was involved in the franchise was during the promotion of the Mega Man Zero/ZX Legacy Collection. She released a new version of Rockman Zero 4's ending vocal track, Freesia, and made a guest appearance in Capcom TV.
Ciel's voice will be implemented this Wednesday. Meanwhile, "Valentines Day Ciel" and "Christmas Ciel" will follow suit on June 29. You can check a preview of the new voice lines here!
Coming up next week on the global version of Mega Man X DiVE, Vile MK-II arrives to the NA and EU servers. The gacha banner features the limited launcher Absolute Freeze based on Blizzard Wolfang from Mega Man X6, too. Players can also get up to 7 days of free daily 10-pulls by participating in the following social media campaign.
Vile MK-II's first active skill is Goliath. In the same vein as Tron Bonne and Gustaff, Vile MK-II can summon the Ride Amor Goliath, which can take a certain amount of damage. It uses specific skills, too.
His second active skill is Flame Round which shoots a flame round with a knee cannon to inflict damage.
What's more? The NA and EU servers will get the Singularity Slasher gacha capsule. The limited saber is based on Omega's first form in Mega Man Zero 3. The banner will yield a guaranteed S rank weapon in the 1st, 3rd and 5th 10-pull.
Lastly, the LATAM server moves to the second week of the Street Fighter event which brings Akuma to the game!
No less than a day after data started popping up on the Microsoft Store, Capcom officially announced Capcom Arcade 2nd Stadium. The collection boasts 32 classic arcade games including Mega Man: The Power Battle and Mega Man 2: The Power Fighters.
Much like the previous collection, Arcade 2nd Stadium games feature online leader boards, a variety of display and filter settings, a rewind feature and the option to turn on invincibility. Games can be purchased individually for $3.99 or $39.99 for all 32.
Capcom Arcade 2nd Stadium is slated to debut worldwide on July 22nd for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC/Steam.
Although not outright confirmed, it appears that both Mega Man: The Power Battle and Mega Man 2: The Power Fighters are headed to Capcom Arcade 2nd Stadium.
Twitter user @Alumia_Italia, who regularly keeps tabs on backend data from the Microsoft Store, found images for several games slated to appear in Bundle 1. Chief among them are Power Battle and Power Fighters.
Pending official word from Capcom, we can't say for certain they're in. But, honestly, it wouldn't be totally unexpected. Perhaps we'll learn more during Capcom's Summer Showcase next week. The event is expected to feature news and updates on previously announced titles.
Last week was a bit of a break in terms of new characters. But this week, Rockman X DiVE is back in full force with someone you already know because it was leaked by Capcom Taiwan a short while ago.
That's right -- "Dr. Light the Martial Artist" joins the game this Wednesday! Find all the details after the break!
