Mega Man ZX

Udon Entertainment, the publisher behind Street Fighter Gaiden, Mega Man Megamix and the Okami: Official Complete Works art book have today announced plans to release a Mega Man Tribute art book in time for the San Diego Comic Con in 2011. The announcement had been teased for a while on their official site as well as DeviantArt and today Udon made it official, they have even put out a call to comic artists, video game artists, freelance illustrators and fan artists to submit their tribute artwork of Mega Man, Mega Man X, Mega Man Zero, Mega Man ZX and Mega Man Legends for their chance to have their work in the upcoming art book.

Mega Man character designer and Capcom magnate Keiji Inafune announced today that he is resigning from the company.

Inafune, who worked at Capcom for twenty-three years, wrote in a blog post that he had “reached the peak of development of Capcom," and that "there are no more steps to climb there.”

A new independent development blog has recently been started by indy developer John West, who is working on a 2D platformer title for the PC, using C# and XNA, called Xomgwa, of which there is an alpha demo. Version Alpha 1.1 is the most recent release at the time of this posting. John West Describes Xomgwa as A 2D platformer game for Windows. It is being designed to allow for deep game play with a set of well thought out tools and weapons that will allow the player and enemies to do almost anything.

Behold the best-of-the-best from Capcom’s recent color in Servbot contest, which challenged fans to create their own custom bot. Capcom received 115 entries, which ranged from cute to adorable and held a poll to determine the winner…

The Mega Man Network writes: Udon was kind enough to pass along the news that they have made their official announcement of both the Mega Man Official Complete Works and its companion, the Mega Man X Official Complete Works art books. What's more, though Amazon.com had the cover for the former leaked early, the latter was still nowhere to be seen. But now, we have both, and they are looking quite nice.

Kombo and The Mega Man Network bring word of UDON's latest contribution to the Capcom culture, the Mega Man Zero Official Complete Works, now officially due in stores on May 28th. Check out the story for four preview pages and more info.

While not exactly the ideal Mega Man experience for a number of fans, the previously-rumored third game in the Ryuusei no Rockman series, aka Shooting Star Rockman or MegaMan Star Force to us, has effectively seen confirmation, at least in Japan. Meanwhile, other than some info on an album, the more traditional-stylings of the ZX series seem to be in limbo.

In addition to other information revealed at Capcom's Digital Days comes the word that they are doing what was felt to be an inevitability with the announced release of Ryuusei no Rockman 2 in the US as MegaMan Star Force 2. There will be two versions: Zerker x Saurian (Berserk x Dinosaur) and Zerker x Ninja (Berserk x Shinobi), thankfully removing the need to go to GameStop for a third version.

A world of transformations awaits as Capcom today released Mega Man ZX for the Nintendo DS, an original new action game that joins the Mega Man universe. A dynamic Biometal system plays the central role, offering players the ability to transform into different Model types, each with their own unique abilities andadvantages. Utilizing new Models presents a variety of gameplay experiences, allowing players access to different powers and the ability to expand the game field, opening new and hidden areas for exploration. In addition, there is an option to play as either a male character or, for the first time ever in the Mega Man series, a female main character. Mega Man ZX is now available at retailers across North America and is rated E for everyone by the ESRB (Entertainment Software Rating Board).

Capcom has let loose an updated release list for some of their upcoming titles. August 2006 - Dead Rising (Xbox 360) September 2006 - Okami (PS2) September 2006 - Ultimate Ghosts 'n Goblins (PSP) September 2006 - Mega Man ZX (NDS) September 2006 - Capcom Classics Mini Mix (GBA) October 2006 - Power Stone Collection (PSP) October 2006 - God Hand (PS2) October 2006 - Capcom Puzzle World (PSP) October 2006 - Capcom Classics Collection Reloaded (PSP) November 2006 - Capcom Classics Collection Vol. 2 (PS2/Xbox) 1st Quarter 2007 - Lost Planet (Xbox 360) 1st Quarter 2007 Phoenix Wright Ace Attorney: Justice for All (NDS)