Once again it's time to celebrate, as the Mega Man PC Website: Dr. Cossack's Lab is 13 years old!

With the Mega Man franchise now entering it's 25th anniversary, Capcom officially released the fan-made Street Fighter x Mega Man last December. More surprises are said to be in store until the end of this year. While the series has unfortunately seen it's third major cancellation in three years, with the Korean-only Rockman Online getting the axe, there have been plenty of downloadable re-releases to keep players busy on new systems.

As local news go, the big project I've been alluding to in the past few years has seen a quiet launch last month in the forums. A formal announcement will be made here once it has matured a bit!

Thanks for being around for all these years! :-)

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The recent PC game Mega Man x Street Fighter will be updated this friday (the 18th) with some much-required changes. Most notably:

- Passwords
- Confirmation before quitting or resetting
- Fix of some glitches
- Improved controller support
- Screenshot key (F9)

The game will be downloadable on the same page as before, from Capcom!

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As announced today on Capcom Unity, Mega Man 1 (the NES original) is now available on the 3DS eShop in North America. Mega Man 2 will follow on February 7, with the other 4 following one at a time, every month.

Source: Capcom Unity

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Today marks the 25th anniversary of the release of Rockman (1) in Japan, also making this the anniversary of the entire franchise. Happy birthday!

This means that Street Fighter X Mega Man is now available for download, although the page is currently slow due to so many people trying to access it at the same time.

All of today's Mega Man news have conveniently being regrouped over at Capcom Unity in a single blog post, so check it out to learn about the start of a year of celebrations!

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In an unexpected turn of events, Capcom has announced today a new release: Mega Man X Street Fighter, coming up on December 17th, Mega Man's birthday! This fan-made game has received Capcom's official support and has been chosen to blast off Mega Man's 25th anniversary while also ending Street Fighter's own celebrations. A trailer showcasing basic gameplay and characters is waiting for you!

The game will be available on the PC, in 8-bits style, straight from Capcom's website, and for free in a mere 9 days.

Sources: The Mega Man Network, Capcom Unity

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We now have a new affiliate: Mega Man Battle Network: Chrono X, the community focused around the upcoming fan-made Battle Network sequel!

The group has been hard at work for quite a while aiming to recreate the Battle Network as accurately as possible, with great results so far! You can try the current demo to see by yourself, or wait for the next one that should be available shortly. Be sure to give the site a look!

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Rockman Online, first announced in June 2010, has most likely been cancelled. Updates about the game, which used to be frequent, have all stopped in the past several months; the company handling the project has seen a major downsizing in operations a few months back while an artist affiliated with the project claims that the team has been disbanded. This person has posted previously unknown art, which can be seen here.

As a reminder, Rockman Online was supposed to be a social mobile RPG expected to be released in Korea. It was being developed by Neowiz under a license from Capcom.

Sources: Rockman Corner, The Mega Man Network

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After being asked that question repeatedly ever since the Mega Man comic series was announced, and a bit of teasing, Archie comics announced yesterday a crossover between their popular Sonic and Mega Man comic lines! The original news from Kotaku are found here, while the official press release is also available.

The crossover, lasting 12 issues, will be written by Ian Flynn. This is the same man who's already taking care of both series and is familiar with both lores down to very specific details, so I'm expecting something great to come out of this!

Sources: Kotaku article, Press release

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After a year of wait, Mega Man X2 has been released on the Wii's Virtual Console in North America. This game was the first to use Capcom's CX4 chip, also known as C4, which provides sprite rotations and 3D effects. It's also one of the most difficult Mega Man games to find in cartridge format: I saw this weekend a used, boxed copy available for 130$ CAD!

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