Alex submitted a new batch of fan-made mavericks (8 in this latest batch, to follow the tradition), bringing the total to an impressive 32! You can see all those new creations by following this link.

I've done a few minor updates around the site, including a new picture for the box art of Mega Man X4 on the PC. Thanks to Zuppahiko for the updated picture!

That's right: as the title of this update implies, the Mega Man PC Website: Dr. Cossack's Lab is about to enter it's fifth year on the Internet! This place sure has grown since it's first days, while being hosted on Crosswinds.net. A recap of the history of the site will be available on the anniversary day itself.

In order to celebrate this mark, I've got a series of updates planned to go online all through the month. Each of those updates should take care of some ...

While it has been around as a draft for a long time, it's now time to start this new step for the oekaki board: beginning now, a drawing contest is officially opened on the oekaki board! Co-created by Breakman and yours truly, this contest is attached directly on the oekaki board so you need to be registered there in order to enter. Once you are registered (and logged in, of course), visit the contest area to get all of the details about the rules and prizes. Wait, did I mention prizes? ...

Well, here we are. Five years ago today, the first updates to the Mega Man PC Website went live! Five years is a long time for a fan site to live on the Internet. If this place is still alive and open for everyone to see, it's thanks to everyone who has been coming back again and again. Thank you, all! I would like to add a special note for those who've been visiting almost since the beginning (you know who you are!), since they've always been supportive. The hit counter curre ...

A new patch for the Rockboard translation has just been made available! In case you don't know, I'm heading a project to fully translate the Japanese-only Rockboard game in English. You can read the project details on this information page if you want to know more. The progress is now at about 16%, with the recent addition of many of the ending scenes. The new patch can be reached on the translation's download page. The next work to be done on the translation is already planne ...

The last few missing details about the contest have been decided on.

First of all, the full list of judges has been determined. There will be three of us: myself, of course; Tim, head admin of the Mega Man Network; and Servbot #20, long-time visitor and first contributor to the oekaki board. As it was previously said, the judging will start at the beginning of June, once the contest has ended.

Also, the missing prize has now been added: it's a model kit for X's Gaia Armor fro ...

Now that this year's E3 is over, here is a summary of the news related to the Mega Man series. There were no shocking news or game announcements, since those all happened during the last few weeks. However, we now have some more solid details about the various upcoming games.

Mega Man X Collection: This set of older games was confirmed for both the Playstation 2 and the Nintendo GameCube in North America. A Capcom representative said that both versions will include the same material, ...

As the next update for the anniversary special, I'm starting a linking campaign. As such, I've added several new banners and link buttons in the Link to me section. If you have a Mega Man website, why not take two minutes and use one of these to link to this site? In exchange, you can submit your own site to the links database and I'll add it within a few days.

Affiliation
After keeping those locked down for what seems like forever, I'll now finally resume taking in a ...

We're now nearing the end of May, which means that the end of the anniversary month is facing us. I hope that everyone enjoyed the various updates that happened through the month: the oekaki drawing contest, the website history recap, the new Rockboard patch and the start of the linking campaign. If you missed any of those, you'll find them through the news archive.

Future updates
The site won't die even if the special is over, though! Some more updates are already in prog ...

The Oekaki Contest ended a week ago and now the results are in! I would
like to thank everyone who had participated. Despite what score you
got, all of the entries were great and creative. (Except a few and you
know who you are...) This contest would have been boring without you!
Now let's congratulate our top three winners:

1st Place: RubyChan - "Legendary Sword Reborn"
2nd Place: Rioni Riishu - "Drop Your Sword"
3rd Place: HJ - "First Impressions ~ RZ4"

You three will rece ...

The list of available PC games received a new update. Many details have been added to Mega Man X6 and X8, along with new box art images. Additionally, a new entry has been added for Mega Man X7 which had a PC release after all. Finally, many more buying tips are available if you are searching for those games.

Many thanks to HJ and ACE_Spark for most of the new information!

The FanArt gallery has been updated once again, with a total of 11 pictures this time around. Two new artists, gingerbreadman and Mocha.exe sent in 1 and 11 pictures respectively. See them all here!

I decided to give everyone a little something today. Hopefully, it will please those of you who keep asking for new music to be added! I've ripped the Mega Man 2 boss battle theme from the Rockman Complete Works set, a theme that is pretty hard to come by online. You can download it directly here, or from the music section as you wish!

The hit counter reached another magical number not too long ago as it went past 400,000! While the counter isn't 100% reliable, it's results are close enough to the true numbers that it does the job for me. Thanks to everyone who's been coming back again and again, and welcome to the new visitors too!

As a little gift to celebrate this new mark, Breakman sent in a FanArt picture of Roll celebrating. You can find it directly in the FanArt section, under the "400,000 hits" ca ...

Those who are keeping an eye on my other projects might want to know that the main Interordi.com site just received a major facelift, something that I've been working on for a long time. I have updated all the pages with a new design and new content all around. There are no more "under construction" or "coming soon" marks, since all the sections have been opened. Feel free to give comments or suggestions on this latest set of changes!

Jorpho recently let me know that Trygames now have the PC versions of Mega Man X3, X5 and Legends available in the purchase-and-download format! All three used to be available this way directly through Capcom's website, but the offer was removed a few years ago. Now, people interested in those games finally have a new chance to get their hands on them! I've updated the PC Games page with this latest information. Thanks, Jorpho!

More FanArt is headed your way! Regulus submitted two drawings of characters from the X series, while Storm Eagle has sent in a fan-made maverick. Get the pictures here!

Anyone who would like to see his/her art displayed in the archive can contribute, too! See the guidelines in the FanArt section for more info, then contact me!

Daniel Hood sent it a wallpaper which I've just added to the downloads section. The new file, available only in 1024 x 768, is at the botton of the list. It's a collage made of various character art.

Also, some spirit might have changed something about the website. What it is... I don't know. Do you think you could notice it?

Some maintenance and minor corrections have been done on several sections of the site. The progress on some upcoming features is still going on very well, but I don't have anything extra to report at the moment.

The PC Games page got a new update with new information being added to the Mega Man 3 and X7 entries. Thanks to SynjoDeonecros and Alex for that!

The Rockman.exe Headquarters, or EXEHQ for short, has been added as an affiliate. The site features information, contests, downloads and more, all focused on the EXE series of course. Check them out!

Also, remember that even if you don't get accepted as an affiliate, you can submit a link to your site through this form in the links database. If you do that, it would be nice if you linked back to this very site using any of the link methods available!

Due to a sudden turn of events, the affiliation deal with the Rockman.exe Headquarters fell through. However, ACE_Spark has come to save the day with none other than Sprites INC! Few people need an introduction to that site, since it's the best ressource on the Internet for any sort of Mega Man-related sprites. The site was recently reorganized and moved to a new URL, so you might want to take this occasion to update your bookmarks as well.

EDIT: Apparently, my link button was added ...

And along with the upcoming Holidays, the Christmas layout is back! I used the occasion to fix some details on a few pages everywhere.

Beyond that, I'm preparing some new content that should appear within a few weeks. Stay tuned!

I would like to take a few minutes to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas. Considering the hour at which I'm posting this, I hope you had a great day!

As they did on previous years, Capcom now have some holiday bundles available for purchase on their website. Each of these contain a set of games along with some bonuses for a price much lower than it would be if you were to purchase everything separately. Those are only available while supplies last, so act quickly if you're interested! You can now purchase:

Holiday Collection Pack for Playstation 2: Includes Street Fighter Anniversary Collection, Mega Man Anniversary Collection and ...

There were doubts, but there shall be no longer. For the last few days, rumors were floating left and right about a possible new Mega Man game, holding the potential of becoming a new series. It turns out that Rockman ZX is indeed true and in the works, as you can see from this new site on Capcom Japan's website. There's little to be seen right now, but it will most likely be updated with new information and pictures as time goes on. Note that this game is coming for the Nintendo D ...

In a double update in the media category, I bring forward some wallpapers and FanArt thanks to two submitters!

First of all, X-shunin sent in four wallpapers featuring characters from the Battle Network and Zero series. Those are available for 1024x768 and 1280x1024 desktops, and you'll find them in the downloads section.

Next, Juno, frequent visitor of the message board, submitted pictures of two fan characters: Zex and Darkeye. As always, you can view them right here in the FanA ...

The news posting script has received some solid updates, mostly in the news archive section. The archives now have a better presentation with an improved navigation. It's also possible to link to a single news item by using the "" provided with each post. That's the best way to link directly a friend to an article!

Additionnally, this update allows me to offer an RSS feed for the news of this site. Those who are familiar with this know what to do: simply use the orange XML icon ...

Those who enjoyed the last update to the downloads section will be happy to know that X-shunin sent in three new wallpapers, this time featuring characters from the X, Battle Network and Zero series. All of these are now available in 800x600, 1024x768 and 1280x1024 resolutions. Additionally, he updated some of his previous wallpapers to have those extra formats available. Getting them is just a click away!

I also took the opportunity to make a few corrections on the games for PC page abou ...